[Schurkey]

Originally Posted by gto4evr

it floated around 20 psi at idle and 60 under a load...

...80 under a load.

Originally Posted by gto4evr

the old top out of 60 psi under a load once warm?
...everything reacts the same under a load

There's nothing in the engine oil system that measures load. An automatic transmission might vary line pressure based on engine vacuum or throttle position, but there's nothing like that in the engine oil system.

Originally Posted by tom s

Did I miss somewhere what weight oil is being used?

Important.