[DeTomaso] Oil Temperatures

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Need to chime in on this subject....
 
I have a feeling that most of the Pantera's out there have absolutely  no 
need for an oil cooler.  I live in New Mexico and it gets hot.   Just ran the 
Pantera yesterday in 95+ degree weather.  My car has a 10  quart baffled 
oil pan and I run 10W40 oil (non-synthetic).
 
I use a Pantera Performance's two pass radiator (Ron Davis  design).  I 
RARELY ever see 200 degrees on my oil temperatures.   The only time I ever see 
temperatures that high is when I get into slow moving  traffic (city 
driving).  Running at highway speeds yesterday my water  temperature was 170 
degrees and the oil temperature at about 180-185  degrees.  That is on a 95 degree 
day.  
 
I have two cooling fans for the radiator that are both manually controlled  
and at highway speeds they are always turned OFF.  The only time I use a  
fan (I control each fan with a separate switch) is in stop and go  traffic.  
It is quite rare that I run both fans at the same time.  

I drive the car hard and can only recall a handful of times that the oil  
temperature reached 200 or higher (NEVER at highway speeds or  faster).   I 
would highly recommend a 10 quart oil pan for those  wanting to keep the oil 
cool and a nicely designed radiator doesn't hurt  either.
 
Hope this info helps!
 
Jim 
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   Need to chime in on this subject....



   I have a feeling that most of the Pantera's out there have absolutely
   no need for an oil cooler.  I live in New Mexico and it gets hot.  Just
   ran the Pantera yesterday in 95+ degree weather.  My car has a 10 quart
   baffled oil pan and I run 10W40 oil (non-synthetic).



   I use a Pantera Performance's two pass radiator (Ron Davis design).  I
   RARELY ever see 200 degrees on my oil temperatures.  The only time I
   ever see temperatures that high is when I get into slow moving traffic
   (city driving).  Running at highway speeds yesterday my water
   temperature was 170 degrees and the oil temperature at about 180-185
   degrees.  That is on a 95 degree day.



   I have two cooling fans for the radiator that are both manually
   controlled and at highway speeds they are always turned OFF.  The only
   time I use a fan (I control each fan with a separate switch) is in stop
   and go traffic.  It is quite rare that I run both fans at the same
   time.



   I drive the car hard and can only recall a handful of times that the
   oil temperature reached 200 or higher (NEVER at highway speeds or
   faster).   I would highly recommend a 10 quart oil pan for those
   wanting to keep the oil cool and a nicely designed radiator doesn't
   hurt either.



   Hope this info helps!



   Jim