( sorry, I once again got very wordy :) )
I'm excited for ya, man! I think once you drive it, there will be no looking back. As for the oil pressure, I've heard that the rear main is really the only area that people have concern about.. But nobody has been like "oh my god, my rear main is leaking because I have too much oil pressure". I'm running a Hellcat pump in Hoopty 5.7 and it buries the gauge (80) on a cold start.. Around 60 at hot idle. The Darts 6.4 isn't like that tho.. cold start 60 and 25 at hot idle. Had me a nervous wreck for a few days but I've talked to alot of 6.4 guys and they say that's totally normal for a 6.4.
I've always been a bit intimidated by the megasquirt/terminator setups. Sticking with Mopar/Sublime Harness and OEM ECUs just keeps it really simple for me...but mine aren't track cars either. Just need the basics and the OEM stuff performs well. On the downside, if I want a choppy cam, I have to pay for it to be tuned.. outta my league, plus I would probably drive myself crazy.
I've been driving the Dart, every chance I get.. Just a different car with a Hemi and such a nice highway driver now. They definitely run cooler. Hoop and the Dart both run under 200 on the hottest of Days.. And Hoop has a tiny radiator, all crammed in a confined non breathing space! These Hemis just wanna run.. Hot, Cold, Wet or dry, they just run and run smooth. I'm planning to blo it apart next winter and do a cam/lifter upgrade and probably a 46RH.. I don't want to give up my column shift and bench seat haha
Gonna jump in on the Hot Rod Power Tour next week. Not doing the whole week tho. Plan to drop in with the tour, Thursday morning, as they come outta Louisville to Hebron. Spend the day in Hebron and then on to Indy the next day. Then it's a short drive home from there. My wife didn't want any part of it haha. Even tho we did our share of cruises and racing back when we both had our Magnums.. Hebron is where she ran her first 1/4 mile. So, my daughters boyfriend is going to go with me. Pretty excited for him because he's never been to any kind of event or ever been a part of a caravan.
I'll try some thinner on the gates clamps.. I think what I tried brake cleaner and it didn't work