In a message dated 10/18/2006 5:26:09 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
Saltrat@lubricationdynamics.com writes:
I don't need the HP
gains but do need to maximize the engine life.
Skip
Skip,
I can't believe I heard those words dribble off a fellow LSR guy's
fingertips! Going dry sump is "free" HP so why not? Also with Dry Sump's much
larger
oil supply runs cooler and is much better for your engine life,,, unless you
throw a belt that is! LOL
A good dry sump tank is designed to reduce the air bubbles in the oil and
the fact it draws the oil out of the bottom of the tank helps eliminate bubbles
and foam too.
With the external lines and oil filters, you can easily check engine bearing
condition just by unscrewing the filter and examining the filter screen. I
have filters on all 4 of my oil scavenge lines from the engine to the pump,
the return line from the pump to the tank and the pressure line from the pump
to the oil galley in the engine. I inspect and clean the filter from the
engine to the tank every run.
Also, and this is a biggie, you can easily preheat the oil with oil tank
heaters and run it through the engine as a pre-luber by removing the pump belt
and spinning the pump over with an air ratchet. Slap the belt back and fire
the engine. The Gilmer belt on the pump runs loose enough so you can just slip
it off and on the pulley without messing with the pump mounting/tensioning
mounts.
Yes, it is more complicated with external oil lines, pumps, filters, tanks,
belts, etc but I wouldn't run a high RPM race engine without dry sump oiling.
Besides, it's "free HP".
Otto
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