Melling 295
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Melling 295
I was wondering if this oil pump is okay to run in my car. It is a 02 Z with Paxton, cam, full exhaust. It should be making around the 590hp range. I sold my LS6 pump thinking that my cam kit came with a new one, and to my discovery, it didn't. They have the melling 295 locally but that's it. Will this do the job? Thanks.
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I was wondering if this oil pump is okay to run in my car. It is a 02 Z with Paxton, cam, full exhaust. It should be making around the 590hp range. I sold my LS6 pump thinking that my cam kit came with a new one, and to my discovery, it didn't. They have the melling 295 locally but that's it. Will this do the job? Thanks.
I use them often.
The 10295 is a high pressure version
The 10296 is the high pressure.high volume version
Run it, not a problem.
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Just to make sure that we are talking about the same 295. I think there are 2, the 10295 and the 295. The 295 is the stock OE replacment and I believe the 10295 has same volume but higher pressure or something like that. The OE replacment is the one that I can get my hands on.
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Just to make sure that we are talking about the same 295. I think there are 2, the 10295 and the 295. The 295 is the stock OE replacment and I believe the 10295 has same volume but higher pressure or something like that. The OE replacment is the one that I can get my hands on.
M295 is the OE replacement.
10295 is the high pressure version.
I would have no issue using that M295 pump, a stock pump is more than adequate for what you are doing.
You can take that M295 and shim the pressure relief if you want to run a bit more pressure. Get a washer and shim it 50 thou. I think the SLP pumps are shimmed 80 thou.
That will bump up the pressure a bit.
Like I said, I would have no issue using it.
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Sorry you are correct.
M295 is the OE replacement.
10295 is the high pressure version.
I would have no issue using that M295 pump, a stock pump is more than adequate for what you are doing.
You can take that M295 and shim the pressure relief if you want to run a bit more pressure. Get a washer and shim it 50 thou. I think the SLP pumps are shimmed 80 thou.
That will bump up the pressure a bit.
Like I said, I would have no issue using it.
M295 is the OE replacement.
10295 is the high pressure version.
I would have no issue using that M295 pump, a stock pump is more than adequate for what you are doing.
You can take that M295 and shim the pressure relief if you want to run a bit more pressure. Get a washer and shim it 50 thou. I think the SLP pumps are shimmed 80 thou.
That will bump up the pressure a bit.
Like I said, I would have no issue using it.
nick didnt melling come out with a new pump?
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well, I got my hands on the 10296 but it has the red spring in it. Is that going to be too much oil pressure? I have read that it can be too much and I have read that it is fine. What is the truth about this? Should I just go with a ported ls6 pump? Thanks for the help.
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well, I got my hands on the 10296 but it has the red spring in it. Is that going to be too much oil pressure? I have read that it can be too much and I have read that it is fine. What is the truth about this? Should I just go with a ported ls6 pump? Thanks for the help.
The way it is setup should not cause any issues with your setup.
The only time I have had any issus is on Twin Turbo Setups.
Nick
