Stock specs for oil pressure is 10psi per 1000rpm. So that's normal. The high oil pressure could lead to premature seal failure and of course costing you a little power.
Stefan -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: robert long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yeah, I clicked on the link to fwd performance and the search feature wasn't > working. I didn't like the layout of the page. The windows-like menu on the > left > was arranged in a counter-intuitive sort of way. After clicking around I > found > what I needed. After a few other people urged me to have patience. Looks like > they have good parts but whoever made that webpage for them is probably > costing > them some business. I gave up after 3 tries on 3 occasions. > As far as the want of a high volume oil pump. I have a roller cam in a slider > head that has the extra oil passages in the caps. After installing this cam > my > oil pressure dropped 20 psi in a totally new motor (not worn crank bearings > etc). I hooked up an oil cooler and pressure droppped to 10 psi. So i now > disconnected the oil cooler to get the psi up and want higher volume in > hopes > that this offsets some of the problem . I think i may have a stock cam in a > head > that has been oversized somehow. It just occured to me so I'll have to look > into > it. not sure ho that could have happened it was all new parts. > > > > > >>> > > Hmm, doesn't look too hard to me to find: > > http://www.fwdperformance.com/store/Category.asp?IDCatalog=78&txtCatalog=Camshaf > ts > > They also have injectors, etc. As does turbosunleashed.com or > forwardmotioninc.com > > There was a wonderful page with many of the basic camshaft specs, but > fwdmopar.com (where it was hosted apparently went away sometime between > april and august. > > If anyone has that page saved or knows where its hosted now, could you > share it with us all? OR better yet, is Dennis Doza II around to speak > on it (it was his page) > > I'm not sure why you feel you need a high volume pump, can you explain > the reasoning why you need it? The factory already puts restrictors in > the line to the head to keep oil out of the cylinder head and they only > ran a 1/4" feed line to the turbo because they were afraid the 1/8" > line would snap off too easily. > > Personally, I feel that controlling the foaming and overheating of the > existing oil is more important before moving up to a larger oil pump. > Adding a crank scraper and/or windage tray to the pan will help keep > more oil near the pickup and reduce parasitic drag on the motor. Porting > the oil pump inlet on the block to match the outlet of the block will > help reduce a restriction in the oiling system. Adding baffles or > one-way gates to the oil pan will help hold the oil near the pickup when > cornering. Finally an oil cooler will help reduce the likely hood of the > oil breaking down under extreme pressure and heat. > > Good luck in the search > > Stefan > > > --------------------------------- > All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done > faster. > > -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- > Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ > > To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
