Ht383 oil pressure?

[AntAZBlaz]

I was wondering if anyone else is running one of these and what kind of oil pressure you see out of it. My old 350 never went any where near the 60 mark on my oil pressure gauge but the 383 continuously starts up and runs around that pressure until hot.

 

[jakeslim]

mine runs right around 60 also.(383 )

 

[4X4HIGH]

I know this doesn't pertain to your question but my original factory 350 that is still currently in my blazer runs just a hair under 60 PSI all the time. I have tested it with a mechanical guage and it is accurate. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[HarryH3]

My little 4.3L V6 with 148K on the clock fires up at about 60 PSI, even with Mobil 1 in the crank case. On really cold mornings it pegs the gauge at 80 PSI. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif But it's been like that since new, so I don't worry about it. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif Once warmed up it runs in the 35-55 PSI zone, depending on RPM.

 

[fad2blk99]

Sounds like a good oil pump to me...
But definitely call the fellas at GMPP or better yet Scoggin-Dickey or Pace Chevrolet and run it by them to make sure every thing is on the up and up /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

 

[AntAZBlaz]

cool i just wanted to make sure others were experienceing the same thing.

 

[Derf00]

My 383 has a Z-28 oil pump and runs 60 psi.

 

[Hossbaby50]

I am not running the HT 383, but my crate 350 runs 60 PSI or more at start and 45 or more when cruising. Idle when hot can get down to 35-40. I also have 30K or so on my motor though probably.

Harley

 

[1989k5]

You may have a high volume oil pump installed. irregardless, 60psi is fine, I'm not sure why you would worry about this amount of pressure. Someone may argue that you would pull all of the oil out of the pan which would cause the pump to run dry, but that seems unlikely. When I used to build motors more frequently than I do now, I alway installed a high volume pump which ran around 60psi all the time, never had trouble with them. Stroker motors like 383's don't require anymore oiling ability than other motors. I would think it is fine. Good Luck!! [ QUOTE ]


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[fatboy]

same here, a 383 with 60 plus, one thing to think of is are you sucking your oil pan dry? do you run a external oil cooler or a deep sump oil pan? some thing to think about maybe?

 

[J.R.]

i thought they came with high pressure pumps and not high volume...