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Originally Posted by intocarss
May of been a myth that the 302's had a swinging oil pump p/u. But they do or did make them
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Yes sir, I should have been more specific. Swinging oil pump pickups are not a myth, they do exist, created primarily, but not specifically for some Mopar applications. I was referring to the DZ 302 Chevy engine. I've heard through the years many talk about this engine using a swinging pickup from the factory, and it's simply not true.
Someone recently designed a swinging pickup for the V-10 Viper engine, but I've not heard if it worked better than those designed decades ago for early hemi engines and 440's, which had a reputation of sticking in the wrong position. These were sought after for drag racing, and would swing front to back, for accel/decel oil control. Perhaps other types were tried in road race style engine applications? Not sure about that...