Going to replace my oil pump with a Melling 10% HV pump and the GM HP 70 psi spring. What oil pan gasket do I need to get for the easiest and leak free install?

 

Both the stock GM and the FelPro gaskets are nice pieces. I prefer the FelPro as it has molded in spacers to keep you from over tightening the oil pan nuts.

 

I hate when my nuts are too tight. My fel-pro gasket also came with little blue plastic snappy thingies to hold the pan on while i put the bolts in and started them.

 

i always like using fel pro as well

 

you are not using a HV pump on a stock pan are you?

 

Just a 10% HV pump, not the usual 25% HV pumps that people use and end up sucking the pan dry. With 150k miles, I figure that it would be good insurance with the slightly extra volume and the high pressure spring.