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You would be well advised NOT to install an oil cooler without some sort of thermostat. The thermostat will prevent the oil from being too cool. Oil that is too cool will shorten bearing and ring life. Also keeping the oil too cool will aid in the buildup of sludge and acids in the oil (most of us change the oil often enough that this is rarely a problem anyway). If you want a simple solution MOCAL makes a nifty sandwich style adapter with a built in thermostat and bypass that mounts between the engine block and the canister oil filter on most Ford motors. This item comes with 1/2" NPT female threads for your oil line fittings (I assume you will be using -AN fittings and -10 braided steel oil hose). This thermostat will keep oil out of the cooler until it has heated up sufficiently and will regulate oil flow through the cooler (NOT through the engine) so oil temp will be sufficient. You will still be able to use the typical FL1A oil filter or a FL300 if you must use a shorter filter due to clearance concerns. See the photo below. Good Luck.
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