Is the splash shield needed on 502 gen6????
04-25-2013, 08:48 AM
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Yes, I got it from boats.net and it had a little rusting going on but not too bad..... It is still very serviceable and needed a little scrubbing but cleaned up with a small amount of pitting remaining...... I am using the RPM Air Gap manifold and feel that using the shield will keep the wind generated oil vortex away from the top of the engine and probably do a better job of keeping the cam/ lifter valley covered in oil......... GM engineers are likely pretty sharp fellas and there is a reason they use the shield so I dont think I will be second guessing them! TBF
04-26-2013, 11:22 AM
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The spider that bolts to the block and retaines he dog bone lifter guides is certainly unique to all gen 6 hyd roller motors.... The splash shield sits a few inches higher and looks like it does a pretty good job of keeping hot oil off the bottom of the intake...... I am not sure how many engines were equipped with the splash shields but my Gen 6 7.4MPI had one and I have no idea about the Gen 5 or 4 engines...... But again, it was put there for a reason and GM spends millions on R&D and I am not going to question that...... TBF
