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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | if the engine and oil pump are stock, then either the spring is stuck or there is gear lube in the engine sump.
If the engine has been built for racing, then there is most likely a high pressure / high flow pump installed.
I used to run 100+ psi when cold and 80+ warm in my built Buick V6. That was needed to keep the mains and rods oiled at 8000 RPM as that engine oiled the cam first, then the crank.
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