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Jan 5, 2012 | 06:27 AM

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vvt oil pump question

A local shop told me they were using vvt oil pumps on their ls1 and 6.0 builds. They said they were high volume pumps. I can get one local at GM dealer for around $78.00 and thought this is a cheap way to get a hv pump for my 2004 6.0 build. I have a truck pan cut down to the size of an fbody pan. I did the 1/2 hole mod on the lifter trays. I'm also running ls7 lifters with a ms4 cam. Will this work or will it be to high of a pressure, or will it suck my pan dry? Thanks for the help.

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Jan 5, 2012 | 08:44 AM

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I still run my oem Ly6 pump, and it had vvt, good oil pressure and no problems

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Jan 5, 2012 | 09:11 AM

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I still run my oem Ly6 pump, and it had vvt, good oil pressure and no problems

what kind of pressures are you seeing?

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Jan 5, 2012 | 10:58 AM

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The shop told me they were getting a little over 80psi on the top side and around 60 at idle. Do you think that is a little high?

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I'm seeing 45 hot idle, 55-60 with some rpm

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Jan 5, 2012 | 11:46 AM

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80 is lots, but I don't think it's going to hurt anything besides cost a couple hp

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Jan 5, 2012 | 11:50 AM

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I hit 90 psi in the cold temps ( below zero ) and around 50-60psi when warm. Lots of pressure

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Jan 6, 2012 | 03:20 AM

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has anyone tried this in an ls1 or 6.0? One that did not start out as a vvt motor?

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