So i bought a first gen with a p pump engine (180 pump) i dont need another first gen so ive started pulling the pump off to put on my 02. but i have a few questions. i am aiming for 500 horse nothing fancy i wanna keep it reliable. my questions are these:

Do i have to get my pump benched?
What needs to be done to the pump besides a 4gsk?
What do i do about my guage cluster? do i need to order any parts to make them work.
I have big dog 150s do i need to go bigger?
I have a phatshaft 62 and a aurora 5000 and built some piping for the two but never ran them yet. do i try those or just the 62?
What timing?
What size lines?
I probly have more but thats all for now so any input on this project would be awesome!! any little tricks or anything would be great. ive messed a lot with my ve but im kinda new to the p pumps. Thanks a lot!

 

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Wait a minute, the VP 44 pump can be replaced with a mechanical pump from a 1st gen? What electronic elements does this eliminate?

I have a '99 that I want to kick the body off of and replace with Peterbilt cab and front and fear of messing with the electronics has been holding me back.

 

you will lose variable timing, and gain ability to get over 650HP easily.

150HP injectors will provide a good bit of fuel. consider it similar to 5x.014 in size, n

 

So what do I need to do to change my stock 24v to a p pump? I'm not looking for 650 hp, just for it to run good, efficient and reliable.