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| I'd start with just the pan. |
| By Dave Shoe - 04/16/2001 7:24:39 PM; IP 12.2.11.131 |
Replacing the pan and matching pickup will buy you LOTS of margin with the oil system.
Other problems crop up when installing HV/HP pumps, including twisting the stock oil pump drive shaft to death, shearing the distributor gear's drive pin when you beef up the oil pump drive shaft, pumping too much oil into the heads (which naturally drain back slowly) causing the oil pan to dry out and the rear-most intake valve stems to suck oil into the combustion chamber, and gobs of other little oily things that all need to be looked at when upgrading the pump.
If you go the "heavy oiling mod" route and disassemble your whole motor to add the proper restrictors and chamfers for the HV/HP setup, I personally recommend that you do NOT modify (drill or chamfer) the holes drilled in the block that go to the main bearings. Some very experienced persons recommend it, but I believe this is more likely to cause problems than solve them. Ford has published a TSB for the FE on this topic, and it makes sense to me.
A stock pump works GREAT for anything short of hard track time. I'm only recommending the pan and pickup. I use Milodon (or Moroso?) pans (I forget which). At $200+ bucks each , you don't want to get more involved with other oiling mods. They're steel pans, but I dig the steel because they can handle more roadkill than aluminum pans can before they shatter.
JMO,
Shoe. |
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