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After having two fram HP1s clog up and fail on me, leaving me short of one weekend of riding at the gulches during my vacation Im looking to improve my trucks oil system..
Right now as it sits its just a stock TBI454, canton romote oil filter adapter, twin 60" 1/2" dia hydrualic hoses with -8 ends, a remote transdapt dual filter head..Stock oil pump and stock pan..
Swapping to 5w30 mobil one oil, and two mobil oil filters got my pressure back but ive noticed after startup i get 40 psi at idle but giving the engine some gas it will drop down to 20psi and hang there..When it warms up the oil to normal operating temp then oil pressure at idle stays at 20 si and rises normally with rpm..Not sure what thats about but its notable
Id be happy with this but since im piecing together a mild BBC from some hardcore parts id like to improve my current engines oiling system now and swap it over later down the road when the 636 is done.Its still a ways off as i have to get the cash to buy pistons, gaskets and valvetrain for the long block and save for a good efi system like a used gen 6 or 7 dfi or steal the BS3 from my grudgematch car as well as the fuel system.
Ive been through this over and over in my head but id like to hear as to why not run a high pressure oil pump.Or high volume/high pressure pump? What id like to have is a decent windage tray in the oil pan and possibly some trap doors to help keep the pickup fed while on steep angles, enough volume that the oil will circulate through both filters, a cooler and the engine faster to pull more heat from the bearings yet have enough capacity to keep the system from running dry..
Right now im thinking a canton oil pan Canton Racing Truck Wet Sump Pans 16-330 - SummitRacing.com
With a pump and pickupSummit Racing Street & Strip® Oil Pump and Pickup Kits SES-3-90-08-007 - SummitRacing.com
Adding a canton accumulator to the system as well off an oil pressure switch. Im mostly doing rocks and hill climbs but i often get the truck and have had the truck off camber and noticed the loss in oil pressure while doing so with the stock system..The truck is super stable and sure footed even at 75* but a few times ive had to back to back out due to starving the pump..
So am i going way overkill here or will the larger pan high volume pump accumlulator be close as i can get to a dry sump
Right now as it sits its just a stock TBI454, canton romote oil filter adapter, twin 60" 1/2" dia hydrualic hoses with -8 ends, a remote transdapt dual filter head..Stock oil pump and stock pan..
Swapping to 5w30 mobil one oil, and two mobil oil filters got my pressure back but ive noticed after startup i get 40 psi at idle but giving the engine some gas it will drop down to 20psi and hang there..When it warms up the oil to normal operating temp then oil pressure at idle stays at 20 si and rises normally with rpm..Not sure what thats about but its notable
Id be happy with this but since im piecing together a mild BBC from some hardcore parts id like to improve my current engines oiling system now and swap it over later down the road when the 636 is done.Its still a ways off as i have to get the cash to buy pistons, gaskets and valvetrain for the long block and save for a good efi system like a used gen 6 or 7 dfi or steal the BS3 from my grudgematch car as well as the fuel system.
Ive been through this over and over in my head but id like to hear as to why not run a high pressure oil pump.Or high volume/high pressure pump? What id like to have is a decent windage tray in the oil pan and possibly some trap doors to help keep the pickup fed while on steep angles, enough volume that the oil will circulate through both filters, a cooler and the engine faster to pull more heat from the bearings yet have enough capacity to keep the system from running dry..
Right now im thinking a canton oil pan Canton Racing Truck Wet Sump Pans 16-330 - SummitRacing.com
With a pump and pickupSummit Racing Street & Strip® Oil Pump and Pickup Kits SES-3-90-08-007 - SummitRacing.com
Adding a canton accumulator to the system as well off an oil pressure switch. Im mostly doing rocks and hill climbs but i often get the truck and have had the truck off camber and noticed the loss in oil pressure while doing so with the stock system..The truck is super stable and sure footed even at 75* but a few times ive had to back to back out due to starving the pump..
So am i going way overkill here or will the larger pan high volume pump accumlulator be close as i can get to a dry sump