My oil pressure is going away.....

redfastback said

You don't need a bigger pan. Without increasing the pickup tube size, it won't empty the pan. They proved it in one of the mags a few years ago. The extra volume just increases pressure since it can't deliver MORE volume thru the same size tube.

But, what you have for your setup, superdart, is just fine....don't worry about it.

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Your theory is incorrect and here's why. For your theory to be correct, the stock pump would have to be using the stock pickup to 100% of it's capacity. Sorry, but that's just not the case. Also, I've seen first hand people make the mistake of adding a high volume pump while retaining the stock pan in both dirt track and drag racing. The results weren't pretty. I GARRANTEE you that the stock pump does NOT use the stock pickup to it'a full 100% capacity. So, that means a high volume pump will indeed pump more volume than a stock pump. A high volume pump does not JUSt increase pressure. It increases volume ONLY. the extra pressure is simply there because there is more oil being pumped into the same space. The higher oil pressure reading on your gauge is PROOF of this. Were there not a higher voulme of oil going to your gauge, it would show no pressure increase. Further proof is the fact that there are TWO completely different pumps made. One, a high pressure and one a high volume. Are you ready to back up your assertion with a garrantee? You gonna pony up for dude a new motor when he takes your bad advice? I don't care what car rag did what experiment. You sayin that is like Al Gore sayin "I saw it on 60 Minutes...". That does NOT for blanket proof for ALL engines. Have you measured the volume on the inside of the stock pickup and done the math? No. There's no way for you to know what you stated. No way in hell.