OK here it goes, I have a newer motor. I pulled the motor out plastic gauge main and rod bearings for clearance all checked out good. I put a new gauge, sender and even a mechanical gauge on the motor they both read the same oil pressure. So I do believe it's not a gauge issue. U fire the motor up 80 psi. Start to go up river get s little heat in it 40 psi at idle, you nail it it goes to 70 psi for s second then shoots down to 20 psi. I'm just blown away. Has any one else ever had this problem?
I run a ten quart Dooley and a MOROSO windage tray, trap doors, works great, but with ten quarts, the oil temp goes to the moon. Basically aerated oil. Pulled out a quart, runs awesome. Trap doors are virtually unaffected by a tray. GT
GT what moroso windage tray do you run? I'm going to make a order to summit racing and would like to get the correct one. Thanks in advance, Steve.
If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.
Time to man up and yank it John! Ray
Previous to reading this thread I ran 10 qts in my pan. Pressure when cold was 80 and would drop as low as 20 psi. After reading this I ran 8 qts and psi doesnt drop below 40 psi. Valvoline 15-40 diesel oil. I might top it off with Lucas stabilizer and bring it up to 9 qts. Hydraulic flat tappets. Any opinions?
