ws6sojuiced01

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Should i change the pump i only drive the car 3000 miles a year(and the wife drives most of that) do to being in the military 4000 miles away from the car.at least for the next 4 years.

Ferocity02

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Might as well as long as you're in there. How many miles are on it?

ws6sojuiced01

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24,000

Lithium

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Yes you should.

ronan

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that's up to you, i've done 20 or so cam swaps and never had any oil pressure problems at all. ported oil pumps on stock cars are just extra insurance and not something 100% nessecary at all.

CRL 01 SS

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I like having the extra insurance and piece of mind. Went with a TSP ported LS6 pump when I had my MS3 installed.

Bigrob339

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Go with a Katech ported pump, thats what is on my car!!
rob

Katech_Jason

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WsSickLs6

that 100$ could save you thousands down the road...i vote yes

BigBlockChev572

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I didn't change mine. I have 67K on it. My oil pressure is 55PSI cold. I don't believe in the "ported" oil pump hype.

orangeapeel

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I would do it. Never hurts to have fresh parts when adding power.

DONAIMIAN

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Depends, if it was a 00 and earlier, then it would be higher on my list to replace. I think the 01+ cars came with the LS6 pump and if thats the case, then I wouldnt mess with it unless your changing out the timing chain.

blkZ28spt

I wouldn't do a cam swap on a 97-00 LS1 without also swapping pumps, but on a lower mileage 01+ it's really not necessary.

ws6sojuiced01

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so i have an ls6 pump in mine i have a 01?

blkZ28spt

Yes. Which means you shouldn't have to worry about it taking a crap on you.

P Mack

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I wouldn't do it, if you did you'd have to mess with the pickup tube, o-ring, etc. You already have a pump you know is good.

1badA3Z

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i wouldnt mess with it either,not many miles on it and newer model car,i think it will be ok,jmo tho

fasteddyss

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I did it with my cam swap. My oil pressure went up so I figure it was worth it.


Good Luck

2scoot

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Smooth out the casting flaws yourself and save the $$. Also a good rule of thumb is 10 psi for every 100 HP.

Dan_the_C5_Man

LS1 and "LS6" oil pumps are the same. If you've ever disassembled one you'd know this. The problem area is casting flash / other junk getting caught in the pressure relief valve. So disassembling and cleaning your stock pump is just as good (or better) than buying a new one. You can also add a small shim under the spring to bump the pressure if desired.