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In the past I did a flow calculation for a standard RV8 oil pump. From what I remember it is about 6cc every full 360 oil pump rotation. Cavitation becomes an issue with the standard oil passages at +- 2950 rpm oil pump or +- 5900 crank rpm. The cavitation issue can be improved with small alteration...

Hi everyone, short update, this could help someone in the future. Took the heads of last weekend and as expected the head gasket was very oily on both sides. Clearly the head gasket is not sitting snug at every place and this for as well cylinder head side as block side. As last resort I used copper...

Hi ratwing, Yesterday I received an order form rimmerbros of after market and std elring head gaskets. To my surprise, the elring are now also teflon coated. I still have some old elring's on stock and the old ones definitely don't have any coating on them. Does this mean that elring confirms with t...

Apparently we are not the only ones that have this problem.Did some internet searching and I found at least 3 others having the same issue. Turner engineering and other install the liners like this on all there V8 blocks. Some engine builders don't like to have the liner flush with the deck. They in...

Hi Sidecar, thanks for the reply. I already have changed the gaskets and hoped to solve the issue with the oil feed from block to head being blocked off in the cylinder block and head. I do not need this oil feed because of the full roller rockers . The roller rockers get there oil from the follower...

Hi,
Sorry to revive this thread, but did you eventually solved your issue? I have the same issue and I believe it has to do with the liners sitting above the deck.
Regards,
Frank