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Old 04-15-2021, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by johnta1 View Post
A too small pickup tube would cavitate (adding air instead of oil).
Probably happen at a higher RPM.


I can see that but do we think that's currently an issue? I spun my Mellings with stock sized pickup to 8200rpm without oiling issues. That was with 13-14" of vacuum in crank case so no 14.7psi of atmosphere helping to push oil into pump.