Vacuum Pump Question....

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??

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.

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!!

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

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

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.

If it ant Broke Don't fix it.

Keep it! I can't say for sure what mine pulled but it was set up to pull 12" max and had no problems.

header evac is crap, keep the pump

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.

Here's mine

Nice truck!! Would love to see some more pics. I'll post some more of mine later...

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

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... 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??


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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.

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.

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

good looking trucks guys! I like the old rides,i have a 40 myself.

When you get to the paint, remember that old Ford trucka like that one oughta be RED.

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.

Heres a picture of it from 1992...