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because its not really an oil cooler, it uses engine coolant to stablize the oil temperature. It also is very prone to clogging, which can hurt oil pressure and effectiveness of the filter. There is a screen that gets clogged, but when i took mine out it I was surprised to see a straight though design...so maybe someone modified it already???
I'm assuming/hoping you'll be replacing the factory oil cooler with an aftermarket piece?
The LT1 oil cooler is over rated. So many people have had issues. In my opinion its not worth spending cash on one. Especially with long tube headers. You have to get pretty creative and spend some bucks on fancy high quality lines to do it right.
I can't wait to see some more progress on this install. These projects are always frustrating. So far it looks like your doing a really good job.
damn sorry about all the bad luck! i dont know why your fussing with the oil pump, even stock it supplies more than enough pressure to lubricate a heads cam car. im a 10.8:1 355 with forged guts and a big came with some headwork and my oil pump is stock unmodified and ive yet to have a problem with it.
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damn sorry about all the bad luck! i dont know why your fussing with the oil pump, even stock it supplies more than enough pressure to lubricate a heads cam car. im a 10.8:1 355 with forged guts and a big came with some headwork and my oil pump is stock unmodified and ive yet to have a problem with it.
its definitely not a "must have" kind of thing. The people that have done it have had good luck with it and I am the kind of guy that likes having peace of mind with stuff... especially on a 90k mile engine. Im going to have close to 11.5:1 compression assuming my rings are good.
Last edited by JoeliusZ28; July 1st, 2008, 01:17 PM.
Tuning it with alot of valve overlap will probably be Challenging. When you get it goin we gota meet up at the Lodge In Shelby Twp. I want to see this beast.. Lookin good! Im doin a cam in my green Z Hopefully have it back on the road this weekend.
Yikes....11.5 comp ratio! Hope you are good with your spark maps Joel
LOL. I was going to do 11.8 - 12ish but people talked me out of it. Im all for a learning experience, and I enjoy a car with some "personality." I also have jon as a resource. He's done over 100 hours of tuning and thinks he can get my car 80-90% tuned on his first try with educated estimates before I even start the new setup. We'll see about all that
Ill also reveal that its a 110 LSA cam, so the overlap is dece. Its not a huge duration though. The goal is for it to be a midrange monster.
Last edited by JoeliusZ28; July 1st, 2008, 08:13 PM.
Yeah....11.5 is REALLY pushing it on pump gas even with FI and aluminum heads. You might find yourself battling inconsistant knock retard tank to tank depending on gas quality.
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