Which melling?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

May 24, 2007 | 02:36 PM

lastcall190

Thread Starter

TECH Addict

iTrader: (36)

Joined: May 2004

Posts: 2,656

Likes: 4

From: NJ

Which melling?

Did some searching and saw that melling pumps are pretty good, and considering Speed Inc has a sale on them I was hoping to pick one up for my cam swap. Which would be better for me? I am putting in somewhat of a mild cam, nothing huge by any means. should I go with the 96 high pressure one or the 95 stock replacement? I hear that the stock replacement one still flows 40+ psi at warm idle. thanks for your help.

-J

May 25, 2007 | 06:50 AM

Fireball

TECH Senior Member

iTrader: (21)

Joined: Nov 2001

Posts: 8,484

Likes: 0

From: Cecil County Raceway!!!

I just put the 96 in my wife's car. Figured the extra volume could never hurt

May 25, 2007 | 07:26 PM

JPH

TECH Junkie

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 3,776

Likes: 0

From: Fort Wayne, IN

#10296 and install blue spring.

May 26, 2007 | 08:30 AM

lastcall190

Thread Starter

TECH Addict

iTrader: (36)

Joined: May 2004

Posts: 2,656

Likes: 4

From: NJ

Thanks guys, ordered up the 96 from SpeedInc yesterday! JPH in every search I've done you are pimping those Melling pumps real hard

I don't see any reason why I would be disappointed

-J

May 26, 2007 | 09:10 AM

JPH

TECH Junkie

iTrader: (2)

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 3,776

Likes: 0

From: Fort Wayne, IN

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastcall190

Thanks guys, ordered up the 96 from SpeedInc yesterday! JPH in every search I've done you are pimping those Melling pumps real hard

I don't see any reason why I would be disappointed

-J

yeah, i've used a few. by far the best oil pump out there right now for the ls series engines.

May 26, 2007 | 07:59 PM

Spiral04

Teching In

Joined: May 2007

Posts: 49

Likes: 0

From: Northridge, Ca

I have an 04 vette that I'm putting in trickflow heads and a custom cam 224/228 ? I've heard that the higher volume oil pumps could flow too much leaving the oil pan dry?

May 26, 2007 | 10:42 PM

3.4camaro

TECH Fanatic

iTrader: (1)

Joined: Aug 2005

Posts: 1,203

Likes: 0

From: Galveston, TX

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiral04

I have an 04 vette that I'm putting in trickflow heads and a custom cam 224/228 ? I've heard that the higher volume oil pumps could flow too much leaving the oil pan dry?

put an extra quart in then!

6 Gifts Neither Your Dad Nor Grad Will Shove Into the 'Trinket Drawer'

Brett Foote

Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?

Pouria Savadkouei

Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine

Verdad Gallardo

7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built

Verdad Gallardo

Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

Verdad Gallardo

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Pouria Savadkouei

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Pouria Savadkouei

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Verdad Gallardo

Mar 14, 2008 | 04:57 PM

Clif

Teching In

Joined: Feb 2008

Posts: 7

Likes: 0

My son's 99 Trans-Am spun a rod bearing, and I think the Melling oil pump is the culprit. He had just purchased the car, and drove it 3 hours to get home. Shortly after getting horn, the engine started knocking very loud. After pulling the oil pan, and finding a rod bearing shot, I think the oil pan was cavitating due to the high volume pump.

Anyone else actually have this happen besides us?

Mar 14, 2008 | 06:27 PM

#10

litle88

12 Second Club

iTrader: (20)

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 2,561

Likes: 4

From: Burbank, Illinois

I have been beating on mine since last year, and my psi has never fallen under 60, I just put an extra 1/2 quart of german castrol 0-30! pressure stays constant hot or cold!
Gotta love the instant pressure at start up.

I got mine at speedinc too! Frazier is one helpful and knowledgeable guy!