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Re: Alloy Sumps

To: WSpohn4@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy Sumps
From: borrani@att.net
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:18:09 +0000
Gosh, what about all of us Italian car drivers?  Do I have to replace my lovely 
stock finned aluminum oil pan now? <grin>

Steve Schaeffer
Seattle, WA
'65 Alfa Romeo GTA

> 
> I disagree. On a race car, the oil cooling should be done by an oil cooler. 
> Using an alloy sump is heavier, and much more prone to accident in the 
> inevitable off-road excursions.
> 
> Which would YOU rather do - dent a steel pan, or crack an alloy one and lose 
> all the oil (well, you MIGHT notice before you trashed the bottom end).
> 
> Bill S.
> MGA Twincam, with nice alloy finned sump hanging on a nail in the garage, 
> where it belongs

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