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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 07:26 PM
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Motor ?

351w roller, stroked and aluminum heads / carbbed
Ever sense New and tight. Seems to get oil dirty kinda fast. I was wondering if normal blow bye would cause that? I have a breather cap on one cover and a PVC on the other going to intake manifold. In boat / I cruise @ 3200 and set up pump to wot @ 4500 rpms

What got me thinking is the topic of a catch can on my new SHO ecoboost.
 
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What do the plugs loo like?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 08:20 AM
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I got help setting up new motor and carb (750) we got her jetted so plugs were reading proper. But come to think of it the rear plugs closer to the pcv were darker

Don't even know if the PVC and intake side of the motor would cause dark engine oil

The oil reading on the stick could be proper color? It just seems to go from clean to kind of dark a little fast. Just guessing here but what would you expect the oil to look like in 4 hours @ 3200 rpms on my little stroker?
 
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In 4 hrs I wouldn't expect the oil to get noticably dirty so sounds like the rings aren't sealing very well. Was the block bored and fully prepped?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 10:57 AM
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I had this motor built for me by a large build company. Dyno @ 400+ hp 500 tq
Runs flawless. Just wondering how normal or what oil color should be. My 4 hours @3200 rpms is just a guesstimate. Maybe next oil change I'll track it closer
 
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 11:29 AM
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As long as its not consuming oil and it's running ok - why bother with it? Just keep up with your oil change maintenance and stop worrying about it.
 
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Thank you
That's what I will do
 
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How many hours on it?
How was it broken in?
 
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