Oil Pressure (LIVE)

[kingjust]

I know this isn't as cool as some others work here, but I was thinking of a way to read the oil pressure while the car is one going to the turbo. Well this is what I came up with. It's feed from the oil filter housing to the turbo. The thought is that if you are reading way to much pressure say for a journal bearing turbo, you can get a fitting with a smaller feed hole. But here it is in action, hope yall like! Oh yeah that is a 0-60psi gauge.

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[ziggo0]

Correct me if I'm wrong but, oil pressure from the oil filter housing can easily exceed 60psi, and also...how do you monitor this at WOT .

 

[kingjust]

Correct me if I'm wrong but, oil pressure from the oil filter housing can easily exceed 60psi, and also...how do you monitor this at WOT .

True, that's why this was just a mock up. If you want to see at wide open throttle you can just run an electric sensor to the cabin. But understand that engine load is not a factor here. Your rpms determine your flow (oil psi) so you can just rev your motor and you should get a close estimate. I revved to about 5.5 k rpms and was at 52 psi which is good. Get what i'm saying. Or like I said before you can just run an electronic sensor to a gauge in the cabin. This is something that I just did with extra parts laying around, it works though... for what its worth.

Yes oil pressure can exceed 60psi from the OFH. But prior, I ported the relief hole because of the nonexistant BS's. Also, if the pressure is to high that is why I stated that you can now get a restrictor because you 'know' the pressure is to high... sheesh, I thought you read that

 

[hubz91talontsi]

Most journal bearing turbo's shouldnt exceed 60.

 

[kingjust]

Most journal bearing turbo's shouldnt exceed 60.

Exactly why I thought this would be interesting to try and see what happens.