Oil Pressure Concern on rebuilt 355
I just tightened the nut down by hand while I was spinning the PR and then it had enough pressure to where there was drag on it more or less than added 3/4 turn...I just talked to the machinist for 45 minutes about all comments, questions and concerns. They told me that I was good with the 3/4 turn and in fact I could actually go another 1/4 and be perfectly fine. The stated that with my setup that my adjustment should be pretty much spot on.
Lloyd Elliott is whom I got my info from. You know the head/cam guru that builds LT1s every day. He suggests 1/8 turn past 0 lash with Promags
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Sorry about that! Yeah I still may loosen them an set them at 1/2 and listen for noises, If I don't have any there than I'll leave them right there. Hell I don't know, I wouldn't consider myself a full blow certified mechanic just one that can't afford to pay someone to do my work, lol! Just can't wait to get back and tackle this oil pressure issue. That's my main concern! The car starts and runs perfect except for the oil pressure concern issue! No one want's to total out a motor for something as simple as no il pressure ecspecially with all the money that goes into these projects....Damn why does **** have to be so expensive anyhow. I'm right at about $5K just for my simple forged 355 build, damn my wife hates my car, lol! although I know in reality it makes the panties wet when I fire it up, lol!
1/2 past is what comps directions say see page 3
http://www.compcams.com/v002/Instructions/Files/151.pdf
I hear ya, ive spent a **** load in the last year in mods alone, somewhere around 15k
As for the oil, best best is to test with a mechaincal gauge first.
http://www.compcams.com/v002/Instructions/Files/151.pdf
I hear ya, ive spent a **** load in the last year in mods alone, somewhere around 15k
As for the oil, best best is to test with a mechaincal gauge first.
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1/2 past is what comps directions say see page 3
http://www.compcams.com/v002/Instructions/Files/151.pdf
I hear ya, ive spent a **** load in the last year in mods alone, somewhere around 15k
As for the oil, best best is to test with a mechaincal gauge first.
http://www.compcams.com/v002/Instructions/Files/151.pdf
I hear ya, ive spent a **** load in the last year in mods alone, somewhere around 15k
As for the oil, best best is to test with a mechaincal gauge first.
Ya but i did pretty much everything with cash I got from selling all my snowmobiles that I collected over the past 10yrs. Figured it was about time to start on another car project.
Plus Im single without kids and rent a house with my brother and a roomate. So the cost of living isnt that bad either= more mods, more mods, more mods.lol!
Plus Im single without kids and rent a house with my brother and a roomate. So the cost of living isnt that bad either= more mods, more mods, more mods.lol!
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Ya but i did pretty much everything with cash I got from selling all my snowmobiles that I collected over the past 10yrs. Figured it was about time to start on another car project.
Plus Im single without kids and rent a house with my brother and a roomate. So the cost of living isnt that bad either= more mods, more mods, more mods.lol!
Plus Im single without kids and rent a house with my brother and a roomate. So the cost of living isnt that bad either= more mods, more mods, more mods.lol!
$205K then the market crashed 3 months after, figures, then was told my follow on from korea was going to be any where but Arizona so we chose Mo since it's 5 hrs from our home in Illinois. We then purchased another house here in mo for $135K, stuck with the other house as well. Luckily I have a renter in the other house all though it doesn'r cover all of the mortgage, $400 less actually but anyways, we have 3 kids as well, lol! My life is defentily interesting at the age of 25, lol! Oh to add to this thank god the camaro has been paid off for the past 6 years and then I have to pay for my 04 Dodge rumble bee truck plus my wifes brand new 09 Dodge charger. I guess thank god for bad *** credit becuase I never thought I would be able to afford any of this. $400K later you live pay check to pay check all though I always lived by the fact you only live once so **** it right!!!!!
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Thank god I've made rank quick since i've been in the Air force and my wife works a bit as well, not enough to count, just kidding!!!! I would like to think I've came a way since graduating in 2002, lol! I love f-bodies for sure and I'll be a proud sponser of them for life! Just would like to get mine right as I go along as well. This is site is the best I've came along and alot of folks have great info and input so thanks to those who comment and reply with knowledge!
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Well I got the mechanical oil pressure gauge in and that was a bitch which included a few cuts and scratches, lol!!, Pulling the auxillary oil pressure passage port plug from right above the oil filter was a nightmare but got it....I figure I would let the thread sealant seal over night and then take it out for a ride tomorrow. I'll try to get some pics up of my gauge install, I ended up installing it where my heat/ac controls are at. I removed the 1st **** and cut it out to fit the gauge, I think it looks pretty bad ***, like it was meant to be there this whole time, Oh yeah my car has no heat or a/c components in it what's so ever except for that little instrument panel for a stock look! I'll let you know what the gauge reads tomorrow after I check for leaks, take it for a ride and then put the dash back together! Thanks for the help and hopefully this was my problem the whole time!
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Ok so you all know i've been having issues with the oil pressure and mashing the gas and then going into limp mode and then idling all fucked up and this is what I have wrong apparently! MAF/MAP Sensor reading to high, Left Oxygen sensor reading lean, and the Throttle Position Sensor is reading too high, what the **** guys! I imagine that my O2 sensor is reading this because I have open headers at the moment, my pipes are here thank god, I just replaced the damn TPS sensor about a month ago or so, can't understand this one. Should I adjust my throttle body set screw **** by pulling it back some???? It runs fine until it's warmed up and for the MAF/Map Sensor I have no clue about this ****, what the hell is this about? Also to go with all of this I have aquestion about the oil pressure ****, I installed the new mechanical Oil pressure gauge and it does read about 10-12 psi higher than the stock gauge for sure but it still drops upon acceleration some, lowest was around 20psi today all though it kept throwing apparenlty the above codes....So with these codes I believe it's going into limp mode when I'm mashing the gas and then I'm thinking maybe the motor is bogging itself down causing my lower oil pressure under acceleration, does this sounds feasable of my issues....What does everyone recommend from this point because I hate electronics????? I'm so pist with the amount of money that has gone into this car and it ******* up with all this electronic bullshit I'm seriously conteplating going carb or some ****! This may get rid of most of my electronic issues right? What's recommended from you guys!
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Oil pressure Something is bad wrong,my 138k mile lt1 has over 30lbs hot in gear,I done my cam about 10k ago,when I pulled the cam I installed fresh bearings+a Melling select oil pump,with all this said and done my oil pressure only picked up 5lbs from the stock pump and original bearings.I hate to tell you but something is bad wrong with pressure dropping on accel.,you better start tearing it down before you blow it.
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Something is bad wrong,my 138k mile lt1 has over 30lbs hot in gear,I done my cam about 10k ago,when I pulled the cam I installed fresh bearings+a Melling select oil pump,with all this said and done my oil pressure only picked up 5lbs from the stock pump and original bearings.I hate to tell you but something is bad wrong with pressure dropping on accel.,you better start tearing it down before you blow it.
