We talked about that. Melling took some of the metal, off the pumps, near the mounting bolts, and they were breaking. They did, have a Recall, on them.
No I didn't have problems in that area. My stock screen assembly broke completely off the welded pickup tube. Although I may have one of those pumps, I'll have to check. This is an across the board phenomenon. Effects all engines. If your running with solid mounts it's time to upgrade the oil pump to a high performance unit designed for the type of use.It sounds to me Ray, you may have had, one of those defective Melling pumps, from about 4 or 5 years ago.
I've busted two rubber high performance mounts. Both were the hook type. After they busted the engine twisted enough to bang up the headers. Maybe I just had cheap mounts? But it was enough to push me over the edge. Pro's, I don't know. But I am running 11.58. Street car. So far so good. I try and avoid giving advice to anyone that's running better than 11.58.
FWIW, I have heard theories of the stress created by motor mounts on the W blocks as one cause of the dreaded block crack.
Yup, I've heard the same thing but also heard you have to make more power than I'm making. My tranny mount is also solid. Have you known anyone personally that has cracked a block running solid mounts? Could be one of the dreaded "wives tales".So I suppose you get enough flex from your trans mount? I'm running rubber mounts with a chain. I'm thinkin I better keep a spare mount inthe trailer to keep from spoiling a weekend. I'm no where near 11:58........
I have run 11.58 one time. That was at National Trails in Colubus Ohio. I'm pretty sure the only reason was that I didn't change my underwear that day. I have those underwear. Your on.For true....not personally heard of one. I guess we all know the block is weak below the deck in these " antique truck engines" but I'm gonna beat mine like a rented mule. We both run about the same et's, may be we should have a grudge race some time for "2 fingers"
if you ain't having fun, you ain't having.......looking forward to the racing season and getting to know some of you old guys better......
BTW, I have ran 11:61 one time..,..let's bring it,......
Moroso tech says, "When running solid engine mounts you must run solid tranny mount". Except for shaking my oil pump to pieces, so far so good!
Do you know of anyone that have actually broken anything with solid engine and tranny mounts? Maybe I'll be the test dummy. This conversation hasn't come up before. Maybe we can get to the bottom of it?
