[OutlawDrifter]

please use a better filter in the future. the orange can of death has killed plenty of engines. going from a fram to a motorcraft filter in one of our racecars pushed the oil pressure from 30psi to 50psi at idle.

the oil consumption issue, from what i have read, is from the AFM. my 6.0l in the z28 doesn't use a drop of oil, and it gets beat on hard. i just picked up a 2009 z71, but haven't put on enough miles yet to see if it consumes or not.

i would definitely hold out for a short block if it were my pickup.