What is the flow rate of the LS1 oil system?
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What is the flow rate of the LS1 oil system?
I'm building an oil cooling system for my car. One of the lines has a check valve in it and is rated for about 5.5-6 gallons per minute (GPM) with a pressure drop of 1psi.
I want to make sure that the flow rate of the oil system isn't a LOT more than 5.5 GPM. Does anyone have a figure for this one? If it matters, I'm talking about the flow of oil that exits and enters the ports on the driver's side of the block just above the oil filter.
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-ch
I want to make sure that the flow rate of the oil system isn't a LOT more than 5.5 GPM. Does anyone have a figure for this one? If it matters, I'm talking about the flow of oil that exits and enters the ports on the driver's side of the block just above the oil filter.
Thanks,
-ch
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I should mention that the check valve is a 1/2" NPT from McMaster. It has Viton seals which is why I chose it. It's this part:
http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/framewor...=7775K54&t1=PN
Assuming that the specific gravity of oil is about 0.9, these valves will have 1 psi drop at 6 GPM which seems reasonable.
I just want to make sure I'm not choking off my oil system with this part.
-ch
http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/framewor...=7775K54&t1=PN
Assuming that the specific gravity of oil is about 0.9, these valves will have 1 psi drop at 6 GPM which seems reasonable.
I just want to make sure I'm not choking off my oil system with this part.
-ch