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06-01-2004, 08:20 PM
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Got Horsepower?
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oil pressure too low?
after running on the freeway i only have around 7 psi of pressure at idle is this too low?
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06-01-2004, 08:33 PM
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10 pounds per 1,000 rpm's is operational on a small block chev. Is this something that has changed recently? If it hasn't changed recently and doesn't get any worse you should be fine. It just won't give you the same feeling that looking down and seeing 20psi on the dial.
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06-01-2004, 08:42 PM
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Got Horsepower?
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so i should be alright since it idles at 500 rpm. maybe i'll get an oil cooler to drop the oil temp since the pressure goes up to 15psi after it cools down for a few miles
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2001 Dodge 2500 Cummins, 4 inch lift, 35" Toyo MT's on Ultra wheels, P-Pump Conversion, AFE intake, Fass, 5 inch exhaust, Pyro,Boost,and Fuel pressure guages, and a whole bunch of other stuff "The Money Pit" SOLD-71 Chevy C10 long bed- 2/4 drop-- 350,th400, Edelbrock performer RPM intake,Edelbrock 600 CFM carb,Crower 240 cam,port and polish,Dynomax headers,HEI ignition,dual 2.5 inch exhaust with Flowmaster 50 series mufflers |
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06-01-2004, 09:50 PM
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Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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Typical summer time oil pressure. I run 50 weight oil in the summer.
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06-01-2004, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: S.W. Michigan
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I was going to ask what oil you are using, and possibly suggest a weight change (stright 50 wt, or somthing along those lines)
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06-01-2004, 11:41 PM
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i get to about 10 at idle after a nice long hard highway run. and im running 20w50 royal purple sythentic but this is with a stock pump from what i understand its totally normal for a sbc with a stock pump so i dont worry about it. no noise and will still peg the gauge out when the engine is first fired
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06-02-2004, 12:32 AM
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Got Horsepower?
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as soon as i give it throttle the guage pegs. i'm running 10w30 right now and the motor only has 10,000 miles on it. i didn't think that anything was wrong but i just wanted to make sure. thanks for the replies!
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2001 Dodge 2500 Cummins, 4 inch lift, 35" Toyo MT's on Ultra wheels, P-Pump Conversion, AFE intake, Fass, 5 inch exhaust, Pyro,Boost,and Fuel pressure guages, and a whole bunch of other stuff "The Money Pit" SOLD-71 Chevy C10 long bed- 2/4 drop-- 350,th400, Edelbrock performer RPM intake,Edelbrock 600 CFM carb,Crower 240 cam,port and polish,Dynomax headers,HEI ignition,dual 2.5 inch exhaust with Flowmaster 50 series mufflers |
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