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Old 01-20-2009, 10:53 PM
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kinda a dumb question. where is the oil pump spring? i wanna put in a high pressure spring but idk where it is. also does anyone know where to get a high pressure spring?
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It's in the oil pump, LOL. You have to remove the bottom plate to change it. You can't miss it.

GM white spring 3848911.
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just out of curiosity, how high will my oil pressure be with this spring?
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~70 psi cold, ~20 hot idle, ~60-70 hot, high RPM, depending on bearing clearances.
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