either of you have oppinions on oil pan?

i beleive ill run the stock pan with HV pump, comments?

Stock pan is fine...I would use an HV pump, some say it robs HP, but the Oil pressure on a stock Magnum motor is all over the place.

well cant make much horsepower without out proper lubrication guess ill have to do w/o that 1.39hp

I agree....How much hp would it rob?

I have a stock pump on mine...But I'm still on stock bottom end. If it survives this year, I'll rebuild it with better parts.

ill be running a stock oil pan on my 318 stroker build with a hv oil pump, no clearance issues.

390? why not a 408?

318 only goes to 390, 360 goes to 408

yes ik, im saying why not use a 360 block?

But anyhow, i am looking for a good torque wrench for this build... any suggestions? No more than $400 and id like just one wrench but dont know of any that cover such a wide spectrum... not to mention some in/lb wrenches dont even go as low as i would need (72 in/lbs is step 1 of intake torque)

Has anyone seen the 408 stroker kits on EBAY? any ideas, comments etc. i have a spare 5.9, and am thinking of building one of these beasts, but would like to keep the cost as low as possible. this build wont be for a year or so, but would like to get all the input and knowledge i can now. also, what are everyones thoughts on edelbrock heads, and the fi air gap intake, and bang for the buck cam? of course it will be tuned by hemifever once its finished.

Stocker will be a good choice on the pan with minor dimpling up front. Look into a windage tray to keep the oil were it should be. Not whipping around as stroker's do.

Oil pump stay with a standard pump. With tight clearances of a new motor a standard pump will supply enough oil for the RPM'S your turning. Standard pump is high pressure and thats the good thing here. HV is just that, pushing more vol through the system(larger pan,cooler ect)and with a stock pan there isnt any more vol to push. HP loss is min 1-2%.

Blueprinted oil pump's. They take 10 pump's apart to make 1 pump. Along with oem pick-up brazed to pump.

http://stores.precisionoilpumps.com/...Categories.bok

EDIT..Do not use the gasket. The main cap oil passage does not line up with the pump. Widdling on the cap can help this restriction.