Reply to "Oil Coolers (from another thread)"

IMHO, 95% of Panteras do NOT need an oil cooler. But if you habitually run over 150 mph or thrash around for long periods of time in lower gears at high rpms on-track, a water-to-oil cooler is far simpler to install and has higher efficiency than any air-to-oil cooler. They are much smaller, too. An air-to-water cooler mounted in place of the A/C condenser not surprisingly will have the very same high-speed air flow problems as stock A/C, just when you need an oil cooler the most.
Water-based coolers do not need ducting or body mods; they can mount virtually anywhere. Fluidyne makes several welded-box types, quite popular with Silver State and long distance enduro competitors (who DO need coolers). Laminova also makes some; they are good enough and so compact that Ford installed the tubular, rebuildable Laminova in police cars & taxis in the '90s.
As an experiment 8 years ago, I pulled a Laminova from a '93 Ford in a wrecking yard, installed in our '72 by cutting a 16" section out of the return water line under the floor and spliced it in front of the engine. Dash-8 AN lines from a remote filter adapter complete the assembly. Described (with photos) in POCA Newsletter Oct 2004; it's still on there.
Being only 3" OD, it does not reduce ground clearance and did reduce oil temps by 15 F while increasing radiator water temps by 5 F. You will need a GOOD aftermarket radiator; not for stock rads! Laminova of Sweden also has larger ones than the Ford assemblies available if junkyard-picking is not your thing. I suppose two Ford-Laminovas could run in series if really necessary, but I didn't try that.