Oil Cooler

[steelkiwi75]

how do u determine the correct amount of oil ?

[brad hibbard]

Oil level

this is copied from our website under FAQ

https://www.race-1.com

1. Proper Oil Level for GM 604/602

With the use of more expensive and exotic oils some racers have a false sense of security and do not check oil on a regular basis. This is a dangerous practice and it is stongly recommended to put the following procedure into your weekly maintenance schedule or pre-race prep.

1) Using the oil level inspection plug located on the left side of the 604 oil pan —make sure you can see that oil is near the hole.

2) Reasonably level the engine front to rear and side to side

3) Warm the engine to operating temperature

4) With the engine level, warmed up, and running at idle remove the oil level inspection plug and measure oil level.

We recommend the level to be 3/8 to 5/8 of an inch below the female threads of the inspection hole.


**SPECIAL NOTES**
■On tracks with extremely long straight-aways 1 additional quart may be needed to maintain a safe level.
■Over filling under normal conditions will overheat the oil and cut power significantly
■Engines with oil coolers MUST be checked running

[MADCAPRACING22]

The humid air is a southern racers enemy. It is smart to run an oil cooler all the time. I would say yes to FF21 , put that oil cooler on and follow the wisdom of Brad and you are golden. I'm putting one on mine. Rick

[ureckirepair]

Per my current engine builder of my NeSmith Legal Crates and my former builder of open engines Oil Temp should be approximately 10 degrees warmer than coolant temp. And yes I do run a cooler and always will.