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Originally Posted by David Kirkham
A "side-oiler" block simply means the oil galley runs down the side of the block. They did this so they could drill the oil passages to the cam from the side oil galley. Side oilers oiled the mains and the cam in "parallel." In other words, the oil went to the mains and the cam at the same time.
Modern technology today oils the mains first, then the cam is oiled from the mains. This is called "priority oiling." Our modern block uses "priority oiling."
David
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David,
Question here. Along this same school of thought, is it possible to drill a center-oiler block for priority oiling? I haven't looked at a center oiler to see if there's enough webbing material to drill from mains to cam bore or if it's even necessary.
Just a thought while discussing this process.
Keep up the great work. I look forward to the finished product!