Rob & Stu's 63 Polara 500
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Only real drawback of high pressure is wasted horsepower. That's why the racers keep it as LOW as possible - Pro Stockers idle at 10psi or less!
If it got really crazy I guess in theory you could start affecting lifters (yours are solid anyway right?) or possibly blowing out gallery plugs or something but you'd probably need to be massively higher than where you are. Under the circumstances I agree that too much is better than not enough.
You haven't replaced any bearings right, so it shouldn't be down to a tight engine, could be that the clearances are on the tight side anyway, dunno.
No cause for concern other than the wasted energy IMHO
If it got really crazy I guess in theory you could start affecting lifters (yours are solid anyway right?) or possibly blowing out gallery plugs or something but you'd probably need to be massively higher than where you are. Under the circumstances I agree that too much is better than not enough.
You haven't replaced any bearings right, so it shouldn't be down to a tight engine, could be that the clearances are on the tight side anyway, dunno.
No cause for concern other than the wasted energy IMHO
Gavin Chisholm - 414ci W2 Stroker SmallBlock Panther Pink '71 Challenger convertible - in bits
Car progress can be viewed here
Car progress can be viewed here
Yes, hydraulic, I'm pretty sure 
Still a lot of gaps in what I know about this engine as Paul hasnt given us a full spec or list of parts used yet
..... or the bill 
And new bearings all thru I think. So would the pressure reduce slightly as it runs in and loosens up?
And to quote sales literature of the time..... "Adequate lubrication at very high engine speeds is accomplished by eliminating valve-stem seals and by using low-friction, wide-clearance piston rings. These special features result in somewhat higher oil consumption than is found in ordinary power plants"..... I'd imagine this would result in lower oil pressure even when they were new?
Still a lot of gaps in what I know about this engine as Paul hasnt given us a full spec or list of parts used yet
..... or the bill And new bearings all thru I think. So would the pressure reduce slightly as it runs in and loosens up?
And to quote sales literature of the time..... "Adequate lubrication at very high engine speeds is accomplished by eliminating valve-stem seals and by using low-friction, wide-clearance piston rings. These special features result in somewhat higher oil consumption than is found in ordinary power plants"..... I'd imagine this would result in lower oil pressure even when they were new?
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Alright already!! Just got everything ready for tomorrow and sorted the few pics out that I took. Stu took a few on the way home but I wont get them till Monday I guess.
Swapped the sender over as soon as we got there - didnt get to test it as per Gavin's suggestion, but I suspect it reads a bit hotter than it actually is (t'was reading just over 1/2 way toward the H for just about all the trip home).
Got a couple of the right ones coming over in the post from a mate (thru the 62-65 website) in the US, $3 each plus postage, so will get the right one fitted in another week or so.
Once we'd handed the cash over
etc etc and packed up all the old junk that had been cluttering up Paul's garage for the last 15 months, went for a 'test drive' (he'd already tested it but wanted one last go I reckon 
).
Just one little prob appeared about 2 miles from his garage, round the backstreets of Acton
as I pulled over to let Paul remind me how it should be driven (ie, like you stole it!), the neutral push button got stuck in so we were going nowhere without a fair bit of fiddling with the other buttons and up under the dash.
Managed to get back to the garage and gave it a good squirt with some lube. Prob for the 1st time in at least 5 years. Probably 40. Something to keep an eye on
Journey home was fairly uneventful, thankfully, except I'd forgotten how noisy the damn thing is inside the car. Going along at 50-60 or so most of the way back (dual carriageways with speed cameras kept the urge to hoof it at bay) felt more like 80+. It's not the exhaust - that's reasonably quiet
, just a whole bunch of mechanical clatter seems to come up thru the dash, as if there's a stethescope attached to the valve covers at one end and amplified into the dash at the other!
Maybe something to do with the speedo that needs lubing too. The needle dances around all over the place at certain speeds, and reads about 20% over, at other times.
Oh, and the fuel gauge only goes up to 3/4 when full (same in the Satellite).... presume the alternator gauge is ok??
Here's the few pics I took - not many on the move cos I was driving - will post Stu's when i get 'em.
Swapped the sender over as soon as we got there - didnt get to test it as per Gavin's suggestion, but I suspect it reads a bit hotter than it actually is (t'was reading just over 1/2 way toward the H for just about all the trip home).
Got a couple of the right ones coming over in the post from a mate (thru the 62-65 website) in the US, $3 each plus postage, so will get the right one fitted in another week or so.
Once we'd handed the cash over
etc etc and packed up all the old junk that had been cluttering up Paul's garage for the last 15 months, went for a 'test drive' (he'd already tested it but wanted one last go I reckon ).Just one little prob appeared about 2 miles from his garage, round the backstreets of Acton
as I pulled over to let Paul remind me how it should be driven (ie, like you stole it!), the neutral push button got stuck in so we were going nowhere without a fair bit of fiddling with the other buttons and up under the dash.Managed to get back to the garage and gave it a good squirt with some lube. Prob for the 1st time in at least 5 years. Probably 40. Something to keep an eye on
Journey home was fairly uneventful, thankfully, except I'd forgotten how noisy the damn thing is inside the car. Going along at 50-60 or so most of the way back (dual carriageways with speed cameras kept the urge to hoof it at bay) felt more like 80+. It's not the exhaust - that's reasonably quiet
, just a whole bunch of mechanical clatter seems to come up thru the dash, as if there's a stethescope attached to the valve covers at one end and amplified into the dash at the other!Maybe something to do with the speedo that needs lubing too. The needle dances around all over the place at certain speeds, and reads about 20% over, at other times.
Oh, and the fuel gauge only goes up to 3/4 when full (same in the Satellite).... presume the alternator gauge is ok??
Here's the few pics I took - not many on the move cos I was driving - will post Stu's when i get 'em.
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