Normal oil pressure - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

nighttowl · 08-10-2016, 10:35 PM

After someone I know brought it up, I've been kind of wondering what is normal oil pressure for these motors.

Based on logs from HP tuners, it looks as if I only get about 50 lbs of oil (hot) pressure at 6k rpm.
At idle I'm around 37.

back in the day the rule of thumb was 10 lbs of oil pressure per 1k rpm.
Engines these days are using much thinner oils than they previous.

Should I be concerned?

Olddudesrule · 08-10-2016, 10:58 PM

That is still the general rule of thumb, but I'd say your fine.

Hocky · 08-11-2016, 08:44 AM

That is about the same as my car. My hot idle is more like 31-34. My old cts-v used to idle in the mid 20s.

jayno20 · 08-11-2016, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hocky

That is about the same as my car. My hot idle is more like 31-34. My old cts-v used to idle in the mid 20s.

I was reading a little bit about this over at their forum and they seem to have a much lower PSI in general. Apparently, their oil capacity is 6 quarts instead of our 8 so that may play a factor in it.

08-10-2016, 10:35 PM	#1
nighttowl Sarcasm loading -------- Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: TX Posts: 1,806 View My Garage	Normal oil pressure After someone I know brought it up, I've been kind of wondering what is normal oil pressure for these motors. Based on logs from HP tuners, it looks as if I only get about 50 lbs of oil (hot) pressure at 6k rpm. At idle I'm around 37. back in the day the rule of thumb was 10 lbs of oil pressure per 1k rpm. Engines these days are using much thinner oils than they previous. Should I be concerned? __________________ "The salesman actually told me to stop getting it sideways during the test drive" 2018 MBM ZL1 1LE - Stock 2014 CRT ZL1 574 rwhp, 537 rwtq - SOLD 2010 IBM SS Camaro VVT L99 w/ TR6060 swap, 489 rwhp, 444 rwtq - SOLD

08-10-2016, 10:58 PM	#2
Olddudesrule Resident nomad Drives: 2014 Summit White 1SS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,765	That is still the general rule of thumb, but I'd say your fine. __________________ Sold: 2007 Z06 2002 Viper GTS/ACR 2003 Z06 1965 FFR Cobra 2012 Nissan 370Z ADM LSA Stage II, Roto-Fab CAI, Kooks LTH/HFC's, Phastek CC, ported TB, Mishimoto radiator and oil cooler, BC Racing ER Series CO's, JPSS 32mm Black Magic rear bar, JPSS front inserts, R1 Concepts Premier slotted rotors/Goodrich SS lines, Schroth ASM harness, MGW flatstick, Brey-Krause HB, Tuned by NicD, at Cordes Performance Racing.

08-11-2016, 08:44 AM	#3
Hocky Drives: Cts-v2 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 116	That is about the same as my car. My hot idle is more like 31-34. My old cts-v used to idle in the mid 20s.