Oil Pressure?

[Steve Wood]

You did  not tell us what you currently have in it...I am guessing 5-30 might be what you need

[Forzfed]

I currently have Pennzoil 25w50,  I was thinking later maybe 10w30 synthetic .

[Steve Wood]

Why not now? First, don't give me bs about break in on conventional oil and second, the engine was broken in during the first few minutes of driving. I will be nice and not ask you what in the world you were smoking when you bought 25-50 oil. Earl can ask that...

[good2win22]

I use joe gibbs 10-30.  23-25 hot idle and just a touch over 60 at 6000 rpm.  The pressure seems to remain pretty consistent above 3000 rpm.  Nice thing about relief valves....

[gusszgs]

Why not now? First, don't give me bs about break in on conventional oil and second, the engine was broken in during the first few minutes of driving. I will be nice and not ask you what in the world you were smoking when you bought 25-50 oil. Earl can ask that...

    agreed


All I've run is 5/30 on the stock unopened 200k motor, have yet to even have an oil PSI gauge on it. Just the idiot light for the idiot owner 

[Forzfed]

Why not now?

That came out wrong. I meant to say I was thinking instead of 10w40 to put in 10w30.  I bought the Pennzoil because it was half the price of Joe Gibbs.  My intention was always to switch to synthetic once the rings sealed.
I want to hit the drag strip at the end of the month and I am definitely not going to run with that kind of oil pressure!

[Steve Wood]

Modern rings seal almost instantly so it's important to drive the car ASAP and put some load on them to prevent future oil consumption

[Forzfed]

Steve, I agree with you but unfortunately it is the machining practices here that are the down fall.  It took some good miles before the smoke stopped blowing out of the tail pipes.  It was very faint but it was still there.
When I had the engine  machined in Texas at the shop that Conley's got to do their stuff it was amazing!  Top notch work.  Even the machinist here were impressed!

[Steve Wood]

Damn... Guess they didn't hone it right

[earlbrown]

If you installed moly rings and it took actual time to stop smoking due to ''seating'' of the rings...



....you no longer have moly rings.


When I hone for moly rings, I want the cylinders to look like a mirror.

[Forzfed]

Damn Earl, why couldn't you live closer?

[TexasT]

G&G up in Tomball?

[earlbrown]

Damn Earl, why couldn't you live closer?

You could actually do it yourself when you get the block back from hackin...   er..  ''honing''.    Wrap some fine wet/dry around one of those drill powered 3 stone hones and start polishing.   If you really get antsy, jizz some semichrome polish on the sandpaper and shine it up.

[Forzfed]

I changed my oil today.  I am now running 5w30 Royal Purple with 25 psi warm and 75psi at high rpms.  This motor revs mids 6's easy.

[earlbrown]

Sounds like the next change needs to be 0W-20.