That sounds normal. What's your oil pressure when you're at highway speed? It should be around 15psi.

I've put over 2000 miles on mine in less than a year and it idles at around 7psi and runs at 15psi. At cold startup it's 30psi. It's never been rebuilt.


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)