oil pressure at redline....need some advice
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oil pressure at redline....need some advice
Im plannin on taking my car to the track this wednesday and I just wanna ask a small question concerning oil pressure. The rule of thumb I have heard is that u should have 10psi for every 1000rpms roughly. My car while going to redline is prob around 50+psi but right at i get to around 6k rpms, the pressure drops to a little over the half way mark of 40psi. I run 5w30 full sythetic oil in my car if that helps any. With the talkings of spun bearing and such due to lack of oil pressure I dont want to have this problem. Am I good or should do i have a problem I should have looked at? thanks
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Re: oil pressure at redline....need some advice
Under hard acceleration, foaming in the pan is possible. Try running 3/4 to 1 quart below the full line, essentially try runniing at your "add" mark. My car was losing pressure, but this fixed it, believe it or not Chevy Tech center suggested this.
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Re: oil pressure at redline....need some advice
20-50 is possibly too thick and could pump up the lifters. Exactly what oil are you running 5w-30 full synthetic doesn't really mean much, if you are using M1 try a different weight like a Xw-40 or try another brand of Xw-30. The 5w-30 everyone seems to believe is the ulimate oil for the LT1 is actually proven to be a not so good choice. Don't mistake that for M1 being bad or 30wt. being bad, it is just that M1 30wts. are inappropriate for a hard use LT1. Try that while running the right amount of oil.
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