Oil Pump Gear Failure
#1
Oil Pump Gear Failure
I will be building a 7,500rpm build soon and was curious about others who have similar redlines. GM recommends the hardened oil pump gears for higher or sustained time at the rev limiter, but i have only heard of one member's oil pump gear failing on him. Is this a excessively safe part to have? or do most people recommend them?
Also, i might as well ask this as well. I'm getting a set of weisco pistons, and i already have some eagle rods. Are new main/rod bearings needed for installation? Or do most members just re-use the stock ones? I'm looking for around a 400whp build, 450whp tops.
Also, i might as well ask this as well. I'm getting a set of weisco pistons, and i already have some eagle rods. Are new main/rod bearings needed for installation? Or do most members just re-use the stock ones? I'm looking for around a 400whp build, 450whp tops.
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anyone else have this failure?
ok. good to know. I was just looking at TTR and other vendors, and all the clevite bearings were in the hundreds of dollars... I didnt know new OEMs were so cheap. Are the clevite ones supposed to be that much stronger?
#6
My engine builder said that only hardened pump gear only needed for drag cars with high shock loads, since I only road race he said reuse my low mile one and I've run plenty of time over 6k.
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