When is an oil cooler needed?
03-27-2012, 07:15 AM
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When is an oil cooler needed? For you procharger guys, is an oil cooler necassary or should I spend my time and effort somewhere else? I am building a F1C with a FMIC on a 402 LQ9. I plan to run 12-14psi and get 800whp out of it and be able to daily drive it.
03-27-2012, 08:56 AM
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I've been wondering this myself. When I pull my stock short block and put the built ls2 in I was considering installing a oil-cooler while I was at it. I
03-27-2012, 12:56 PM
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So either way I would have to invest in a way to get a temp sensor in the oil. http://www.lingenfelter.com/mm5/merc...Store_Code=LPE what I was looking at for the adaptor, and http://www.holley.com/22500ERL.asp for the heat exchanger.
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