SBC Oiling

Mike Rietow · 12-11-2017, 12:57 AM

Standard volume high pressure. Mellings make's billet or standard. Make sure to get the correct pickup.

carl hinkson · 12-11-2017, 07:17 AM

The Melling 10553 is a good pump STD Volume High Pressure or the 10552 is a 10 % more volume pump which is a pump Ii use a lot of.

I never use a 25 more volume pump.

It really depends where all your clearances are !!!!

richie 2 · 12-11-2017, 08:40 AM

a scraper custom fit to the crank is worth the effort. the bigger the pan the better. corvettes pan and its trap door is great. be safe with the amount of oil. lifter valley tray to keep the hot oil off the intake.

nhramnl · 12-11-2017, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by carl hinkson

The Melling 10553 is a good pump STD Volume High Pressure or the 10552 is a 10 % more volume pump which is a pump Ii use a lot of.

I never use a 25 more volume pump.

What are your feelings about leaving the gallery plug above oil filter out?

carl hinkson · 12-11-2017, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by nhramnl

What are your feelings about leaving the gallery plug above oil filter out?

That would be a good thing, It would make a mess in a hurry !!!

Adger Smith · 12-12-2017, 02:19 AM

I just installed a new set of steel caps(replaced the burned up set) and line bored the block as well as going another .010 oversize to rid the cylinder walls of scratches. Someone tried to use the newest speed trick of leaving that plug out. I think he broke the cam in at the shop and then hot lapped. It ran the heat race and it didn't make the full 25 laps of the main. Man, the filter was real clean when I cut it open.

carl hinkson · 12-12-2017, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Adger Smith

I just installed a new set of steel caps(replaced the burned up set) and line bored the block as well as going another .010 oversize to rid the cylinder walls of scratches. Someone tried to use the newest speed trick of leaving that plug out. I think he broke the cam in at the shop and then hot lapped. It ran the heat race and it didn't make the full 25 laps of the main. Man, the filter was real clean when I cut it open.

Had a circle track engine come in years ago to the engine apart the crank was not all that bad but was concerned about the scratches on the journals only to find the plug was missing under the rear main cap. The crank polished up fine, But it could have been worse.

Also rebuilt an old 283 from back in the early 60 and back then the oil filter was an option the engine had over 60000 miles on it but the crank was not as bad as I thought it would be. I did get rid of the big welch plug the covered where the filter went on and put a plugged oil filter adapter on.

How many people say you will not have oil pressure if you leave that plug out, LOL

12-11-2017, 12:57 AM	#1
Mike Rietow Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 93 Likes: 19 Liked 30 Times in 16 Posts	Re: SBC Oiling Standard volume high pressure. Mellings make's billet or standard. Make sure to get the correct pickup.

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carl hinkson Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NORTHEAST Posts: 287 Likes: 1 Liked 18 Times in 10 Posts	Re: SBC Oiling The Melling 10553 is a good pump STD Volume High Pressure or the 10552 is a 10 % more volume pump which is a pump Ii use a lot of. I never use a 25 more volume pump. It really depends where all your clearances are !!!! Last edited by carl hinkson; 12-11-2017 at 06:11 PM.

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richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 430 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Re: SBC Oiling a scraper custom fit to the crank is worth the effort. the bigger the pan the better. corvettes pan and its trap door is great. be safe with the amount of oil. lifter valley tray to keep the hot oil off the intake. Last edited by richie 2; 12-11-2017 at 08:42 AM.

12-12-2017, 02:19 AM	#6
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: SBC Oiling I just installed a new set of steel caps(replaced the burned up set) and line bored the block as well as going another .010 oversize to rid the cylinder walls of scratches. Someone tried to use the newest speed trick of leaving that plug out. I think he broke the cam in at the shop and then hot lapped. It ran the heat race and it didn't make the full 25 laps of the main. Man, the filter was real clean when I cut it open. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)