Simple 351 questions

chaosstangman · January 1st, 2008, 03:20 PM

Trying to figure out what type of water pump (mechanical or electric) and oil pump to use with my 408 stroker. Its going to be a carbed 450-500hp street/strip setup....with more street than strip lol

1slo5.0 · January 1st, 2008, 03:22 PM

Stock replacement Melling, TRW or Sealed Power oil pump. If you can afford it get an electric water pump. They free up a few horsepower and cool better and more consistent.

e3sean · January 1st, 2008, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Darrell

Stock replacement Melling, TRW or Sealed Power oil pump. If you can afford it get an electric water pump. They free up a few horsepower and cool better and more consistent.

how reliable are electrical waterpumps?? i thought about getting one but my car will be driven a lil more than on a track?

e3sean · January 1st, 2008, 04:05 PM

not trying to jack your thred just courious and darrell knows most..lol

1slo5.0 · January 1st, 2008, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by e3sean

how reliable are electrical waterpumps?? i thought about getting one but my car will be driven a lil more than on a track?

I've run them on the street for years and never had a failure yet.

chaosstangman · January 2nd, 2008, 12:20 AM

thanks for the tip now i just need to figure out if i wanna save for the electric or not

chaosstangman · January 2nd, 2008, 12:26 AM

at wat point would you switch to a performance oil pump or should i say will the stock pump not be enough

1slo5.0 · January 2nd, 2008, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by chaosstangman

at wat point would you switch to a performance oil pump or should i say will the stock pump not be enough

I can't answer that question. My last motor made just over 700 horsepower and I was running a stock replacement pump. Alot of the big engine builders use stock volume pumps. From what I've been told by engine builders is you run a big oil pan with a standard volume pump and 5-6 quarts of oil to keep the oil away from the crank. The high volume pumps draw more horsepower to operate, put stress on the distributor and requires more oil otherwise it will drain the oilpan. I've been following this advice for years and its been working for me.

chaosstangman · January 2nd, 2008, 01:48 AM

thank you so much lol saved me some cash ha ha and probably headaches

January 1st, 2008, 03:20 PM	#1
chaosstangman Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 175 iTrader: 0 reviews	Simple 351 questions Trying to figure out what type of water pump (mechanical or electric) and oil pump to use with my 408 stroker. Its going to be a carbed 450-500hp street/strip setup....with more street than strip lol

January 1st, 2008, 03:22 PM	#2
1slo5.0 MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 11,375 iTrader: 1 reviews	Stock replacement Melling, TRW or Sealed Power oil pump. If you can afford it get an electric water pump. They free up a few horsepower and cool better and more consistent. __________________ My daily driver has 16 cylinders and 4400hp @ 1000 rpm.... ***1988 Mustang GT - Stock....almost

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e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,596 iTrader: 0 reviews	not trying to jack your thred just courious and darrell knows most..lol

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chaosstangman Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 175 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks for the tip now i just need to figure out if i wanna save for the electric or not

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