Recent content by BoilerUP

It wasn't a lack of oil, I had run MidO a couple weeks before and it had 7qt in it (LF4 spec capacity). As I said, I did a lot of stuff wrong that caused an expensive lesson to be learned - I'm trying to be better/smarter with my new engine.

I evidently stopped getting emails that the thread had new comments...I wasn't trying to "duck and run" I take my knowledge beatings like a man, lol

The "epic failure I experienced" is what led me down this path in the first place, not the other way around. Appreciate your input

I suppose my concern (valid or not) is if pressure is overly high with cooler oil temps, there may not be sufficient flow to properly lubricate everything...so I'm trying to hit a sweet spot between year-round streetability and being better at sustained oil temps on circut. 80psi at 90F oil...

I was using Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 5w30 when the bearing spun...I think its HTHS is around 3.1? I did a LOT of stuff wrong in making that expensive mistake...1. OEM spec oil while 2. running 160whp over stock on 3. ethanol blend fuel which contributes to dilution and 4. doing HPDE with...

New member here, have done multiple searches but didn't quite find what I was looking for so decided I'd start a thread. I have a 2018 Cadillac ATS-V with 3.6LL TT LF4 engine. This engine was installed in December 2023, after spinning a rod bearing on my original (modified, 600whp with E48...