Suggestion for oil pump for 302. Daily driver. Any brand better than others? Prefer made in USA. Thank you
Thanks for the info. That sure is a sweet looking Maverick you got there! I'll be there someday. My daughter helped prepare my 70 Maverick for a 8.8 rear end out of a 74 parts car. Progress.
Is there a special oil pick up screen I need for the 302 since the oil sump is in front, or can i just reverse the oil pump from a rear sump oil pan configuration I currently have?
You need the front sump pickup. My engine builder steered me away from a high volumn oil pump. Said it put more strain on the drive shaft. If you replace the drive shaft, get a good one.
lol.. now I feel like a broken record from my other "questionable quality" reply in the intake install thread.. but these are mass produced products. Pretty well known that spec's and tolerances can be less than desireable for some wanting optimized builds. But if "good enough" is good enough.. great results can be had in most cases. I do know that the bigger dollar motor guys run billet and fully blueprinted stuff for a reason. You'll often blueprint as much as possible in any other area.. so why not open up the pump too? At least check it, right? Personally, I would never run a dusty out of the box "economically produced" oil pump on anything other than maybe an old tractor or something that didn't rev or simply didn't matter too much. I usually either pay the extra few bucks to buy one already blueprinted.. or do it myself. If your engine is mass produced?.. then just toss it in right out of the box. If it's a custom job and you really care about that heart being as strong as possible.. get it blueprinted. ARP studs and tack welded pickup tubes are near mandatory too, IMHO.
