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Old 01-29-2017, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by blykins View Post
I have seen trouble with Morel hydraulic roller lifters not being able to meter higher viscosity oils. Going from a 20W-50 to a 10W-30 made a world of difference.
I hope I spell this name correctly, Sean Highland wrote a book on the Ford 4.6 ltr Modular engine. I believe the way they were able to extend to higher rpm was to go down to 0-5W full synthetic oil. The problem being the hydraulic lifters were pumping up. The thinner oil allows them to bleed off more quickly.

I put a 20-50W oil in a big block Chrysler once back in my puppy days. That was the only time I ever had valve float. I went back to 10-40W.
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