Reply to "Oil Pressure??.. What say you??..."

Marlin,

" There is NO such thing as A High Pressure Pump!! Because the Pump Does NOT produce PRESSURE!"

If you install a heavier spring on the relief of the pump ... it sure does produce a higher pressure. Take each pump put it on a bench and spin them at the same rpm and see what you find ? We do this with a Triple Duty valve to create a load on a pump to get a higher head pressure. Same principle. So I guess my 26 years in the Mechanical Business have been all an illusion.

"High Pressure is Not as Important as the Flow!"

And here my friend is the problem ..351C have a flow problem .. 2 engines side by side one with a high volume pump and the other a high volume pump and heavier relief spring both have the same head pressure ( resistance ) raise the pressure on one and add light wieght oil ( heavy wieght oil puts undue stress on teh distributor gear) and you will be pumping more gpm thru the motor .. loose tolerances in a motor .. it works for me on the race track .. no spun bearings, no broken timing gears, and the motor last longer. You want to move oil thru the motor. The temperature will be less and again cause less stress on parts that are known to break.

Ron