i am building a 6.0 for a guy and i was wondering if the stock oil pump would be fine with the ls1 pickup and windage tray???? or am i going to have to take the old oil pump off of the blowed up LS1??
thanks.

 

need to know really fast guys. any help will be appreciated. thanks.

 

I'm guessing this is out of a truck (the good engine)?

You should really buy (if you don't already have one) a LS6 oil pump. They were used in the 01 and later cars (might have been in trucks but I don't know). The "old" LS1 pumps would sometimes come apart and send metal into the oil system. You can get a new ported pump from any of the sponsors for ~$150 and not have to worry about anything.

 

Never reuse oiling hardware off a blowed-up engine, unless you want the new engine to be blowed-up also. The funny wording is intentional. Just buy a new ported unit from a supplier. You'll come out better in the long run, and it'll be cheaper.

 

this might be a topic but.....

If you take the pump apart, checked it out, and made sure it was clean then there is nothing wrong with reusing an oil pump. You wouldn't dump rockers, pushrods, oil pans, etc. if it wasn't broken would you? Don't spend money where you don't need to but make sure you check EVERYTHING you want to reuse.

 

thanks guys. the pump that was on the 6 liter is brand new just like the motor. i just need to know if it is the exact same as as ls1 pump. if so, i wont jack with it.

thanks,

 

yes

there are only 2 pumps....LS1 and LS6......