Pythias said:
Ok, you put in the oil cooler. Does it have a drain? How are you going to change you oil from now on and get rid of all if it at once if it doesn't have one? Essentially you will forever be mixing you new clean oil with old dirty stuff.
Actually, Bill, the PO installed the oil cooler, I did not and wouldn't on this particular car (runs like a sewing machine).
I changed the oil, no extra oil was needed and the oil wasn't very dirty anyaway. Dipstick indicated "full" with the precribed amount of oil.
Oil had about 2,000 miles on it (Valvoline Racing), and was fairly clean. Maybe I need to drive her harder!
The PO also installed a Hayden thermostatically controlled fan and the usual performance goodies (cam; roller rockers; head work, etc.). Although it's impossible to know the effect the oil cooler has on this car it has never come close to overheating, even on 95 degree days in stop-and-go traffic. The fan does turn on on very hot days in slow traffic, temp gauge never goes above about 50% on the gauge.
Thanks for the input, guys!