I think that the pressure drop from the oil filter has nothing to do with the oil starvation. There are a number of design flaws. Who knows what the real reason could be. Poor pan design, not enough drainage in the heads, the pickup could be to high up off the bottom of the pan.
Thanks Roger.
I agree, although it could reduce oil pressure, that would no be why engines would fail. I think most of the failures have been crank whip, with SVTs being more suceptabe do to more time in the high revs. But starvation has seemed likely in some cases, particulary involving hard right turns with high RPM. Here I believe the roush data that was posted about oil accumulation in the head, combined with pan oil shifting, and in many cases oil was a bit low. An increase in backpressure from a oil cooler would not explain this.
But an air/oil cooler seems a good idea...
someone with a oil pressure & temp gauges and SVT cooler..any chance you could check the numbers with & without the cooler???
