Re: [Chevelle-List] 383 Stroker Engine in 67 Chevelle=Oil Pressure too Low; Dale McIntosh

[Herbert Lumpp]

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My 454 idles at 800-850 rpm when warm, has about 40-50 psi w/ Red Line synthetic 10W40 and a K&N oil filter. cYa-   Herb Lumpp 1966 El Camino ACES 3509, MCC 528 http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale McIntosh To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:17 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] 383 Stroker Engine in 67 Chevelle=Oil Pressure too Low; Dale McIntosh I run a regular Castrol GTX 10w30 and my car idles right around 820-850 when warmed up.   Dale   Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] 383 Stroker Engine in 67 Chevelle=Oil Pressure too Low; Dale McIntosh   I am FAR from an expert here guys in this subject, but you have me curious... ...what exactly are your rpms at idle?     Any chance you are using a very thin oil such as a synthetic at 5W20?                                                                     Steve