omega0684
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 07:29 PM |
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pinto dry sumps?
evening all,
what is involved in converting a wet sump system to a dry sump system on a pinto. how would you go about the conversion?
Alex
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 07:53 PM |
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Why bother?
You will need a dry sump plate, pump and drive and a load of hoses and adapters. They let you get the engine lower, thats it (but since your mounts
are fixed you cant do anything about that anyway), they actually weigh more than a wet sump. Take up a lot more space too.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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omega0684
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 07:59 PM |
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just imterested dave, trying to expand my knowledge...............
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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procomp
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 08:13 PM |
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Hi thought a pic of a dry sump layout may be of interest.
Image deleted by owner [/img]
Scanned from burton calalouge.
cheers matt
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novacaine
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 08:49 PM |
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the main advantage in terms of track driving is the fact that the engine will not suffer from oil starvation when the car is encountering large
cornering forces and the oil moves away from the oil pickup point
if you can afford it and have enough space to do so its apparently a worthwile modification
matt
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again, the sun is the same in a relative way but
your older, shorter of breath and one day closer to death
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 08:56 PM |
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As said main benefit is immunity from oil starvation and ground clearance, but dry sumps give better oil control within the engine because the
crankcase is always under a slight vacuum, so oil is less inclined to go up past piston rings and down valve guides etc.
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gazza285
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 05:00 AM |
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Not forgetting that you get more power .
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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omega0684
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| posted on 30/1/07 at 09:57 PM |
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how and why do you get more power?
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Jebus
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| posted on 31/1/07 at 12:06 AM |
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since there isnt any pressure in the sump the piston not got anything to compress under that so it can move a lil bit easier so bit more power
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gazza285
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| posted on 31/1/07 at 06:52 AM |
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And there is generally less oil sloshing about and splashing the crank, and also there is less chance of combustion chamber contamination due to the
lower crankcase pressures.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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