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Old 10-12-2015, 08:26 PM
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I have an LS3 with a stage 1 Mast Motorsports cam and Mast oil pan. I was curious if I should run an oil cooler? My plan is to daily drive it and try my hand at the occasional autox.
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Yes...and my favorite answer, wouldn't do any harm now would it?!
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Run an oil temp gauge and let that make the decision for you.
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Stock LS3? I wouldn't bother with it. GM did a great job with temp control. Hot oil is your friend (to a degree...pun intended), and you certainly don't want to cool the oil unnecessarily. As Sieg suggested, let you gauge make this decision for you. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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if your going to autocross it..... oil cooler and power steering cooler....at the very least.....
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Run an oil temp gauge and let that make the decision for you.
Agree with this.

If you do run an oil cooler make sure you get a quality thermostat to ensure minimum heat in the oil.
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