360 mopar oiling issue

lorenr · 07-30-2018, 02:05 PM

There are several factory fixes for inadequate oiling to the rod bearings. Basically restrict oiling to the lifter bores especially the passenger side should help. Do not restrict oil to the rockers.

I used to sleeve the lifter bores, all of them and let splash from the rockers oil the roller lifters.

A second method I used was that I reamed and sleeved the passenger side oil bay with a copper tube.

You can also add a supply line from the passenger side bay to the drivers bay as another method. This seems to work well but I never did it. Simple if you have a hydraulic or solid lifter cam.

In a super stock motor I would also use babbit bearings. Set them up a bit loose like .003.

Use a factory racing manual to properly size all your oil passages, especially from the passenger side oil bay to the mains and again up to the cam shaft and rockers.

Pretty sure you need more oil. What oil pan are you using?

07-30-2018, 02:05 PM	#2
lorenr Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 48 Likes: 259 Liked 19 Times in 9 Posts	Re: 360 mopar oiling issue There are several factory fixes for inadequate oiling to the rod bearings. Basically restrict oiling to the lifter bores especially the passenger side should help. Do not restrict oil to the rockers. I used to sleeve the lifter bores, all of them and let splash from the rockers oil the roller lifters. A second method I used was that I reamed and sleeved the passenger side oil bay with a copper tube. You can also add a supply line from the passenger side bay to the drivers bay as another method. This seems to work well but I never did it. Simple if you have a hydraulic or solid lifter cam. In a super stock motor I would also use babbit bearings. Set them up a bit loose like .003. Use a factory racing manual to properly size all your oil passages, especially from the passenger side oil bay to the mains and again up to the cam shaft and rockers. Pretty sure you need more oil. What oil pan are you using?