Hot Rod VE Pumps...
#12
12-22-2008, 02:14 PM
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As for the pump. Not worth the $$$
There are a few things about the ad that toss up red flags!
They say "It is also not for any engine not capable of handling 700-800 HP" well... seeing as how the record for teh 1st gen VE powered truck is only at 627HP (with ALOT more work then is done to that pump)
The 4mm Cam plte and 14mm head are NOT a good combo together... No one has made them hold up. The 14mm head is around just over $300 shipped from rokentech and the 4mm cam plate is about $350. Again though they dont like to both be used at the same time.
The fuel pin and 4k spring upgrade for $550 is AWESOME!!! (<-Sarcasm)
it's a $16 spring and a $100 pin and takes about 30 min to install both on the truck. Less time with teh pump removed. Thats like $850 an hour labor charge... 
Plus the VE makes NO power up that high anyway... It's all done by 3200... And the 14mm head will sieze up at those RPM's.
Also they say NOTHING about all the other upgrades you need to do to run a 14mm head like the HUGE fuel system, big enough injectors, ect. You need to flow ALOT of fuel through a 14mm head to keep it cool. They also dont like to be turned real high RPM's.
Stsay away... just my opinion.
As for the pump. Not worth the $$$
There are a few things about the ad that toss up red flags!
They say "It is also not for any engine not capable of handling 700-800 HP" well... seeing as how the record for teh 1st gen VE powered truck is only at 627HP (with ALOT more work then is done to that pump)
The 4mm Cam plte and 14mm head are NOT a good combo together... No one has made them hold up. The 14mm head is around just over $300 shipped from rokentech and the 4mm cam plate is about $350. Again though they dont like to both be used at the same time.
The fuel pin and 4k spring upgrade for $550 is AWESOME!!! (<-Sarcasm)
it's a $16 spring and a $100 pin and takes about 30 min to install both on the truck. Less time with teh pump removed. Thats like $850 an hour labor charge... Plus the VE makes NO power up that high anyway... It's all done by 3200... And the 14mm head will sieze up at those RPM's.Also they say NOTHING about all the other upgrades you need to do to run a 14mm head like the HUGE fuel system, big enough injectors, ect. You need to flow ALOT of fuel through a 14mm head to keep it cool. They also dont like to be turned real high RPM's.
Stsay away... just my opinion.
Last edited by RSWORDS; 12-22-2008 at 02:16 PM.
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