Any opportunity to do obd type hookup or should I just get mechanical?

Another reasonably priced option is glowshift. I've been happy with their oil temp gauge and its digital and you can daisy chain power between multiple gauges too, all modular connectors.

Their oil sandwich plates are garbage though so get a better one if you need one.

Bumping this vs. posting another thread. If using a sandwich adapter to get oil temp-pressure sensor ports, you need a shorter filter from my understanding. I've seen some folks recommend a filter out of a modern LS engine like an EA15K50. Can anyone confirm?

Long term, I am planning on the need for an oil cooler with thermostatic remote filter mount. Before I commit to this, I wanted to get some basic oil temp data. The other option for an intermediary step was get the Improved Racing remote cooler mount on the block and running a standard remote filter mount. If/when a cooler was needed it would be trivial to replace the standard filter mount with a thermostatic on and plumb in the cooler.

Obviously the sandwich plate with a shorter filter is the easy button here if it works.

I use Ann adapter plate along with the Ford performance full size filter. Tight, but it works.

That's great news. Confirmed FL-820 and a 3V car?

I was trying to figure out how the Saleen PJ cars do it but could not find concrete evidence.

TMSBOSS said:

I use Ann adapter plate along with the Ford performance full size filter. Tight, but it works.

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I'm sure most of the adapter plates are the same thickness, but do you know which plate you are using?