Dave Feerst

I now have 25 PSI oil pressure BEFORE startup. about 65 PSI at WOT and 25-30 at idleI also now have almost a 9 qt setup with the stock oil pan and, I have much cooler oil.

Pics on page in sig, if anyone wants more info I'll explain....

Dave Feerst

ttt for the night guys

DubbyZ28Camaro

I would be curious to see some pics of that. Awesome idea!! The one you got on the page seems kinda fuzzy!!!

Dave Feerst

what do you want pics of?
here is what you need if you want to do it

I got the derale oil cooler kit der15503
mor 23930
mor 23905
2 1/2 NPT barbed hose fittings (the ace ones wont work, the barbed part wont fit the 1/2 hose. i got them from summit.
a couple more hose clamps, i forgrt how many it comes with but you need 6 all togather. 1/2 npt T fitting. (ace)
total cost 250-280$ depending on if you have to buy wire and such.

Note, air pump might get in the way, i got rid of mine with the motor swap.
1. remove factory oil cooler and by-pass coolant from radiator to waterpump.

2. replace stock filter mounting braket studs with regular 5/16 X1 bolts. mount oil filter adapter.

3. attach solenoid valve and t- fitting to accumulator and mount with zip ties while you fabrivate a bracket. I used about a 1 foot strip of metal with holes in it, removed 2 bolts from the abs computer mount and replaced them with longer bolts.

4.I then used a long bolt to draw the stock tight around the accumulator, using a strip of rubber gasket meterial glued to the metal to hold it tighter and keep it from getting scratched or vibrating.

5.Install oil cooler and route oil lines. Fill cooler and lines with oil as much as possible. Install oil filter.

6. get 2 wires 12 feet long 16 ga. and i installed a connecter i got from a car the junkyard so it would be quick to disconnect. I also used 8 feet of split loom. (picture on site)

7. mount switch on switch panel and switch. ( pic on site )
start the car before opening the accumulator, it should be like a regular startup, it may take an extra second to get oil pressure, depending on how full you got everytrhing.

8. with motor running open valve, pressure will drop some untill the accumulator fills. Turn switch to off. Next time you get in the car turn the key on and flip the swith, you will see about 25 PSi oil pressure for a few seconds, start the car, pressurized oil on startup

94bird

Hmm, I've been looking for someone to say that we can use a standard small block Chevy filter adapter for a cooler. You had no clearance problems with this? I already have a cooler but have been holding off installing it until I knew which block adapter would work.

Dave Feerst

yep, standard adapter works fine.

94bird

Ordered one last night. Thanks.