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Originally posted by MidOHasp
Rick, you're a basturd. 
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Yup! You nailed it!
You ordered the competition model and that is what you got! Loose clearences generally equal lower internal friction and higher HP plus with the standard pump there is less work being done there as well. Fixit hit it though. You have enough pressure. Nothing wrong with the numbers. Just remember, when it comes time to rebuild that short block at what may seem like a relatively short interval, it is what you ordered!
Give you an example. We used to order our road race motors tight. Because we had no money. Motor would run a full season without being overhauled. The really fast guys would have to have theirs overhauled every two or three races. So expect the motor to last 20%-30% as long as the same built tight. Of course this depends on just how loose they built it!
Run what the builder recommends and realize that the life span before the motor requires a fresh'ning will not be as long as that Honda! The additional
oil pressure will probably not buy you a thing. Although I would run the best stuff I could put in it.
Amsoil, Red Line, Mobil 1 all
synthetic. Change the
oil once a year and filter often.
Rick "the bastard" Dorman
