have a 512 stroker with adjustable oil pump and the current pressure setting I have has got 90 psi at start up and idles at 30 when hot and runs from 40's to 60;s when giving it rpms
My question is do you think 90 is in danger of blowing seals. I can turn it down to 70 at start up but then idles at 20 when hot and is that kind of low ?
I shoot for 10 lbs. per 1000 RPM with hot oil, 160F +
I like and use thin oil, 5W20Wt so I have oil pressure as soon as the motor starts, my old pump gas 511 and later added .050 stroke to raise the compression ratio from 9.25 to 1 with iron 906 heads to 10.29 to 1 with aluminum Eddy RPM heads, that motor made 700 HP on pump swill and had between 18 to 20 lbs. oil pressure idling at 850 RPM in gear, it would have 30 lbs. at 1100 RPM and 65 lbs. at or above 6000 RPM with 180 F oil temps
I beat the snot out of those parts and they lived forever
Oil does two things for us, it cools and lubricates
Do you know if your oil pressure gauges is dead on or can it be reading a little high or low
AKA, your good with what you have now
