Are all billet oil pump gears created equal?
01-14-2019, 04:48 PM
#1
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Are all billet oil pump gears created equal?
I finally have an install date set on my GT intake cams, which I've had on the shelf for about a year and a half! I'm going to have the shop install opg's while they're in there. Is there a certain brand that is known to be better, or are any billet opg's good to go? Thanks in advance. Oh yeah 2013 5.0 f150
01-14-2019, 06:10 PM
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We offer high quality Powerstorm oil pump gears for a long list of different applications including 3.5L Ecoboost, 4.6L / 5.4L, 5.0L, and 6.2L Ford engines to name a few popular ones. Our oil pump gears are made from Chromemoly billet steel, US made, heat treated, and the hardness is also verified using the Rockwell scale to ensure the best results possible. Oil pumps on the Ford modular engines are mounted on the front of the block and driven directly by the crankshaft. This design is OK but it does subject the oil pump to all the harmonics that crankshaft sees. The stock oil pumps use weak powdered metal gears in them and they tend to fracture and break when subject to harmonics. Broken oil pump gears will cause a loss in oil pressure and when you lose oil pressure serve engine damage can occur. This failure is most commonly seen when superchargers are added to these engines but can also happen due to detonation from bad fuel or a incorrect tune as well. The gears are available on their own for the Mustang 5.0L, but on your F-150 we would have to set you up with a loaded oil pump with the gears already installed since the F-150 and Mustangs are different. We would highly recommend you replace the oil pump and gears at the same time anyways since we do not suggest to put new gears in a worn pump.
Here is a link to the Powerstorm loaded pump which consists of a brand new Ford OEM oil pump with Powerstorm billet steel gears installed into them by our highly trained technicians.
Here is a link to the Powerstorm loaded pump which consists of a brand new Ford OEM oil pump with Powerstorm billet steel gears installed into them by our highly trained technicians.
01-14-2019, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Livernois Motorsports
We offer high quality Powerstorm oil pump gears for a long list of different applications including 3.5L Ecoboost, 4.6L / 5.4L, 5.0L, and 6.2L Ford engines to name a few popular ones. Our oil pump gears are made from Chromemoly billet steel, US made, heat treated, and the hardness is also verified using the Rockwell scale to ensure the best results possible. Oil pumps on the Ford modular engines are mounted on the front of the block and driven directly by the crankshaft. This design is OK but it does subject the oil pump to all the harmonics that crankshaft sees. The stock oil pumps use weak powdered metal gears in them and they tend to fracture and break when subject to harmonics. Broken oil pump gears will cause a loss in oil pressure and when you lose oil pressure serve engine damage can occur. This failure is most commonly seen when superchargers are added to these engines but can also happen due to detonation from bad fuel or a incorrect tune as well. The gears are available on their own for the Mustang 5.0L, but on your F-150 we would have to set you up with a loaded oil pump with the gears already installed since the F-150 and Mustangs are different. We would highly recommend you replace the oil pump and gears at the same time anyways since we do not suggest to put new gears in a worn pump.
Here is a link to the Powerstorm loaded pump which consists of a brand new Ford OEM oil pump with Powerstorm billet steel gears installed into them by our highly trained technicians.
Here is a link to the Powerstorm loaded pump which consists of a brand new Ford OEM oil pump with Powerstorm billet steel gears installed into them by our highly trained technicians.
01-14-2019, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Syclone383
IIRC the Mustang gearset is .05 thicker than the F-150 gearset. .550 vs .500 so the Mustang gears won't fit the F-150 housing.
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01-15-2019, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by UNBROKEN
Call MMR...lots of F150 guys have used their gears. Hell you can watch Dorian’s video where they swap them into his truck.
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01-15-2019, 08:39 AM
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it’s confusing, but your 2013 truck needs the F150 specific gears.
Check out boundry engineering, they make lots of different oil pump gears for many applications and they are $200....so a good deal. Otherwise MMR is a good bet.