Mayf, I remember when dry sumps first came to nascar looking inside the tank
with the motor running. At fast idle it looked like a garden hose with water
coming out turned on full. I think there is a lot more oil going through the
motor than you would imagine.
Doug in big ditch
----- Original Message -----
From: "drmayf" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
To: "LSR" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 6:28 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] An Oily Question...
> Just for curiosity sake, just how much oil is actually pumped through a
> motor say during a run of 5 miles at some nominal speed? I know that the
> oil pump in my wet sump bypasses a lot of oil so it mush have lots more
> capability than actually needed Anyone ever done an experiment where
> they hook up their dry sump return oil to a separate tank and just see how
> much oil is pumped per second? Or minute or? Or is there a web site
> somewhere I might go look for answers. I have a project in mind where I
> want to pump oil through the motor once only and I am trying to guess how
> big an oil tank might be needed for a run of about 2 minutes plus some
> reserve.
>
> mayf.
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