Exhaust Manifold Gaskets/Lifter Tick

[Scottydoggs]

no idea on that cam to be honest. for the same money you could grab a stage 1-2 cam where you wont really need the higher stall tc. but will need a tune.

you should be changing the oil pump for sure, the o ring on the pick up tube can fail, then it sucks air vs oil. dropping the oil pan would be the easy way, but theres vids of ppl getting the nut off with only taking the bolts out and dropping it as far as it can go, looks like a pita to me, but ive also got sausage fingers. aka i wear 3x gloves and if i could find 4x thats what i really need lol

also inspect the cam bearings real good. if you see copper or deep scratches that could cause the low oil pressure. changing them is another job all in its self.

 

[JPVortex]

no idea on that cam to be honest. for the same money you could grab a stage 1-2 cam where you wont really need the higher stall tc. but will need a tune.

you should be changing the oil pump for sure, the o ring on the pick up tube can fail, then it sucks air vs oil. dropping the oil pan would be the easy way, but theres vids of ppl getting the nut off with only taking the bolts out and dropping it as far as it can go, looks like a pita to me, but ive also got sausage fingers. aka i wear 3x gloves and if i could find 4x thats what i really need lol

also inspect the cam bearings real good. if you see copper or deep scratches that could cause the low oil pressure. changing them is another job all in its self.

Already dropped the pan and replaced the pickup oring, so that's not the issue. Hopefully none of the cam bearings are bad. It's kind of a risk to pull the heads off and the cam, could be a massive waste of time. That is where the used engine I feel is bit safer. Especially a lower mileage unit with videos of it running.