Pre-oiler question

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by kevins2

After reading through this thread, for a street driven car, if you put all the opinions in a blender you come out with the Accusump probably not necessary but certainly can't hurt and may provide some marginal benefit.

Rather than pre-oiling, what do you think of pre-heating the oil? My engine builder has recommended an oil pan heater - not the cheesy stick on kind - but one that installs inside the oil pan through a welded-on bung. Assuming I don't mind plugging the thing in 20 - 30 minutes before driving, and plug it into a cord with a timer in case my CRS kicks in and I plug it in and forget...it seems to me that having warm oil at start, although not pre-oiling, would provide good benefit. Also, since I plan to drive the car in cooler weather it seems this would be a good investment for about $225.

An oil heater would be a good idea for your area, warm/warmed up oil is a lot thinner than cold oil and will flow so much better at start up......also, a good oil pump will not hurt....
case in point:I rebuilt a 351-W for a daily driver truck, standard rebuild, the owner brought me the parts and I did the work for him, the oil pump was a stock replacement parts store oil pump........on start up,the oil pressure gauge would sit still for at least 3 seconds, then slowly go up to 50 psi, and I mean slowly, but acceptable......

On my 331 stroker,I'm using a Melling High Performance oil pump, standard pressure/volume, on start up, the oil pressure instantly goes up to 60 psi, and I mean instantly......
BTW: both engines use the same oil, 15/40 Shell Rotella T...so that takes the oil itself out of the equation....

David