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Originally Posted by mike the snake
I'm trying to visualize how it works, say when you are at 9k rpm and the pressure drops from 70-80 to 60-70, how does the accumulator help keep the pressure high?
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Mike, I want to address this specifically as this is the main reason I'm running the accumulator.
So after Element Tuning did all the internal engine and oiling mods and added the Perrin Oil Cooler, after 8k RPM the oil pressure started dropping.
So up to say 7500 RPM I was holding a steady 75 psi with the other mods but before the accumulator. By adding the accumulator I'm now holding that 75 psi to 9k RPM where our motor is still pulling hard.
It does this because the accumulator was pressurized with about 3 quarts of oil to 75 psi at 7500 RPM. As pressure drops below this 75 psi the accumulator pushes back those few quarts at it's last highest pressure until it runs out.
So obviously not everyone is going to be able to make power to 9k rpm so the accumulator may not be required say if you get a built motor from us but you do not get our "Big Valve Heads" and power tapers past 7500 rpm. Now if you get our "Big Valve Heads" you cannot use 9k RPM without the accumulator (if you are pushing 400+ whp).
There are other benefits that may still warrant this product regardless of needing 9k rpm and I've outlined those.