Thanks for the info Rick... appreciated!
I run a Mellings HV pump and the only problem I've had was a result of my forgetting to put assembly lube on a new dist gear... it wasn't the oil pumps fault by no means... and I haven't twisted any pump drive shafts either (knock on pkr-wood
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When I first fire up the stang I have 80psi... let it warm up(coolant temp 160 - 180) and rev it, it buries the pressure gauge at 100+ psi. When the oil temp gets to around 180 (via Autometer gauge) the pressure drops to around 60 psi and revs to 80psi. I am running some Valvoline Racing 50W at the moment... with a Moroso T-sump pan. I had the 50W sitting on the shelf so I'm using it... prolly change to a lighter oil later, but I'm staying with the Valvoline Racing stuff... The synthetic is good and all, but it finds its way out of the rear main among other places reving to/shifting at 7000 (on a stock block). Mobil 1 is some really good stuff, don't get me wrong... I use it in the Jerico (75w90), and use 10w30 in the truck I haul my car with... I use Valvoline 80w90 non-synthetic in the rear diff w/ the c-clip eliminators and haven't any problems with seepage out the ends as opposed to when I ran the Mobil 1... while I'm talking oil might as well touch on those areas as well.
If the HV robs a couple horses that's just fine with me... for the added protection I'll give up just a few hp... I'm still having fun where I'm at ET-wise now, so no big deal.
I'm just wondering what PKRWUD has to say about all this madness... he's got tons more experience than I, I'm just a young pup that's relatively new to all of this stuff, but I'm learning.
Again, thanks for the info....