Oil spitting from oil tank- normal on a /6? Options

[tornik550]

I built a 2.7 and I originally was running it on a test stand. I used an old 911 oil tank I had. Everything ran fine and didn't seem to be an issue.

I now have the engine in my car and I am planning on driving it soon. After the initial break in on the test stand, I drained the oil. Once installed I filled it with 10 quarts. I had a small issue which required that I drain the oil. Fixed the issue then filled it up again. I clearly put in too much oil. After idling for about 5 minutes, I saw a slight bit of oil in the tail pipe. Drained the oil again- put 5 quarts in. Still getting blue smoke however I assumed that is just the old oil in the exhaust burning off.

I tried to check the oil when the engine was running and hot, when I take the oil cap off, I can see oil gurgling in the filler neck and it spits out a fair amount of oil.

I am new to /6 engines however this clearly doesn't seem right. Could I still have too much oil, is this normal or could there be something else going on?

[wndsnd]

I start with 9 quarts. Start engine and wait until oil temp gets up to about 180. Check oil with engine running, and add to middle of dipstick if necessary. The oil expands alot when it is getting up to temp. If you measure before then, you will put too much in. BTDT.