That *is* high, for what is said to be a high-flow rather than a
high-pressure engine. I have heard that very high pressures can cause
erosion of the soft-metal in the bearings, possibly more of a problem than
pumping-up. Maybe if we do a half-and-half swap with my 10psi hot idle we
will both be happy :o)
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
To: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; "v8"
<mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:44 AM
Subject: Re: Hydraulic lifters
> I am making 60 pounds hot at speed, 100 if I rev it cold and 20 hot at
> 800RPM. The reason I am getting such high pressures is because I am using
> the metric oil pump and that is the weakest spring that it comes with. I
am
> planning to trim it to lower the pressure but I wanted to know the
> ramifications until that time.
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