02-20-2014, 12:56 PM
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Re: Calculating oil pump requirements
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Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen
SSDiv6 Too much oil pump, Pumps more oil GPH than engine requirements. FED 387, I'm running the pump @ 45% engine speed, yes I'm aware of the adjustable pressure regulator, set @ 50 PSI cold, really never loses any pressure. Problem with (in my mind) slowing the pump more is I'm also slowing the scavenge stages, maybe it's not an issue I don't know or maybe I need a smaller pump section and keep the current scavenge, I'm certainly no expert on this hence the questions. Thanks for all the replies. Joe
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Joe,
If you are still running the V-6 engine, like you stated, you may need a smaller pump.
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