Re: How much demand is there for PV8C oil pump adapter kits?

Posted by Jack Vines On 2008/11/10 1:35:08

Hi, Eric

No question, from the standpoint of main bearing wear, a heavier-built nine-main-bearing engine of lower specific output, with decades of development is a better engine than a higher-output five-main-bearing engine with only two years of development. ;>)

As to the market for oil pump conversions, Packard V8 owners are generally an old and conservative bunch, not enthusiastic about modifications. Fifty kits have been sold. How many more could be sold in the foreseeable future is unknowable. The investment is not large, but then neither is the return. The one other problem is an established vendor could decide to enter the market with an identical kit or devise a better solution. The market is certainly not large enough to support two vendors.

thnx, jack vines
Studebaker-Packard V8 Limited