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Posted by The Max (92 J30 Maxima (turbo project underway)) on August 09, 2002 at 09:01:36:
In Reply to: interesting..... posted by Mikey P on August 09, 2002 at 08:33:16:
For an everyday driver, it's not something highly necessary, even if it is being driven in a nutty way almost as regularly. Given his experience, I'm going with whatever he tells me simply because he's been in the game for at least 30 years, with experience from the crappiest Mitsubishi 4-bangers to the biggest of truck motors (he's been working on a bus whilst we've been waiting for my pistons!!). It's not a time factor because he's not one to take shortcuts unless I were to demand it and even then he would tell me it's not a good idea to take the shortcut. About the only thing I haven't obeyed from him is that we shouldn't bother throwing forged pistons and high PSI into a motor with cylinder walls that he feels are a bit too thin, but like I said, he is from a V8 dominated environment. Thanks for the tips though, but if he doesn't deem it necessary after checking it all out (which should be done by next week), we'll just go ahead with the original plan.
and as many Cleveland and Windsor motors he has worked on, yes he has replaced the oil pumps but for the same type unless the motor application actually does demand more oil, and that's typically in circuit racing applications.