how much oil pressure with high-flow pump?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Katy Tx
how much oil pressure with high-flow pump?
I recently had a new cam installed along with an LS2 timing chain and a high-flow oil pump - the oil pressure (guage and DIC) seems to be about the same as it was with the stock pump - should it be higher?
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Since you still sound like you have a stock block, you made the right choice (by accident) sticking with the stock relief valve spring. As long as your pressure is still where it was before, you are in a good shape.
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From: Katy Tx
High flow pump != high pressure pump. The only thing that can raise your pressure is changing the relief valve spring. If the stock relief valve spring was left in, then you will have stock pressure. It is a common misconception that higher oil pressure means better protection. This is completely false unless your motor was designed like this from the get go. Too high pressure can actually hurt your motor...by pumping too much oil to the top of the motor at WOT.
Since you still sound like you have a stock block, you made the right choice (by accident) sticking with the stock relief valve spring. As long as your pressure is still where it was before, you are in a good shape.
Since you still sound like you have a stock block, you made the right choice (by accident) sticking with the stock relief valve spring. As long as your pressure is still where it was before, you are in a good shape.
thanks for the info!
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