theres no bypass in air compressors, bad example if you ask me
their flow drops as pressure increases. perfect example without getting over-complicated and explaining beyond that
but i WANT the complicated answer. the only reasoning for a drop in flow rate at a higher pressure that i can think of is that the flow transitions from laminar to turbulent and thus creates more back pressure
i was referring to the air compressor flow vs psi rating, i wasn't at all bringing in any air compressor vs relief valves into the thread
your oil pump can only move x amount of oil at the given speed it moves at. start shimming the relief spring you will see higher oil pressure yes but the fact that it can only pump x amount of flow at the given speed it moves, it will have a reduction in volume output due to tolerances in the gear/body
sure you can shim it out to get 40-50psi but if you really had to shim it that much then get better tolerances elsewhere
it's a positive displacement pump. so what you're saying is that because you shim the by-pass, you therefore increase the amount of oil that 'sneaks' its way out of the rotors because its a higher back pressure (and oil pressure), and thus the oil pump doesn't move (flow) quite as much oil?
id love to see the actual numbers on that. i bet its not hardly measurable on an oil pump that has half ass decent tollerances.
Im glad this topic came up on here I was interested in doing it on my motor build but now Im not to sure...hmmm
this shit's been in my build for 700 miles. no problems what so ever.