" oil pressure "

COP RUNNER · Apr 12, 2009

AFTER THINKING ABOUT WHY THE V-MAX HAS SUCH LOW OIL PRESSURE AT IDLE , THE SHOP MANUAL SAYS 3.6 LBS. HOT AT 1,000 RPM'S ! I WAS THINKING , THE MAX DOES NOT HAVE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS , SO IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A LOT OF PRESSURE , SO I LOOKED IN THE SHOP MANUAL & IT HAS A "TROCHOID" OIL PUMP , I GOGGLED THAT & INDEED , THESE ARE VOLUME PUMPS , THE SMALLEST PUMP THIS COMPANY MAKES IS 1.2 - 1.4 LITERS A MINUTE , VOLUME & PRESSURE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS AS MOST OF YOU KNOW , SO THIS IS MY CONCLUSION AND A FEW OTHERS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO ( DANNYMAX ) AND ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE . THE MAX IS GETTING A " DELUGE " OF OIL ( MEGA VOLUME ) ! JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF PRESSURE AT IDLE DOESN'T MEAN ITS NOT GETTING A TON ( DELUGE ) OF OIL !...

unk: " NOW I CAN SLEEP "...:rofl_200:

COP RUNNER · Apr 12, 2009

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS , NO ?...:confused2: AND I THOUGHT I'D GET RIPPED APART ON THIS THEORY !...:biglaugh:

Jeffb · Apr 12, 2009

It's a good theory. It is something that has always bothered me, pretty much 0 pressure sitting in traffic, not like it makes a lot of noise or anything, but i usually hold throttle up little to keep pressure reading about 5 psi.

dannymax · Apr 13, 2009

Look in the 'oil window' when you start the bike. It's nearly full before start-up and drains down below the window within a few seconds after start-up. At idle you can see oil splashing by but the oil level stays below the window.....all that oil is being pumped somewhere!

Now, if at idle, the oil window is full, then there is prolly an oiling issue.

one2dmax · Apr 13, 2009

Volume is only one key element. You have to still have some pressure to keep the bearings alive.

Sean

dannymax · Apr 13, 2009

Good point. Is it a variable pressure pump? Any throttle in-put shows an immediate jump in pressure.

COP RUNNER · Apr 13, 2009

dannymax said:
Good point. Is it a variable pressure pump? Any throttle in-put shows an immediate jump in pressure.

I'M AMAZED THAT HOW QUICK THE PRESSURE SHOOTS UP , INSTANTLY WHEN YOU WACK THE THROTTLE !...

unk:

COP RUNNER · Apr 13, 2009

one2dmax said:
Volume is only one key element. You have to still have some pressure to keep the bearings alive.

Sean

NO DOUGHT , MY POINT IS JUST , NOT NEARLY AS MUCH PRESSURE AT IDLE IS NEEDED WITH THE V-MAX ENGINE , AS AN ENGINE WITH HYDRAULIC LIFTERS , IF THE MAX ENGINE HAD HYDRAULIC LIFTERS , IT WOULD SOUND LIKE A SINGER SEWING MACHINE AT IDLE INSTEAD OF A ROCK TUMBLER ! "LOL" " LOL ":rofl_200::rofl_200:

lankeeyankee · Apr 13, 2009

All I know about VMAX oil pressure is...

If your going 135 MPH and you look at your oil pressure and you see it at 5 PSI you know you have got problems. I am going to bet its a crankshaft that is has taken a ****

COP RUNNER · Apr 14, 2009

lankeeyankee said:
All I know about VMAX oil pressure is...

If your going 135 MPH and you look at your oil pressure and you see it at 5 PSI you know you have got problems. I am going to bet its a crankshaft that is has taken a ****

"LOL" NOW THERES SOMETHING WE WILL ALL AGREE ON !...:rofl_200:

jfeagins · Apr 14, 2009

lankeeyankee said:
All I know about VMAX oil pressure is...

If your going 135 MPH and you look at your oil pressure and you see it at 5 PSI you know you have got problems. I am going to bet its a crankshaft that is has taken a ****

Odd........I can't recall a single time over the past 24 years where I've felt even the slightest inclination towards checking my oil pressure while going 135 MPH. Not once.

:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:

gamorg02 · Apr 14, 2009

jfeagins said:
Odd........I can't recall a single time over the past 24 years where I've felt even the slightest inclination towards checking my oil pressure while going 135 MPH. Not once.

:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:

haha that was my thought when i read that....

maybe i haven't had a sustained 135 mph run yet where i've had enough time to look down...

dannymax · Apr 14, 2009

jfeagins said:
Odd........I can't recall a single time over the past 24 years where I've felt even the slightest inclination towards checking my oil pressure while going 135 MPH. Not once.

:rofl_200::rofl_200::rofl_200:

Man, I don't even check my mirrors at 135!!! :biglaugh:

COP RUNNER · Apr 14, 2009

USUALLY , I'LL JUST GLANCE IN THEM ONCE OR TWICE TO SEE HOW FAR BACK THE COPS FLASHING LIGHTS ARE FADING !...:rofl_200::biglaugh:

unk:

lankeeyankee · Apr 14, 2009

We all have different views on what is considered "Holy **** I am Flying"
Also in the tucked in postion I am in during them speeds my face is within 3 inches of the oil pressure gauge to where no head movement is needed to view the gauges.

COP RUNNER · Apr 14, 2009

lankeeyankee said:
We all have different views on what is considered "Holy **** I am Flying"
Also in the tucked in position I am in during them speeds my face is within 3 inches of the oil pressure gauge to where no head movement is needed to view the gauges.

:hijacked: AS YOU KNOW LANKEE , HAVING LIVED IN JERSEY AND RUNNING THE POLICE OR JUST FROM GOING WARP SPEED FOR THE HELL OF IT , WHEN YOU GET UP OVER 130-140 MPH'S , THE LAST THING YOUR F!@#%*G THINKING ABOUT IS HOW FAST YOU GOING ! YOU GET TUNNEL VISION & YOU JUST CONCENTRATE , LOOKING AS FAR AHEAD AS YOU CAN'T STOP FOR ! ( GET IT ? ) I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF , WHEN I USED TO RIP AROUND LIKE A REAL ******* , I WOULD NEVER LOOK AT THE SPEEDO UNTIL A SPLIT SECOND BEFORE I LET OUT OF IT ! THATS THE ONLY TIME THAT IT MATTERS WRIGHT ? ANOTHER QUICK STORY , LANKEE KNOWS THIS ROAD , ONCE ON RT#18 LEAVING NEW BRUNSWICK GOING SOUTH , ON MY ZX1100 , AT NIGHT ! ( I LOVE RIDDING AT NIGHT ) A TRACTOR TRAILER STARTED RIDDING MY *** , SO I CLICKED IT DOWN 2 GEARS AND STARTED CRANKING , WHEN I WENT TO LET OUT OF IT , I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDO & I WAS DOING 173 MPH , A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER A FRIEND OF MINE THAT DRAG RACED MOTORCYCLES CAME BY MY SHOP & I TOLD HIM " I HAD MY ZX UP TO 173 MPH'S THE OTHER NIGHT ! HE SAY'S , "WHEN YOUR GOING THAT FAST THE SPEEDO'S ARE NOT THAT ACCURATE , SO YOU PROBABLY WER'NT GOING THAT FAST " REAL SARCASTIC LY , SO I SAID IF ITS NOT THAT ACCURATE , MAYBE I WAS GOING FASTER ! WHAT A **** ! ALL I NO , IN THE QUARTER MILE HE DOESN'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR 173 MPH'S !...

unk:

dannymax · Apr 14, 2009

COP RUNNER said:
:hijacked: AS YOU KNOW LANKEE , HAVING LIVED IN JERSEY AND RUNNING THE POLICE OR JUST FROM GOING WARP SPEED FOR THE HELL OF IT , WHEN YOU GET UP OVER 130-140 MPH'S , THE LAST THING YOUR F!@#%*G THINKING ABOUT IS HOW FAST YOU GOING ! YOU GET TUNNEL VISION & YOU JUST CONCENTRATE , LOOKING AS FAR AHEAD AS YOU CAN'T STOP FOR ! ( GET IT ? ) I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF , WHEN I USED TO RIP AROUND LIKE A REAL ******* , I WOULD NEVER LOOK AT THE SPEEDO UNTIL A SPLIT SECOND BEFORE I LET OUT OF IT ! THATS THE ONLY TIME THAT IT MATTERS WRIGHT ? ANOTHER QUICK STORY , LANKEE KNOWS THIS ROAD , ONCE ON RT#18 LEAVING NEW BRUNSWICK GOING SOUTH , ON MY ZX1100 , AT NIGHT ! ( I LOVE RIDDING AT NIGHT ) A TRACTOR TRAILER STARTED RIDDING MY *** , SO I CLICKED IT DOWN 2 GEARS AND STARTED CRANKING , WHEN I WENT TO LET OUT OF IT , I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDO & I WAS DOING 173 MPH , A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER A FRIEND OF MINE THAT DRAG RACED MOTORCYCLES CAME BY MY SHOP & I TOLD HIM " I HAD MY ZX UP TO 173 MPH'S THE OTHER NIGHT ! HE SAY'S , "WHEN YOUR GOING THAT FAST THE SPEEDO'S ARE NOT THAT ACCURATE , SO YOU PROBABLY WER'NT GOING THAT FAST " REAL SARCASTIC LY , SO I SAID IF ITS NOT THAT ACCURATE , MAYBE I WAS GOING FASTER ! WHAT A **** ! ALL I NO , IN THE QUARTER MILE HE DOESN'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR 173 MPH'S !...unk:

Well, just for arguments sake, let's say there's 10% speedometer error at 173 mph. Working the numbers we find that you were just going a mere 156 miles an hour.............!!!

Sounds pretty friggin' fast to me!!!

unk:

lankeeyankee · Apr 14, 2009

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COP RUNNER said:
:hijacked: AS YOU KNOW LANKEE , HAVING LIVED IN JERSEY AND RUNNING THE POLICE OR JUST FROM GOING WARP SPEED FOR THE HELL OF IT , WHEN YOU GET UP OVER 130-140 MPH'S , THE LAST THING YOUR F!@#%*G THINKING ABOUT IS HOW FAST YOU GOING ! YOU GET TUNNEL VISION & YOU JUST CONCENTRATE , LOOKING AS FAR AHEAD AS YOU CAN'T STOP FOR ! ( GET IT ? ) I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF , WHEN I USED TO RIP AROUND LIKE A REAL ******* , I WOULD NEVER LOOK AT THE SPEEDO UNTIL A SPLIT SECOND BEFORE I LET OUT OF IT ! THATS THE ONLY TIME THAT IT MATTERS WRIGHT ? ANOTHER QUICK STORY , LANKEE KNOWS THIS ROAD , ONCE ON RT#18 LEAVING NEW BRUNSWICK GOING SOUTH , ON MY ZX1100 , AT NIGHT ! ( I LOVE RIDDING AT NIGHT ) A TRACTOR TRAILER STARTED RIDDING MY *** , SO I CLICKED IT DOWN 2 GEARS AND STARTED CRANKING , WHEN I WENT TO LET OUT OF IT , I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDO & I WAS DOING 173 MPH , A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER A FRIEND OF MINE THAT DRAG RACED MOTORCYCLES CAME BY MY SHOP & I TOLD HIM " I HAD MY ZX UP TO 173 MPH'S THE OTHER NIGHT ! HE SAY'S , "WHEN YOUR GOING THAT FAST THE SPEEDO'S ARE NOT THAT ACCURATE , SO YOU PROBABLY WER'NT GOING THAT FAST " SO I SAID IF ITS NOT THAT ACCURATE , MAYBE I WAS GOING FASTER ! WHAT A **** ! ALL I NO , IN THE QUARTER MILE HE DOESN'T GET ANYWHERE NEAR 173 MPH'S !...unk:

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Oh yes I remember rt18 very well it was my first time being chased while on my GSXR which started in East Brunswick near the 18 and 1 intersection as I was heading south. I was south of Freehold before I was able to lose site and get off an exit what a run! anyways.. Used to always hang out on rt 18 it was the highway to cruise Saturday night to drag races from light to light.
Really I am a speed junkie and get a rush by seeing values (MPH) I have always been like this back to whenI always had them cheepo speed odometers on my BMX bikes and at one time I rigged up one on my 1980 Kawasaki KD100 which wasnt accurate and was about 20 MPH LOL but that made it all the better !! Every vehichle I ever owned I had to see the needle atleast be pegged or go past the last number always gave me a rush hell even Ol Fortune Cookie I had to figure a way to peg the speedo which is 80 I believe so I rode it to this long steep hill so I could peg the speedo,

Guess thats why I love gauges so much just seeing the needle and where its at... Yeah I know its corny but **** it I like it ! LOL

COP RUNNER · Apr 14, 2009

dannymax said:
Well, just for arguments sake, let's say there's 10% speedometer error at 173 mph. Working the numbers we find that you were just going a mere 156 miles an hour.............!!!

Sounds pretty friggin' fast to me!!!unk:

IT WAS JUST THE WAY THAT HE SAID IT , PISSED ME OFF ! LET ME TELL YOU , I WISH THAT **** HAD BEEN ON THE BACK !...:biglaugh: THEN HE'D HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT !...:rofl_200:HOW FAST IS A ZX1100 IN 5TH GEAR , BOUNCING OFF THE REV LIMITER ?... WELL WE WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT WHAT THE SPEEDO WAS SAYING !...BET YOUR *** !,,,

naughtyG · Apr 14, 2009

funny how oil pressure makes all that steam come out into speeding stories..

:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:

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