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Re: Funky oil pressure gauge?

To: RJohn50603@aol.com
Subject: Re: Funky oil pressure gauge?
From: Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 09:04:33 -0700
> Moss also has a "heavy duty" spring that will raise  pressure from about 75
> psig to about 100 psig. I have one, but never installed it. I decided that it
> would only put extra strain on the oil pump and that if the bearings were
> already flooded, the extra pressure wasn't really necessary, at least for
> street use. Racing might benefit from the extra pressure and flow. Since my
> car is a daily driver, I opted to not go the route of speed goodies that
> cause extra stress on other parts, like a high lift cam, that high pressure
> oil relief valve, etc.

>From what some local, reputable mechanics have told me, for a street car a 
>uprated 
oil pressure spring would be a disadvantage.  Thay claim that the oil would be 
slung 
around too fast, causing it to miss some critical points that need lubrication. 
 In a 
full race engine, they claim that this spring is OK, since the rest of the 
block is 
built up also.  FWIW, they shimmed the cap of mine with a small piece of 
aluminum 
that raised the pressure to 60psi from 50.  I guess that's OK, though!?!
-- 
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall

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