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Hubscrub · 05-02-2010, 04:32 PM

My 383 in my nova has always run oil pressure about the same numbers as you are running since it was built (me and dad built it) dad said that a sbc motor does fine at 5lb pressure idle and 30lb pressure going down the road thats fine (he was a mechanic for 30+ years and dirt track raced for years) so i trust his judgement, not saying your 406 is the same but just saying so maybe to sure your mind alittle

05-02-2010, 04:32 PM	#10
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: Gauge problem? Bad oil pump? ??????? My 383 in my nova has always run oil pressure about the same numbers as you are running since it was built (me and dad built it) dad said that a sbc motor does fine at 5lb pressure idle and 30lb pressure going down the road thats fine (he was a mechanic for 30+ years and dirt track raced for years) so i trust his judgement, not saying your 406 is the same but just saying so maybe to sure your mind alittle __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14