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[RICK LAKE]

HI ED RICK LAKE HERE I HAVE AN ALL ALUMIUM SHELBY MOTOR. IT HAS A MELLING HIGH VOLUME PUMP WITH A 100 HIGH PRESSURE SPRING FROM FFP IN CALI. I RUN 15W-40 OIL VAL. WHEN HOT MY MOTOR ILDES AT 775RPM AND THE OIL PRESSURE IS 25-30 LBS HOT WITH THE TEMP ON THE MOTOR AT 190F I CALLED MIKE LEFEVERS AT MI-TECH, THE MOTOR IS STILL NEW AND NOT BROKEN IN BUT THE PRESSURE GOES AT 1100RPM UP TO 60PSI AND TOPS OUT AT 75PSI WITH A OIL LINE GAUGE FROM AUTOMETER. HE SAID IT IS OK I HAVE A CANTON T PAN ON MY MOTOR WITH A 3 QUART ACTUSUMP RESERVE FOR PROTECTION AND AS A PRE OILER FOR START UPS ON THE MOTOR. I LEARNED THIS FROM DON AT LOUDON WHEN HE TOOK ME FOR A RIDE AND FORGET ABOUT THE EXTRA 190LBS. AND WE BOTTOMED OUT ON THE ROAD COURSE. THE CORNER OF THE OIL PAN GET HIT AND HE PUT 7 QUARTS DOWN ON THE TRACK. NO DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR LUCKY DON. I CHECK MY ROD BEARINGS WITH PLASTIC GAUGE AND THE CLEARANCE IS AT BLUEPRINT SPEC. MY MOTOR WAS BLUEPRINTED AND BALANCED SHORT BLOCK.I HAVE ABOUT 100 MILES ON THE CAR AND 1HOUR BREAKIN AND 3 HOURS IN DYNO PULLS TO 6000 RPM. WITH FUEL INJECTION AND A SMALL CAM I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY SETUP TALK TO DON OR DAVE SADOWSKI ABOUT THIER MOTORS DAVES MOTOR IS A WORK OF ART. IT RUN A SET OF 58 WEBERS AND SHELBY MOTOR LIKE MINE BUT DOUBLE THE POWER AND IT IS ALL BLACK. IT WAS IN KIT CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO GOOD LUCK WITH THE CAR AND MOTOR RICK LAKE