Re: Spit oil pressure

[Michael Burdick <mburdick@netserv.unmc.edu>]

> after a highway drive, or a couple of autocross runs, my pressures drop
> to about 15 psi at idle. Is that 50 psi typical for bigger block TRs?
> How about you other Spit drivers - you guys have installed a real oil
> pressure gauge, haven't you?

My '70 Spit (1296 w/oil cooler and uprated relief spring):

90 psi when cold
80 psi when hot, > 1500 rpm
30 psi when hot, 800 rpm

Cheers,
Mike
http://www.unmc.edu/~mburdick