Why no oil cooler 350 mag MPI
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Remember, your engine block is an oil cooler too. You have lots of cool water going thru the same metals that are in direct contact with your oil.
Best oil temps ? Many will disagree with exact mins and max's, but most will agree 190-230 are perfect temps to be within.
My 350 with undisclosed power has been run over 5k for a million quazzillion hrs and still fine.
In fact, I ran WOT for 40+minutes being chased by a storm to have to turn around and run the same exact distance being chased by an opposing storm.
No oil cooler.
No oil temp gauge.
Why ?
Shortblock is all original and from '91.
Oil psi (after fully warmed up) does not lose pressure from runnig hard vs cruising. I use Rotella 15w-40.
Other experiences may vary....but I've beat the living crap out of many many factory GM and Merc 350's and have not sent one to the boneyard.
BTW: i cared with my procharged 502.......more with how cold the oil was before I got on the sticks, but obviously hot temp too.
Anyhow, hard to kill a small block...just saying.
Last edited by SB; 06-16-2014 at 08:18 PM.
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CV products for the remote oil filter kit and good price as well. The remote mount also has a port if you want to put in an oil temp gauge or oil temp sender or just plug it.
I also agree that oil temps maintained in a marine app of 190 to 230 is a good temp spec.
Back in the day Merc use to recommend straight 40 and If I recall that was even posted on the HP 500 flame arrestor sticker. Volvo Penta and OMC recommended straight 30. .
I also agree that oil temps maintained in a marine app of 190 to 230 is a good temp spec.
Back in the day Merc use to recommend straight 40 and If I recall that was even posted on the HP 500 flame arrestor sticker. Volvo Penta and OMC recommended straight 30. .
Last edited by BUP; 06-17-2014 at 12:19 AM.
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Let me rephrase, alarm horn didnt sound, the red light in the gauge lit, but just for a second, I shut down and restarted. Oil psi went up to sub 20psi but would generally gain 10 per hundred maxed out around 45psi.