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Good info Smitty. I would add a suggestion that engines above 500hp use a 3 x 18 oil cooler. However, these coolers have enough cooling capacity that your oil won't warm up if you're just cruising around. So you also need an oil thermostat and oil temp guage also. Especially up here in the north country. I have had 2 friends spin bearings early in the season from running hard with cold oil. It can also cause nasty condensation problems.
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Good info here Smitty,
On my gen 4 motor I plugged the bypass in the remote filter adapter and drilled out the oil passages both there and in the remote filter pad for better flow.
Braided line or pushfit line fittings are available with radiused 90* fittings that flow much better than the hard 90* fittings and are intended for oil lines. Cost a lot more though.
As far as braided line goes, it looks good but after a few years it starts to fray and is painfull to work around. I plan on replacing most of mine with pushfit lines and fittings over the next year.
My experience with oil coolers and after market 600hp is that a large cooler such as Teagues 4" offshore cooler is needed in the south with our high summer water temps. That was my 3rd cooler BTW.
I measure oil temp in the pan before the cooler. I know some measure after the cooler but I dont see the point in that.
On my gen 4 motor I plugged the bypass in the remote filter adapter and drilled out the oil passages both there and in the remote filter pad for better flow.
Braided line or pushfit line fittings are available with radiused 90* fittings that flow much better than the hard 90* fittings and are intended for oil lines. Cost a lot more though.
As far as braided line goes, it looks good but after a few years it starts to fray and is painfull to work around. I plan on replacing most of mine with pushfit lines and fittings over the next year.
My experience with oil coolers and after market 600hp is that a large cooler such as Teagues 4" offshore cooler is needed in the south with our high summer water temps. That was my 3rd cooler BTW.
I measure oil temp in the pan before the cooler. I know some measure after the cooler but I dont see the point in that.
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Re: oil pressure problems from stock hardware
That brings up another question. I have 502mpi with a whipplecharger. Live in Texas on the gul coast. We average 90 plus on daily basis. I know the water temp is also warm. What is safe oil temp for an engine in this enviroment?
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Re: oil pressure problems from stock hardware
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That brings up another question. I have 502mpi with a whipplecharger. Live in Texas on the gul coast. We average 90 plus on daily basis. I know the water temp is also warm. What is safe oil temp for an engine in this enviroment?
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250*/260* is where I get to after a hard run with 160* water temp. I am running Mobil-1 v-twin 20/50 at 50 hour changes (see Hydrocruisers oil thread). Mobil-1 15w50 is a good choice also. 280* wont hurt a good quality synthetic with say 25 hour changes. But 230*-240* would be more of an ideal temp.
if you are measuring oil temp after the cooler, then your actual temp is 25* to 50* higher and you are pushing your luck IMO.
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Originally Posted by PatriYacht
Good info Smitty. I would add a suggestion that engines above 500hp use a 3 x 18 oil cooler. However, these coolers have enough cooling capacity that your oil won't warm up if you're just cruising around. So you also need an oil thermostat and oil temp guage also. Especially up here in the north country. I have had 2 friends spin bearings early in the season from running hard with cold oil. It can also cause nasty condensation problems.
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Hey Smitty:
Excellent job and great pictures that will save a lot of people some real headaches and dollars with their oil systems. this is exactly the kind of information and assistance that considerate sharing members like you can do for the other forum readers. I salute your contribution. Well done, Kudos!!
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Excellent job and great pictures that will save a lot of people some real headaches and dollars with their oil systems. this is exactly the kind of information and assistance that considerate sharing members like you can do for the other forum readers. I salute your contribution. Well done, Kudos!!
Ray @ Raylar
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Now if we could get Admin to keep this thread near the top.....
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Originally Posted by articfriends
Last,run a high quality,high flow oil filter. I run a K&N high flow filter or a fram hp series race filter. The flow ratings of these filter exceeds what the oil system can flow so it should never be a restriction. I mounted mine so i can put a coffee can under neath it when changing oil so oil doesn't run everywhere.You can see it to the right in the picture. I hope this info helps some of you guys out there that are struggling with oil pressure issues. If i left anything out feel free to add it,Smitty
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