Changes to Boundary Oil Pump Line
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Changes to Boundary Oil Pump Line
Hello Everyone,
I have a couple of changes to the Miata Oil Pump Line that are coming VERY SOON!
1.) We will be discontinuing the sale of the standalone oil pump gears. This is for a couple of reasons.
With a discontinuing of a product line, we're giving life to new one.
News item 2.) The introduction of the stock replacement billet oil pump!
I have not set a price point for this yet, but I'm shooting for mid to low 200. These pumps will be blue print assembled in the same way as the higher end oil pumps, but they will be a value option to those who simply want a stock replacement on their reasonably well built road racer.
You can expect the change to occur before the end of the month.
Thank you all for your continued support of Boundary and have a great day!
Travis Rosenbarger
Boundary Engineering
I have a couple of changes to the Miata Oil Pump Line that are coming VERY SOON!
1.) We will be discontinuing the sale of the standalone oil pump gears. This is for a couple of reasons.
- There are actually 4 sizes of oil pump gears and of the 4 different types it is near impossible to tell the difference between them without high precision tools.
- Inventory is a problem, we have at times upto 100 gears in stock at anyone time. Sometimes we run out of a particular type and we have to machine down gears for that particular style. This drives price up!
- Wear in stock housings can cause pump performance problems and short life. Determining the uneven wear of a housing is about 10X more difficult then determining if the gears fit. It truly requires some expertise to do, and there are no known written documents on what is acceptable and unacceptable
With a discontinuing of a product line, we're giving life to new one.
News item 2.) The introduction of the stock replacement billet oil pump!
I have not set a price point for this yet, but I'm shooting for mid to low 200. These pumps will be blue print assembled in the same way as the higher end oil pumps, but they will be a value option to those who simply want a stock replacement on their reasonably well built road racer.
You can expect the change to occur before the end of the month.
Thank you all for your continued support of Boundary and have a great day!
Travis Rosenbarger
Boundary Engineering
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for 225-250?
nice. i just bought an oem pump for like...135.
it would have been nice if this was available.
nice. i just bought an oem pump for like...135.
it would have been nice if this was available.
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I'm not really sure what your referring to here...
On the website it states this:
I don't know how I could be any more careful with telling people they are responsible for making sure their oil pump assemblies are going to actually pump oil. The reason we charge more for the oilpump assemblies we make is because we put the extra labor into them and control everything, there is no guess work. When you put on any of our built pump assemblies it functions, there are no extra steps.
My apologies if you or a friend had problems, but this is my ultimate solution. No more gear sets sold mean that there can be no liability or error.
On the website it states this:
- These gears are all individually inspected to meet factory specification in an oil pump housing. The gear sets are fully de-burred and pre-lapped. There should be no other steps required to install, but always check clearances in your housing to ensure proper operation.
- In the Mazda Miata official shop rebuild manual which mechanics and engine builders should be following it says to check all clearances. (attached)
- In addition to this as I have specified to the manufacturer, they are supposed to ship each set of gears with this very sheet in the package so you do not forget.
I don't know how I could be any more careful with telling people they are responsible for making sure their oil pump assemblies are going to actually pump oil. The reason we charge more for the oilpump assemblies we make is because we put the extra labor into them and control everything, there is no guess work. When you put on any of our built pump assemblies it functions, there are no extra steps.
My apologies if you or a friend had problems, but this is my ultimate solution. No more gear sets sold mean that there can be no liability or error.
Last edited by TravisR; 01-27-2012 at 01:15 PM.
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Sandy vag for not bothering to do the work required on your end, bud? Micrometers and feeler gauges are usually pretty accurate devices if they ever make it out of the tool box, lol. Seems like there's not much to worry about if everything inspected is within tolerances... if you check the tolerances... if you check the tolerances... if you check the tolerances.
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Will the same pump work in VVT and non-VVT applications?
Thanks!