Reply to "Oil Temp Sender"

Mr Cat, once the sender is in the pan (and I heartily recommend a fully baffled 10qt pan which will have a horizontal threaded boss), you should find that in a street Pantera, oil temps will be within a few degrees of the water temp (remember, stock gauges are not accurate unless calibrated in the car), up to about 4000-4500 rpms in 5th gear. At this point the engine is having to work pretty hard and many owners report driving by their oil-temp gauge! With 10W30 dino-oils, pan temps of 275 are ragged-edge for any sort of engine life, maybe 290 for full synthetics. Note also that these temps will drop rapidly if you slow down, which, since you'll be travelling at 140-145 mph for several minutes before the oil temp will increase, might be a real good idea! Police have been known to use "extreme measures" to stop cars at such speeds....