My cockpit
oil pressure gauge doesn't seem to be working so I was concerned my
oil temp wasn't at the right temp. Anyway, I took it out for a little drive today and when I got home I shot the remote
oil filter AN fittings to see what the temp was. When I first shot it, it was at 68 degrees C and as it sat for a minute or two, running, it raised to between 80-85 C. I'm under the impression my motor, a 427 W needs to be between 80-110 C. As mentioned earlier I have a remote oil filter as well as an oil cooler, all done in -12 lines. My question is, would it be wise to install a bypass valve to turn the oil cooler "off" when I'm not racing/tracking the car to keep the oil temp raised?