ckyconan2003

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Is the stock shaft that drives the oil pump for LT1's a steel shaft? I got this new high flow pump and it says i HAVE to use a steel one or else the warranty is void. It's delaying the build of my motor so i kinda NEED to know. Thanks guys

95FbFormula

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the stock 1 is crap just get the melling its about 8$

buffman

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the stock one is not not crap, but for $12 get an ARP one or melling that's 100x better

the_merv

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The stock one is alright, the little plastic Coupling on the bottom of it is the piece that is crap. Get the Melling one at Autozone, it's all metal. Cost me like $6.

GIZMO

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The stock drive shaft is fine (and lighter). The same goes for the stock oil pump. Anything else eats up HP in N/A applications. I have never seen one of the plastic couplings fail. They don't really do anything once everything is put together correctly.

Daren

the_merv

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You can't re-use them thought, you have to break it to get it off. I trust my metal piece, it's only about 10 grams heavier..

GIZMO

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Only ten grams?!!

the_merv

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Here is the perfect comparison.. the Factory is on the left without the litle plastic Coupling, and the Melling is on the right. The Melling one is lighter, I felt them both before putting it in, and I trust that metal Coupling more than the plastic one.

GIZMO

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The factory shaft that I was referring to is part number 03998287. It weighs 106 grams. The plastic coupling weighs 1 gram. I have not been able to kill either.

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Ed Wright

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Wasting your time Darren.

GIZMO

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I know what you are saying. Sometimes I wonder if they shouldn't name this the "How to kill HP in your LT1-LT4" section!

I spoke with a gentleman running a Pure Stock Impala at Rockingham this weekend that had nothing but good things to say about you.

Take Care,

Daren

SpeedDensityZ

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Use a melling. After I installed my cam I broke the white coupling at the bottom of the oil pump witin 50 miles. It's like russian roulette if you ask me.

the_merv

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There was no intentions of starting an arguement, just showing a comparison between the both. I trust the Metal over the Plastic, that is just me..

GIZMO

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Merv,

I'm not arguing with you, just voicing my own opinion. I have built a bunch of 7000+ rpm LT1's with these parts without any kind of issues. I can't see the plastic coupling being an issue unless it is reused or put in a bind. I will also remind you that their are thousands of high mile LT1's (and other small blocks) running around with that plastic coupling.

Take Care,

Daren

the_merv

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It's all good, as long as the **** runs and kills what you need it to..

Ed Wright

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I know who that was. I've done a couple of F body IHRA Pure Stockers also.
Let me know when you get ready.

Ed

Ed Wright

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There is no strain on that sleeve. If everything is properly aligned and installed, the plastic one won't fail. I've been doing this since 1960, and have never had one fail. Millions of Chevys have gone hundreds of thousands of miles with plastic sleeves with no problems.