Oil Cooler/Radiator Question

[mike67cam]

I have a question about a suitable location for an integral oil cooler in a radiator. Assuming a standard single pass Chevy style radiator, can (should) the oil heat exchanger be placed in the hot (driver side) tank? Other radiators I have seen that include an oil cooler are a double pass design with the oil heat exchanger in the warm tank. (I say warm tank because the coolant would have already made one of the two passes through the radiator.)



The reason I ask this is I am looking for a custom radiator for my 67. I briefly spoke with the folks at Ron Davis (very helpful) and they have a double pass design that was built for another first gen Camaro that would probably work. However, after closer inspection and numerous measurements, I figured that routing the top radiator hose would be a real challenge due to the location of my accessories. A single pass would be the way to go for my application.

Assuming the oil should be 15-20 degrees hotter than coolant temperature, it would seem that an exchanger in the hot side of a single pass would work.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Mike