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Old 03-23-2012, 04:36 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spearfish25 View Post
I used to just wait until the needle started to move, but then I installed my oil pressure gauge. The oil pressures don't start to drop to the lower operating pressures until 180+. Cooler than that, the pressures are in the 100-105 PSI range when you're around 2-3k RPM. That was enough to make me warm her up to 180F before getting sporty with my driving.
yep I think of this when I first start driving it. I think it was your thread that pointed out how high the oil pressure gets when you push past 2k rpm and temps are <180.
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