[DeTomaso] Laminova oil cooler

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

We should all note that in a street Pantera, NO oil cooler at all is required 
unless continuous operation above about 130 mph is done regularly. And by 
'continuous', I mean over about 10 full minutes above 130 mph in 5th gear, or 6-8 
max-effort laps of an open track in the lower gears at high (5000-up) rpms. 
Below that level of engine loading, oil temps and water temps will track within 
a few degrees F in most cars. The speeds required and the distance travelled 
at such speeds (2 miles per minute in 5th= 120 mph; 10 minutes at that speed 
will cover 20 full miles) preclude most U.S owners from ever seeing 
significantly high oil temps (above 275 F) on the road. For 90+ mile Silver-State type 
open road events, the long course at Bonneville or long open-track events, 
Panteras will likely need oil coolers to save their engines, or wind up driving by 
oil temp gauge readings. My unsuccessful experiments with various sizes of 
air-to-oil coolers in a street Pantera led me to the oil-to-water Laminova for 
its high heat rejection AND take-apart cleanability, and then to a used 
Ford/Laminova unit for its affordability. FWIW- J Deryke


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