Jim Liddle
Member
I am building a street/strip 383 and just guessing that it would not turn more than6500 rpm.
I have read about several mods for the oiling system on big blocks. Going to a 1/2" NTP oil pick up tube seems to be very popular one but, on my block the hole looks to be too close the edge to enlarge it with out cutting through the side. So my question is, are there enough benefits gained by doing this to go through the trouble of setting up on a mill (which I do have) to move the hole so that side of the hole does not move any closer the edge? Also are any of the other hole enlarging mods necessary? There are several different opinions on this that I have read about and I am not sure if I should do any of it or not. I don't want to spend hours machining and grinding if it is fine the way it is now.
Thanks Jim
I have read about several mods for the oiling system on big blocks. Going to a 1/2" NTP oil pick up tube seems to be very popular one but, on my block the hole looks to be too close the edge to enlarge it with out cutting through the side. So my question is, are there enough benefits gained by doing this to go through the trouble of setting up on a mill (which I do have) to move the hole so that side of the hole does not move any closer the edge? Also are any of the other hole enlarging mods necessary? There are several different opinions on this that I have read about and I am not sure if I should do any of it or not. I don't want to spend hours machining and grinding if it is fine the way it is now.
Thanks Jim