Is this ZZP Oil Volume Kit worth it?

[acidcrashdburnd]

ZZPerformance - Oil Volume Kit #ZZ-OILVKIT

I was thinking about getting this.. Just want some opinions.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

I'm pretty sure the real issue the very poor casting of the stock unit on 97-03 cars.

If you going to use that L26 you bought, it already is better than a 97-03 motor, so you would not need it.

[Explicit_Spade]

What cam said. Series 3 ftw!

[acidcrashdburnd]

Ok

The block from my 2005 GP was stamped the Series 2 stamp, but the cars production date was 9/04 which is normal from what I have read.

I have this L26 block from a 2005 Buick Lacrosse and the stamp says 3800 Series.... and there is no number... is that normal?

[Slick2500]

My 05 L26 says Series II on it.

[dbextreme]

My '07 L26 just said 3800, no series. But I didn't may much attention, I was to busy looking at my new aluminum oil pan suckd on the bottom of it... LOL

[Explicit_Spade]

The stamp broke at some point. No big deal.

[dsmuts]

That's just the spring out of a 04+ isn't it?

[Kejross]

That's just the spring out of a 04+ isn't it?

That's what I thought...

[DJNight2k]

according to GM the spring is the same part number for both series 2 and 3. I looked into this at work.

[SomeDudeAtHome]

The stamp broke at some point. No big deal.

Is that a real answer? If you're being sarcastic then I get it but sometimes I wonder how people figure out information on these websites. Kinda like a he said she said thing.

[pman64]

I bought one when I did my build 2 years ago. It's basically the stock spring and plunger with a washer under it to increase spring(oil) pressure. I did notice a increase in oil pressure. Holds 20lbs/in at idle

[GTPpower]

Actually guys, Ford stole the stamp from GM. That's why it disappeared from the block after certain years.

[Nighthwk12]

Buy a m6 (1/4) washer and put it in the plunger before the spring. Volla oil pressure increased.

[Kejross]

It's not a stamp, it's raised up so it's part of the mold they use to cast the blocks.


From an 06 L32:

[acidcrashdburnd]

Right now with a kit I got from rockauto I see 30-40 psi at idle and almost 90 at WOT.

The kit had the oil pump, spring, and plunger.