Is an aftermarket oil pump necessary?
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Is an aftermarket oil pump necessary?
My friend is doing a cam/spring/timing chain swap on his l99 camaro, would it be worth it to upgrade to an aftermarket oil pump? Thanks guys!
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You can't just throw any pump on those L99's unless he's converting to an Ls3 IIRC they have a bigger pump already due to all the oil it must pump to the dod lifters etc etc. if you can use any Ls pump then I'd get a melling pump. Only because your going in there so why not upgrade to a better one.
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The following is a graph of the flow of the stock LS oil pump versus three Melling oil pumps. If you aren't going to increase the load on your main bearings, rod bearings, and piston shirts, and you aren't going to turn the motor over 6,200 rpms you don't need an improved flow oil pump.
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The following is a graph of the flow of the stock LS oil pump versus three Melling oil pumps. If you aren't going to increase the load on your main bearings, rod bearings, and piston shirts, and you aren't going to turn the motor over 6,200 rpms you don't need an improved flow oil pump.
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The following is a graph of the flow of the stock LS oil pump versus three Melling oil pumps. If you aren't going to increase the load on your main bearings, rod bearings, and piston shirts, and you aren't going to turn the motor over 6,200 rpms you don't need an improved flow oil pump.
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Do you know who and how those data were generated?
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