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Old 06-17-2017, 07:07 PM   #1
Curt in AZ
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Default High Volume Oil Pump advice

I am assembling my freshly machined 8CM engine. The main bearing clearance is .0025 (plastigauge) and the thrust bearing measures .003. So the mains are at the upper limit and the thrust is larger than spec. I didn't check the camshaft clearance.

No doubt this engine will have low oil pressure with these clearances so would it be wise to replace the stock oil pump with a Melling M15? Thanks for advice.

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