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Old 03-29-2006, 08:28 PM
Barry_R Barry_R is offline
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Fun to listen/read about FEs needing special treatment and tons of oil pressure. Sadly its just not true. FEs have their quirks, but they behave and react exactly like every other engine. And they dont need very high oil pressure to live.

I have made thousands of passes with mine over the years, and never see anything beyond 60-70 psi hot at any RPM. My Engine Masters FE made 752HP on 91 octane, survived 3 consecutive pulls on the dyno, and had only 50 pounds +/- a few all the way to 6500RPM. I suppose if I had 10 at idle my teeth would be chattering too, but 30 is plenty. If you open it up I'd check the bearings - - its too easy - - and I might cut the oil filter open to see if anything metallic is getting caught in there...
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