oil pump question
oil pump question prolly a dumb question but is it worth changin out the stock ls1 oil pump for a ported one,mine is brand new and only has 600 miles on it but i figure since im in there doin the cam anyways?or shold i not bother is it that much better ? thanx i just dont wanna be doin things twice,or stuff thats not really needed,if its worth it/or reccomended i def will tho no point in chancin it 
Originally Posted by Noyzee
i can get you a nice one, same as i use for a good price, it works well. i would change it, you have a 99, thats the iffy years on oil pumps.
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Originally Posted by My84Z
If the pump you have is new and is running good y bother changeing it to something that could be a defect.
i might as well do it ya know... 
I actually stuck with my original oil pump throughout the two cams I had installed. My oil pressure was always perfect so I didn’t want to chance it. I hear so many stories of people swapping out pumps and having really low pressure or really high pressure and it doesn’t ever level itself out. I have always thought the oil pump should only be changed if your having trouble with the existing one or if your going with a larger engine or something of that nature.
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From: East Side Performance! mASShole
oh, its a hole new motor? brand new? not rebuilt?
its a hard call at that. you hate not to change it if it aint broke, but i have seen many people use the ported blueprinted pump, and they work fine. mine works very well, and its 3 years old
either way, i get a pretty good price, let me know
its a hard call at that. you hate not to change it if it aint broke, but i have seen many people use the ported blueprinted pump, and they work fine. mine works very well, and its 3 years old
either way, i get a pretty good price, let me know
hmm well maybe i wont bother if theres a bunch of horror stories,and i do have a perfectly good one,if i have teh extra cash when i order all te stuff then ill get it 
if not then ill save myself the trouble,thanx guys :thumbsup:
if not then ill save myself the trouble,thanx guys :thumbsup: 
Originally Posted by OSR 1
unless your changing timing chain and gear set I would not chance changing out the pump
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From: West Chester
i personally wouldn't mess with the oil pump unless i had to. haha i get paranoid just talkin bout it. oh good! i see u posted its stayin in, good choice if ya ask me. good luck with ur cam install