When I do my cam, I was going to replace the oil pump since I've heard the 98's are notorious for going out. Is there a difference between Katech's and ARE's? I know katech is the ls6 thats been deburred, blue printed etc. Is the ARE basically the same? Just trying to figure out which one I should go with.
thanks.
ryan

 

They're both about the same. I have a 99 and went with a 2001+ part number stock pump. The additional oil pressure is not necessary.

Eric

 

Can't complain about my ARE pump it's nice to see 40+ pressure at idle and 60 psi other wise <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

Go Katech. Just as good and you'll save a few $.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Can't complain about my ARE pump it's nice to see 40+ pressure at idle and 60 psi other wise</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">FWIW, that's right about what I see with my stock replacement 2001 pump and 10W-30.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Fulton 1:
<strong>[QUOTE]FWIW, that's right about what I see with my stock replacement 2001 pump and 10W-30.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">FWIW, that's what I get with my stock '98 pump. I've also always run 10w-30 (Mobil 1). Lucky I guess? Nevertheless, I'm switching to an ARE or Katech pump when I do my cam swap later this summer.