is ls6 oil pump a good upgrade for ls1 camswap performer

 

I woudl aslo like to know. I know a lot of people use ported ls6 pumps, but will a regular ls6 pump do fine?

 

The LS6 oil pump is now the stock replacement for the LS1 and it is an upgrade over the old LS1 pumps. Porting one is easy and just takes a little time. Katech sells a shim to increase pressure or you can use washers, etc.... If you don't want to port, an out of the box LS6 pump is plenty adequate.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION, here's a document I assembled showing how to port an LS6 oil pump: Download

 

worked good for me

 

i have the reg. ls6 oil pump, no problems after cam swap

 

I have heard good things about the LS6 one, I'm using a Melling HV.

 

Stick with your melling.

 

I am with Merv and JPH

The Melling 296 pump has 18% more volume so I decided it was worth the extra 30-40 bucks.

 

Oh yea, trust me that one isn't coming out for anything..

To the OP, if you can get a LS6 for a good price, go with that, but the Melling HV will perform better hands down.

 

I just put a melling in my 02 Z06 so I have a Z06 pump sitting around if you want it? Make an offer.

 

i used a melling 295 which is a standard volume standard pressure.