Oil line BLEW UP!! backwards?
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Yer welcome. As with most things tribology is a complex subject and I'm certainly no expert but the fundamentals are a good place to start with any technical discipline. Master them first and the rest comes pretty easy.
Btw, another poster mentioned an old rule of thumb that states 10 psi for every 1000 rpm. It's interesting to note that "old" rule is used by Ferrari to this day for determining optimum oil pressure and it isn't as apples to oranges as it may appear.
Btw, another poster mentioned an old rule of thumb that states 10 psi for every 1000 rpm. It's interesting to note that "old" rule is used by Ferrari to this day for determining optimum oil pressure and it isn't as apples to oranges as it may appear.
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JJ: I didn't want to mention it in case I was accused of being out of date but mine runs 80 psi max pressure for my 8000 rpm limit 
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Lol...must be that weird math they teach down there. Just be sure to use the right oil so you get that
I said last October that you were going to trash your motor before the new year. I was wrong, you trashed two of them.....
IJ. said:I still use the 4 thou to every inch of bore diameter for ring end gap as well
Nothing like experience
Ferrari suggests that rule (rather than mess with the relief valve) so owners can choose an oil that'll give them that pressure. I know a surgeon who has two of the damn things and runs 5-20w year round. It takes that to get the recommended 12 centistokes at 100 C (which translates into10/1000) in that particular engine. Races them too. He's never had a problem. If the science is good enough for those cars it's good enough for mine.
