Originally posted by TGO:
What?? That's not even in the powerband of the engine. If that were true alot more engines would have blown up by now. I can't think of anyone who keeps their contour UNDER 2500rpm...except maybe roger r Make it higher than 5k, and for extended periods of time.

Just run the 6.5 qts and don't worry about it. The odds are in your favor that it will be fine.





What??? wow.

Powerband has NOTHING to do with oil drainage issues. If the oil doesn't drain, it doesn't drain. The powerband could be from 6,500 to 6,599 and it would still have drainage problems at anything high enough to demand any oil to the heads.

FWIW: ask around.. 3K is borderline, if it is a tight sweeping right hander (keeping in mind that how tight, speed, and lateral g's are all a factor, so NO one RPM can be made "THE" limit.. Typical onramp clovers at 3-3.5 have proven fatal more than once.

And, for that matter, even if the range WAS able to be proven higher, simply stating that YOU feel the "odds" are in his favor, certainly doesn't make ME feel any better.

I, personally, wouldn't take ANY one person's "positive" experience at a high rpm as the end all-be all of testimonials.

Run 6.5qts of HIGH quality oil (majority use Mobil1 Synth, or Royal Purple..)
Install an Accusump as another means of safe measure
AVOID high speed, tight rand handers.
Do your OWN research, and don't base your determination of "safe" limits on ONE post. (including mine)


Ray

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