WOW! I think my brain has mushed into oatmeal after looking at a tiny fraction of the nasa document! With my limited engineering knowledge and Associates in Engineering Technology degree, I'm certainly at a loss of understanding its contents. Thank you to all of you that responded!
Hemi, I'm...
Thanks to all for your input! I've been looking into a lot of things concerning this subject.
tbuelna, patprimmer, and dicer: I've recently leanred there is someone in my community using 5W-30 safely with .002" oil clearance. I speculate that the thinner viscosity helps to increase the...
I'm rebuilding an engine that I would like to spin to about 11,000 to 11500 rpm. The idle is set at 2000 rpm and the operational range will be from about 7000 to 11500 rpm. The max oil pressure is about 95 psi, and the oil volume flow is 8.4 gpm at 5000 rpm and 16.5 gpm at 9800 rpm with...
I'm rebuilding an engine that I would like to spin to about 11,000 to 11500 rpm. The idle is set at 2000 rpm and the operational range will be from about 7000 to 11500 rpm. The max oil pressure is about 95 psi, and the oil volume flow is 8.4 gpm at 5000 rpm and 16.5 gpm at 9800 rpm with...