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Post  514F-1 December 22nd 2014, 7:39 pm

I am getting ready to have new headers made for my truck, and I am debating ditching my vacuum pump, and just using a header evac system. I bought the truck turnkey, and it already had a Moroso Vac. Pump installed. After buying it, I learned that Vacuum Pumps on wet sump BBF's were pretty much a no-no, but I figured it had been running that way for a while and it obviously hadnt hurt anything, so I decided to leave it on. But now that I am going to be getting these new headers made, i'm wondering if now would be a good time to have a more "BBF friendly" header evac system put on? I'm not sure weather I should leave the pump on, or change it over to the header evacs, so I wanted to ask everyones opinion here on what to do??
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Post  Lem Evans December 22nd 2014, 7:48 pm

514F-1 wrote:I am getting ready to have new headers made for my truck, and I am debating ditching my vacuum pump, and just using a header evac system. I bought the truck turnkey, and it already had a Moroso Vac. Pump installed. After buying it, I learned that Vacuum Pumps on wet sump BBF's were pretty much a no-no, but I figured it had been running that way for a while and it obviously hadnt hurt anything, so I decided to leave it on. But now that I am going to be getting these new headers made, i'm wondering if now would be a good time to have a more "BBF friendly" header evac system put on?  I'm not sure weather I should leave the pump on, or change it over to the header evacs, so I wanted to ask everyones opinion here on what to do??

I'd keep the vacuum pump.

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Post  514F-1 December 22nd 2014, 8:19 pm

Lem Evans wrote:
514F-1 wrote:I am getting ready to have new headers made for my truck, and I am debating ditching my vacuum pump, and just using a header evac system. I bought the truck turnkey, and it already had a Moroso Vac. Pump installed. After buying it, I learned that Vacuum Pumps on wet sump BBF's were pretty much a no-no, but I figured it had been running that way for a while and it obviously hadnt hurt anything, so I decided to leave it on. But now that I am going to be getting these new headers made, i'm wondering if now would be a good time to have a more "BBF friendly" header evac system put on?  I'm not sure weather I should leave the pump on, or change it over to the header evacs, so I wanted to ask everyones opinion here on what to do??

I'd keep the vacuum pump.

Ok, I'll leave it alone, Thanks Lem!! Cool
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Post  bbf-falcon December 22nd 2014, 8:45 pm

For what reason did they give you? Like Lem said, keep it. Smile

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Post  514F-1 December 22nd 2014, 9:01 pm

bbf-falcon wrote:For what reason did they give you? Like Lem said, keep it. Smile

I had heard about the pumps causing issue with oiling especially on wrist pins ect, but maybe that was when guys tried to pull 15#, mine only pulls 5#, thats where the guy who set up the motor had it set when I bought the truck, and its been fine. Doesn't pull hardly any oil into the puke tank, so all seems to be good.
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Post  res0rli9 December 22nd 2014, 9:03 pm

If it ant Broke Don't fix it. Smile

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Post  cool40 December 22nd 2014, 10:34 pm

Keep it! I can't say for sure what mine pulled but it was set up to pull 12" max and had no problems.
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Post  richter69 December 22nd 2014, 10:39 pm

header evac is crap, keep the pump
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Post  FalconEh December 22nd 2014, 10:52 pm

Header evac can make it look like you blew your motor on every pass...might even help to one day, the vac pump shows you in liquid what was removed from the system the evac shows you in smoke.
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Post  quick 52 December 23rd 2014, 9:16 am

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Post  514F-1 December 23rd 2014, 11:54 am

Nice truck!! Would love to see some more pics. I'll post some more of mine later...
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Post  quick 52 December 23rd 2014, 1:22 pm

My truck isn't a race truck.... I do race it but it doesn't have a roll bar it's more of a cruiser... The engine a mild built 460 with nitrous, has a overdrive trans with 3.89 and a true trac.... It's a 11.50 truck has been a best of 11.33 N/A with a 125hp hit best is 6.71 1/8  and 10.54 1/4


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Post  514F-1 December 23rd 2014, 9:45 pm

Here are some pics of mine, its a '48 its got an Art Morrison Tube chassis, with a 514 and glide combo. Weighs 2980 with me in the seat... Very Happy I didn't build it, I bought it, but i've worked on the chassis to get it running better. It needs a paint job, just not sure what color?? Question


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Post  bbf-falcon December 23rd 2014, 11:58 pm

Paint looks Cool too me,Nice truck

Quick52 I like yours a lot also. Nice times especially for a street machine. I also have a 52. 351M auto. right now,soon too be Bone stock 429/460. Thanks for posting pic's guy's. Wink

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Post  quick 52 December 24th 2014, 9:38 am

bbf-falcon wrote:Paint looks Cool too me,Nice truck

Quick52 I like yours a lot also. Nice times especially for a street machine. I also have a 52. 351M auto. right now,soon too be Bone stock 429/460. Thanks for posting pic's guy's. Wink
thanks the 51 - 52 are uncommon just don't see a lot of them... To me the grill is the best of the series of F1... Good luck with yours and Merry Xmas

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Post  cool40 December 24th 2014, 10:20 am

Cool good looking trucks guys! I like the old rides,i have a 40 myself.
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Post  maverick December 24th 2014, 10:21 am

When you get to the paint, remember that old Ford trucka like that one oughta be RED. Cool
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Post  dirt_worker December 24th 2014, 12:45 pm

Im w. the other guys, keep the vacuum pump.
Cool truck btw...My first car(truck) was a 1950 F1. It had a 460 in it and ran 11.50s. Ive been in love w. trucks and BBFs ever since.

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