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Indy external oiling question #2566729
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I have a 400 that I stroked to a 526. It has the Indy little ez 295 heads. I have the t&d rocker arms. My question is I have the external oil lines on the back of the heads and I drilled and taped the fitting to accept a Holley jet to control the oil. What size jet should I use?
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Re: Indy external oiling question [Re: Canam800] #2566731
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Forgot to say that I have it so one jet is feeding both heads

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What I would do until someone comes up with a definitive starting point is put a .0625" (1/16) jet in there for starters & preoil with the valve covers off & see what you see for quantity of oil end to end on the shafts


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We have the -1 heads and use .060 jet . Gary

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I use a .039 restrictor in each oil line on my motors with two oil lines with Harland Sharp true roller rocker arms with solid roller valve springs to help cool the springs up If your rockers are not true roller bearings on the shafts then I would try it like you have it now and change it later, if needed scope twocents
EDITED: Are your T&D single shaft or paired shaft rockers?
If yours are the paired shaft system you need pushrod oiling for them shruggy scope
If not, continue on up

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Re: Indy external oiling question [Re: Canam800] #2566878
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I has SR's with Harland Sharp rockers using a Milodon oiling system. I restricted until I had full oil pressure back. It ended up at .040" restriction in each line.


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They are single shaft rockers. They are roller bearings on the shaft. If I am going to use one jet to feed both sides should I start with like a .060 restricter? It is a hydraulic roller. The reason I am asking is I don't have a lot of oil pressure when warmed up at idle. It only has like 25lbs. Once I hit the throttle it goes right up. I was just wondering if I was loosing too much out the rockers.

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060 between both heads ain't excessive. 25 at idle is OK as long as it jumps up immediately (& it does) so you are fine & I think 060 is in the ballpark but I would visual for how much quantity you see


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I would warm it up, go drive it to get the oil warm and then pull a valve cover and start it up to see how much oil your passing threw the rocker arms and go from there scope
If it is to much in your opinion restrict it smaller, if it is okay in your opinion leave it alone and the same thing if you think it is to little make it bigger scope up
I had .39 restrictor in each line to my SR heads in my old pump gas Duster, it had 18 to 20 lbs. at 850 RPM with 5W20Wt oil at 170+ F oil temps, it had over 30 Lbs. at 1200 RPM and 65 Lbs. above 2500 RPM up
I like and use the old formula of at least 10 Lbs. per 1000 RPM with hot oil, 10 Lbs. at 1000 RPM and 70 Lbs. at 7000 RPM up work

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Re: Indy external oiling question [Re: Cab_Burge] #2567259
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.039 diameter x2 = .055 diameter (single feed)

Re: Indy external oiling question [Re: Canam800] #2567467
10/21/18 08:58 PM
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Yes, you are bleeding down. Might not be an issue, But I don't like much bleeding if I can help it. 060" restrictor sounds like a good starting point.







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