08-02-2006, 10:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Paris, France. City of wine and food,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Paint:Metalflakes Royal and Abalone stripes registered in France in 1973. Engine: Ford Shelby aluminium block, 482; two 4-barrels 600cfm Holley; Edelbrock Performer Aluminium heads,,fluid damper,4-speeds Aluminium Toploader (short), 2.88rear
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Originally Posted by Manowar
Queenie,
Very hard to generalize. There's no "normal" consumption for these.
Depends on the builders choice for hone specs, ring type, the kind of break-in it had and the stem seals used. Also a function of how hard you hammer it...
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Yes, I understand that there is no really "normal" values but I think there are some limits. Or maybe the real thing to worry about for a given engine is when the oil consumption changes abruptly.
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