How much should oil pressure drop from cold to hot?
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That is about what I've seen with non syn oil. I see about 45-50 at normal temps and 30-35 ish after it is really hot and has been beat on. After I get a few more miles on it I'll go back to Redline 10w40 like I ran in the other motor. No issues with it dropping too much when it gets hot.
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Originally Posted by John02SS
That is about what I've seen with non syn oil. I see about 45-50 at normal temps and 30-35 ish after it is really hot and has been beat on. After I get a few more miles on it I'll go back to Redline 10w40 like I ran in the other motor. No issues with it dropping too much when it gets hot.
I've been thinking about getting that melling ls1 high volume / high pressure oil pump from thunder.
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=3&pcid=83
Or if that isn't quite the ticket I can afford a dry sump, it will just take me a little while to save for it. I've always wanted one, just never _needed_ it. But it makes me real nervious when the oil pressure gets under 35-40
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
35-40 is plenty at idle, even 30 is perfectly fine, unless we're talking that reading is at WOT, *then* that is something to worry about.
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Originally Posted by Boostaholic
That redline 10w40 is a full synth?
I've been thinking about getting that melling ls1 high volume / high pressure oil pump from thunder.
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=3&pcid=83
Or if that isn't quite the ticket I can afford a dry sump, it will just take me a little while to save for it. I've always wanted one, just never _needed_ it. But it makes me real nervious when the oil pressure gets under 35-40
I've been thinking about getting that melling ls1 high volume / high pressure oil pump from thunder.
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=3&pcid=83
Or if that isn't quite the ticket I can afford a dry sump, it will just take me a little while to save for it. I've always wanted one, just never _needed_ it. But it makes me real nervious when the oil pressure gets under 35-40