Whether or whether not, what I'm doing, needs to be done, is irreverent, as far as I'm concerned. I'm doing this to give a even, unimpeded path for the oil to get to the main and rod bearings. All the main holes, 2 - 5 are are factory sized at 5/16 and your telling me that enlarging the 1/4" front hole, 1/32, with it's much more substantial bulkhead, when compared to the center mains, will weaken the engine? Should I have left the oil pump hole 3/8 and not matched the oil pump and gasket?
The real oil flow, choke point for the std FE block is, the cam bearing relief. I haven't actually measured it yet but, it appears to be ~1/4" wide and 1/8" deep, giving a 1/4" diameter, threw hole. I'll check that today.
I'm not telling anyone what to do, in this thread, I'm just showing what I am doing. If you (Brent & Ross) have any proof that enlarging the front feed hole 1/32" or what I'm doing with the saddles, will cause my, or any other engine, to blow up, please present it.