oil cooler block adapters

[427 chevelle]

i am installing a larger oil cooler on my 85 and am having trouble locating the #8 adapters that go into the block. another post says lonestar legends racing sells them,but i cant find a phone number or websight, any help would be greatly appreciated

[weymouth399]

Any legends dealer can get them, or you can get them thru.
Randy, who is a member
600 racing, dist of legends in N.C.
Bob W

[racerrad8]

Any legends dealer can get them, or you can get them thru.
Randy, who is a member
600 racing, dist of legends in N.C.
Bob W

I don't have anymore -8; I have sold all of the ones I have removed from customers engines. I do not use or recommend the -8 fittings and hoses. That additional internal hose dimension creates a pressure drop and makes the larger cooler inefficient. You should use -6 fittings and hoses to a larger cooler to get the most efficiency.

There is no way to increase the oil pump pressure other than to reduce the size of the orifice it must pass through. Remember that oil cooler is supplied by the secondary stage of the oil pump and it has a volumetic equivalent of approximately 1/3 of the total oil pump volume. It is also unfiltered oil and is designed to run through the cooler only.

Go to www.600racing.com to find a dealer close to you for the fittings. They make both the -6 & -8 fittings

Randy - RPM

[427 chevelle]

thank you for the info , i will call them monday for #6 fittings. what exactly do they look like considering the original ones bolted in with a o ring?  thanks in advance

[WestOzFJ]

what exactly do they look like considering the original ones bolted in with a o ring? 

http://www.hankscottracing.com/HSRProducts.htm

'bout 1/4 way down the page gives you some idea...

[racerrad8]

thank you for the info , i will call them monday for #6 fittings. what exactly do they look like considering the original ones bolted in with a o ring?  thanks in advance

Or here they are with the correct part number for any 600 racing dealer:
http://store.uslegendcars.com/site/product.cfm?id=204DBCED-B0D0-791A-653C2EB3DEEBBC86&dept_id=4CC0408A-B0D0-791A-65AEA69C4BF104C4

Randy - RPM

[427 chevelle]

awesome,again thank you very much

[jwh]

i remember reading some posts a year or so back (have looked but can not find them) that was recomending the dash 8 fittings as the best to use? so is this not really the case? i have some 8's but have not fitted them yet (one of this winters tasks)
would using 8's not work then, would they cause any damage or would they just not do a very good job?