<VV> Oil Pressure

[Rick Norris]

Another reason I run the high volume pump is because there is a front 
mounted oil cooler and remote oil filter in the race car.

Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com
>
> Higher than necessary oil pressure increases parasitic drag and increases 
> oil temperature.  For racing application use 10 psi per thousand engine 
> RPM; 10 psi at idle and low speed, 20 psi at 2000 RPM, 30 psi at 3000 RPM 
> and so on.  More is not advantageous for street use.  Best to use high 
> volume oil pumps only on highly worn engines.
> Ken P