Hi, and please offer your thoughts.

[grumpyvette]

having the correct bearing clearances are critical, to durability, generally you'll want no less than .0022-.0025 with .0025-.0028 preferred for most performance use. I prefer .0025-.0028 most of the time
Both rods & mains.

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I don,t remember or you didn,t mention the oil pan capacity on that engine, BOTH MELLING and MILODON make a decent pump, I prefer MILODON HV standard pressure pumps

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http://www.jegs.com/i/Melling/689/10778C/10002/-1

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