[Land-speed] Dry Sump

[Skip Higginbotham]

Anybody have dry sump pump drive hp numbers? Might be an interesting 
comparison to submerged pump hp.

Happy New Year!

Skip



At 10:26 PM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
>Amen Jim,
>I agree with all your pointers.
>
>Heard a story, BS or not about a Pro/Stock team dyno testing the 
>bottom end for least oil windage. Best HP 1380. Then one suggested 
>filling the oil tank and doing one quick pull with NO PAN !
>I figured a slight gain thru no pan cancelled out by lost power from 
>no pan vacuum. Story goes power jumped to 1420 HP. Less power to 
>drive pump had to be part of it 
>however...........................didn't catch on. LOL.
>
>Chris H..................NZed.
>
>>Chris:
>>     External screens are conducive to proper maintenance whether 
>> integral with the outlet on the pan or in line. The screened 
>> pickups require the pan be dropped, the windage tray removed and 
>> in some cases the pickups themselves removed from the pan for 
>> cleaning and inspection. We check the filter and screens after 
>> every run. Dyno tests we ran at Billy Williams shop on Dale Smarts 
>> drag race motors (blown alcohol) proved that the deeper the pan 
>> the better, dry sump or not.
>>Jim in Palmdale ____________________________________________
>_______________________________________________
>Support Team.Net  http://www.team.net/donate.html
>
>Land-speed mailing list
>
>You are subscribed as saltrat at pahrump.com
>
>http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/land-speed