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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 06:57 PM
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Ive got a iron block 408 with a forced inductions billet s484. I've got a Moroso 20143 pan on it. Do I need to run a oil cooler? I've looked for an adapter for the pan with no luck.
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 12:54 PM
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Why not use the ports above the filter? Truck 6.0
ought to have them, maybe with a blockoff plate
installed, there's an OE adaptor and aftermarket
ones (which would give you AN fittings, but the
truck one has swaged hard lines to take you past
the exhaust manifolds with no worries about cooking
soft lines).
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Old Jan 18, 2017 | 08:43 PM
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So the block itself has holes for an adapter?
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Old Jan 19, 2017 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Catfishman
Do I need to run a oil cooler?
Maybe. Oil is heated mostly by rpm's. I don't mean the occasional freeway burst, drag racing, or autocross. I'm talking about road racing - pounding the engine lap after lap.

In most street driving, the oil barely gets warm enough to work the way it's supposed to. If you add a cooler, then it will frequently never get to operating temp, and that's not good.

If you occasionally hit the road course, you're probably better off using a true synthetic oil, and changing it more often.

Oil coolers add weight, cost, complexity, and additional failure points. If you don't really need one, you should skip it.
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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 04:27 PM
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Another option is a spin-on thermostatic oil cooler
adaptor. That would address the overcooling issue.
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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 05:07 PM
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I'd really like to not run one. It's going to be a street strip car
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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Catfishman
I'd really like to not run one. It's going to be a street strip car
You don't need it. Your oil won't get hot enough for long enough to be a problem. And with it, it will not be at operating temp enough to work correctly.

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