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Is there any way to eliminate the coolant crossover to thermostat housing hose?
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<blockquote data-quote="RPM4DAZ" data-source="post: 12910714" data-attributes="member: 54154"><p>I have an air to oil cooler on my sport trac street truck. But, I prefer to use a water to oil cooler for the Cobra. It helps keep the oil temp more stable and heats up quicker. I prefer to not run my engines hard on oil that is too cool it can be real hard on bearings and cam journals. Most remote thermostats also only have -10 ports or smaller. On a 7,500+ rpm engine built more for endurance running I run -12 hoses for the oil. The only restriction then is the oil journals through the block... I even opened up the ports as large as possible on the FRPP adapter to -12 ORB. Most of the accessible oil ports has been messaged also. Oil returns in the heads have been opened to 1/2" down through the block then honed. Canton windage tray has been modified with dams to block return ports from crank windage. There are two full length walls running below crank and windage tray to reduce oil slosh up in top of the pan also. Low spots in heads have been filled with block filler to promote drainage. Oil Baffles built over valve train to reduce vapor from breathing tubes off of cam covers and promote spring cooling. Jesel lash adjusters to reduce the need of oil in adjusters and promote oil to cam journals. Slight relieving of oil journals at cams to promote flow to journals. Similar as done to crankshafts in racing... I probably have a tendency to over think or modify things to most people, but it keeps me out of trouble... That is why the 1" diameter hose for water removal from back of heads. Enough flow to make a difference and help with heat control. But not enough to take away from the radiator doing its job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RPM4DAZ, post: 12910714, member: 54154"] I have an air to oil cooler on my sport trac street truck. But, I prefer to use a water to oil cooler for the Cobra. It helps keep the oil temp more stable and heats up quicker. I prefer to not run my engines hard on oil that is too cool it can be real hard on bearings and cam journals. Most remote thermostats also only have -10 ports or smaller. On a 7,500+ rpm engine built more for endurance running I run -12 hoses for the oil. The only restriction then is the oil journals through the block... I even opened up the ports as large as possible on the FRPP adapter to -12 ORB. Most of the accessible oil ports has been messaged also. Oil returns in the heads have been opened to 1/2" down through the block then honed. Canton windage tray has been modified with dams to block return ports from crank windage. There are two full length walls running below crank and windage tray to reduce oil slosh up in top of the pan also. Low spots in heads have been filled with block filler to promote drainage. Oil Baffles built over valve train to reduce vapor from breathing tubes off of cam covers and promote spring cooling. Jesel lash adjusters to reduce the need of oil in adjusters and promote oil to cam journals. Slight relieving of oil journals at cams to promote flow to journals. Similar as done to crankshafts in racing... I probably have a tendency to over think or modify things to most people, but it keeps me out of trouble... That is why the 1" diameter hose for water removal from back of heads. Enough flow to make a difference and help with heat control. But not enough to take away from the radiator doing its job. [/QUOTE]
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