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RE: Ac cobra 427
By John - 07/03/2003 10:04:05 PM; IP 142.177.103.130
ERA had a number of center-oiler marine engines at their disposal a few years back.....one was even a counter-rotating unit. Although most home builders find their own engine, I suspect a number of marine center-oilers found their way into the factory built cars. The FRAM HP-1 is good for high pressure in case you have a high pressure pump, but probably isn't needed. As far as what grade oil, you don't know the bearing clearances or type of pump. so it's difficult to say. THe problem with 20W50 is that you have to warn the engine up for 5 to 10 miles before you can "gun it" as the oil doesn't drain back very fast till it warms up and you might suck up an air bubble. 10W30 will work fine provided the engine wasn't clearances to loose for racing purposes. If this engine is already broken in (more than 1000 miles on it), I'd switch to Castrol 5W50 Synthetic which will cover all bases...or whatever brand you prefer of synthetic. I didn't believe in synthetic, but I've been using it in a heavily loaded boat engine for a few years and the previous owner did also. The engine runs great and doesn't use any oil...not bad for a 260 Hp 350 pushing a 7000 lb boat. As far as the car goes, I have an ERA also with a 428 in it. I am in the midst of changing head gaskets right now (got slightly overheated due to pin-hole in rad), but will be using synthetic once I have it back together now that I've broken the engine in on 10W30...and that's with 0.020" clearances and a high volume pump. If you do a search on oil pressure in this forum, you will definately be so overwhelmed with info that you be to worried to even start the car.....chuckle, but it all boils down to what I've recommended...I think. (Max pressure 70 to 80...min pressure hot at least 20) At any rate, you'll never generate the power the engine is capable of...the car is just too light.....so it isn't as heavily loaded as say the same engine in a T-Bird...or a boat. Have fun...let the engine warm up through rational driving, and you should have no trouble.
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 RE: Ac cobra 427 -- David Thayer, 03/13/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=11977&Reply=11970><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor11977" onclick="return false;">RE: Ac cobra 427</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Barry B, <i>03/13/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=11977', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor11977') }); </script>  RE: Ac cobra 427 -- Barry B, 03/13/2002
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