Question about NOT replacing oil pump gears

Why chance it, just replace it and be done.

turbohvn said:

Has anyone, that has installed a Whipple, but NOT replaced their oil pump gears with billet, had their original OPGs break? I'm not building a track car, just a weekend car that will be driven hard when driven. I would like to know how many of the Whipple club members have had their original gears fail. Thanks in advance to all that respond!

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I could be wrong, but Lethal's car doesn't have them.

Wanna bet a new engine on it never failing? That was the question I asked myself.

I would do it in a minute if the engine was out of the car. It is not a cost issue. I just hate to tear into a brand new engine with less than 100 miles on it. Also, the mechanical timing of the engine (chains etc) looks to be an area that could easily be done just a bit wrong causing major headaches of failure down the road. I thought about paying someone to do the swap for me but cannot find anyone in the area that has done this job.

turbohvn said:

I would do it in a minute if the engine was out of the car. It is not a cost issue. I just hate to tear into a brand new engine with less than 100 miles on it. Also, the mechanical timing of the engine (chains etc) looks to be an area that could easily be done just a bit wrong causing major headaches of failure down the road. I thought about paying someone to do the swap for me but cannot find anyone in the area that has done this job.

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Rev Auto in B-more can do it but they're backlogged with Spring work. JPC could also do it, but also usually backlogged this time of year. Rev Auto did mine.

The "search" button is your friend Discussed 1,000 times. For daily drivers they are said to not be "needed". Mine is a daily driver, and I wen't ahead and had them installed. There will be a 70/30 split in opinion here.

Do the 700+hp RS3's have billet OPG's?

For me not having anyone near me that I trust to install is a factor. Also I have seen better safe than sorry a million times so far, but nobody who actually broke the stock parts yet. Aren't there some heavy track users here that did not upgrade it?

Not saying it is bad to get it, but it is not cheap, and sounds like you need a really good mechanic to install it. Given that there is not a top mechanic within an hour of me, I think I am better of with the stock parts rather than having a standard mechanic open my engine to install this.

If I were near a great mechanic that I trust, I may do it at the time of the S/C installation (probably cheaper at that point) just for peace of mind even though there is no data to warrant the install.

desant89 said:

...but nobody who actually broke the stock parts yet. Aren't there some heavy track users here that did not upgrade it?...

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Boostworks just lost their stock OPG and the motor with it.

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1191662&postcount=111

Barrel said:

Boostworks just lost their stock OPG and the motor with it.

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1191662&postcount=111

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Wow, I wonder how much power they had? I am sure they were killing it during testing, but still enough to get me thinking.

I did it. Everyone will tell you their opinion. Who is responsible for your crate motor if it does fail though?

How much do you think it should cost for parts and installation?

I paid $575 for my gears and $800 for labor done by Racing Integration in Tampa who I highly recommend