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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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I'm getting ready to do a head/cam swap and was wondering if it's worth the expense of getting a ported/blueprinted oil pump?

Car's an early '01(got it in Aug '00) and have seen on here and other forums that they had solved their quality problems. What are the chances of my pump failing?

Who's got the best oil pump out there?

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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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I just got my Ported Oil pump installed today. I bought it from texas-speed.com. I didnt see improvement on my TA but there might be another problem with my car other than the oil pump. People claim that it will increase 10-15 psi.

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I'm getting ready to do a head/cam swap and was wondering if it's worth the expense of getting a ported/blueprinted oil pump?

Car's an early '01(got it in Aug '00) and have seen on here and other forums that they had solved their quality problems. What are the chances of my pump failing?

Who's got the best oil pump out there?

Thanks!
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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I just got a new stock LS6 oil pump when I did my swap. I paid $60-65.
It has great pressure. 45 psi idle, 60 psi cruising, and 75 psi wot is enough for me .
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 01_SuperSlow
I just got a new stock LS6 oil pump when I did my swap. I paid $60-65.
It has great pressure. 45 psi idle, 60 psi cruising, and 75 psi wot is enough for me .
what does a regular ls1 pump flow in psi? (non ported)
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by TJ
what does a regular ls1 pump flow in psi? (non ported)
35-40 PSI and around 40 and higher on cold starts.
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ta981
35-40 PSI and around 40 and higher on cold starts.
idle pressure doesnt concern me. motor only needs 6-8 psi at 800rpms.
how bout the WOT pressure vs stock?
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 06:14 PM
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Pretty much any of the blueprinted and ported pumps from any of the major sponsors will do the job.
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeffs99SS
Pretty much any of the blueprinted and ported pumps from any of the major sponsors will do the job.
thanks, but im gonna save a buck and port my own.
just wondering what pressure im looking at at WOT stock vs ported pump?
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Just get a factory replacement for $65 or $70. Might as well throw one in there while you're at it, but you don't need a ported pump unless you're gonna spin it past 7000. It'll just be overkill, and be more of a chance of sucking the pan dry unless you have a bigger one. I have 83k, and when warm my car gets 45 idle, 58-60 cruise, 70 WOT on Mobil 1 0W40, plenty of pressure. If you stay with the 10psi/1000 rpm motto which is already playing it very safe, you don't need anything more than stock.

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Originally Posted by Camaro99SS
Just get a factory replacement for $65 or $70. Might as well throw one in there while you're at it, but you don't need a ported pump unless you're gonna spin it past 7000. It'll just be overkill, and be more of a chance of sucking the pan dry unless you have a bigger one. I have 83k, and when warm my car gets 45 idle, 58-60 cruise, 70 WOT on Mobil 1 0W40, plenty of pressure. If you stay with the 10psi/1000 rpm motto which is already playing it very safe, you don't need anything more than stock.

Jason
thats good info.
thanks.
ive got a 10K mile 2004 motor, i think im just gonna bolt her back up. i dont think it will have any problems with oil pressure. i can hope.
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factory pump is fine for application
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Originally Posted by TJ
thats good info.
thanks.
ive got a 10K mile 2004 motor, i think im just gonna bolt her back up. i dont think it will have any problems with oil pressure. i can hope.
Ha, with that year and mileage, no worries there.

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