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What did I do? Alot.

Simplest thing for you to do is go with one of the premade kits like Hall has.

You can make modifications within that to your own liking.

What I did in a nutshell is mount a Ford Motorsport oil cooler to the front of the right rear splash shield. Installed a remote dual filter mounted near it to the chassis rail.
Ran -10 hose from the former oil filter location on the block to the dual filters, to the oil cooler.

There are lots of other small details that I added but those you need to decide for yourself. For one thing, I have an OIL THERMOSTAT that doesn't open and let oil into the oil cooler until the oil reaches a certain temperature. This keeps from over cooling the oil which isn't good either.

Pro Stock cars have run oil engine heaters for quite some time now.

Mine is my own version of Halls. Simplest thing is to start with theirs and then improvise.

Try this one. I think Hall buys it from these guys? It's using an Earls cooler and you will need to add the remote filter adapters if you want to go that way. This one is a good start.

http://precisionproformance.com/en3015.php

This is (v look at the picture below v)how you want to mount the cooler (mounts on the inside of the louvered splash shield). It's a good spot for it.

When the tire rotates, it acts like a fan and draws air through the cooler and louvers into the right wheel well.

Looking at these hoses though, they look like -8. I've got 80 psi in the system using the -10.

The -10 assures there is adequate volume in the system and also adds another quart or so to the system.

If you run hot with this, then come back and I'll show you how to mount an automatic on electric fan to blow over it at a predetermined temperature.

That's a whole different story, so don't start up with me. It's on a need to know basis. LOL. Big Grin

Try this kit first. Incidentally, that's a "mill" polished stainless steel 304 splash shield. You have to peel the mylar off of it after you get it.

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