I did it and drove the car in all weather conditions for 19 months daily back and forth to work. Block was filled to within 1/2" of the bottom of the water pump holes. I ran a Canton 6 qt. pan with a remote oil cooler and two filters. Total oil capacity was nearly 9 quarts. I did not run an oil cooler, nor did I ever monitor oil temps, but I had no issues with the engine, either running hot or with oil related issues. I had no oil cooler but if I were to do it again, I would run one. I'm sure the extra capacity with the remote filter arrangement helped somewhat however.
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