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Re: Roper's Rover V8 Oil Pressure

To: <lmg@gomog.com>
Subject: Re: Roper's Rover V8 Oil Pressure
From: "Glen Wilson" <rstca@hemmings.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:01:05 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: <lmg@gomog.com>
To: "Glen Wilson" <rstca@hemmings.com>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: Roper's Rover V8 Oil Pressure


> Hi Glen,
>
> We have approximately the same pressures at start. Of course,
> viscosities will effect pressure (I use 10-40) and vicosity is far more
> a factor of the oil's temperature than
> it's rating.
>
> So when I start, I can have pressures similar to what you see at start,

This is reassuring, especially with 10W40.

> but at running temps I show 15lbs at 1000rpm.

Mine stays in the high 20s when returning to idle.  This may be because I
use 20W50 and because my engine has always run very cool.

>
> I do not have a SD1. I am running a 1984 Vitesse EFI in racing mode. I
> rebuilt the engine 4,000 miles ago.
>
> We are talking the same thing at different oil temps.
>

And viscosities.

> Lorne


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