Re: Oil consumption & smoke on a 327/350 hp
I agree. Some brand new Corvettes came with a high pressure oil pump and it didn't seem to have any effect on oil consumption. My brand new 365 HP 64 coupe didn't use an excessive amount of oil. As I remember, it was about a quart in 800-1000 miles. That's about the same amount a new 300 HP 327 car with the low pressure pump would use.
And don't buy the old story from an engine builder about how it takes many miles to break in the rings. That's nonsense.
If exchanging a high pressure pump for a conventional low pressure pump cures an oil consumption problem, the pump wasn't the original problem.
I agree. Some brand new Corvettes came with a high pressure oil pump and it didn't seem to have any effect on oil consumption. My brand new 365 HP 64 coupe didn't use an excessive amount of oil. As I remember, it was about a quart in 800-1000 miles. That's about the same amount a new 300 HP 327 car with the low pressure pump would use.
And don't buy the old story from an engine builder about how it takes many miles to break in the rings. That's nonsense.
If exchanging a high pressure pump for a conventional low pressure pump cures an oil consumption problem, the pump wasn't the original problem.
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