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==Oil pump== It has been shown to the satisfaction of many engine builders that a high volume (HV) pump isn't needed in most SBC builds. As far as high ''pressure'' goes, excess pressure can aerate and heat the oil as well as cause pumping losses and generally is not wanted any more than (and possibly much less than) too much oil pump volume. A standard volume pump with a relief spring that will provide hot oil pressure of at least 15 psi at idle and peak at 65 psi or so will do just fine most of the time. Some builders prefer the old rule of thumb of 10 psi per 1000 rpm, which is also fine as long as the idle pressure is higher than 10 psi. Some reasons to use a HV pump might be due to one or more of the following: *wider than usual oil clearances at the crank *mods like under piston oilers or spring oilers *extra oiling orifices like are sometimes used at the front of the Chevy block to oil the cam gear-to-block interface *drilled oil plugs like used on Pontiac engines to oil the cam/distributor gear *mods to the Chevy distributor housing that bleeds oil from the lifter galleys crossover to oil the cam/distributor gears, etc. *any other trickery that causes an abnormal 'loss' of oil that wouldn't happen under normal circumstances The idea that the oil pump will pump the pan dry has very little credibility to begin with, so shouldn't be a consideration for choosing an oil pump in the first place. The MAIN issue w/the pump and oil pan is to correctly space the oil pick up from the bottom of the oil pan. Many cases of the oil pump "pumping the pan dry" was actually a case of the bottom of the pan getting sucked up against the too-close pick up or from cavitation, '''not''' from too much volume. ===Oil pump pick up=== The better pumps now come with bolt-on pick ups. Many pumps still use the press-fit tube pick ups, though. Installing the pick up tube into the pump body has to be done correctly so there will be no loss of pressure and no aeration of the oil, as well as so the pick up doesn't vibrate loose. *[http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/oil-pump-pick-up-installation-tool-79#post199 Article on making an installation tool] [[File:Pick up installation tool111.jpg]][[File:OIL PUMP PICK UP TOOL 002.jpg|right]]
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