mark kibort

what about the full season i got out of my 5 liter part euro?
engine is still running today , from what ive heard.

MK

Vlocity

Sway Bar: Are you running the teflon kit or the regular kit.....can I install this from under the car without pulling the engine.

I would prefer to tie the oil cooler into the existing line and not have to worry about whether the oil is filtered or not, plus the concerns with sending cold oil to the cooler without a thermostat and not have to worry about putting a check valve in the system to prevent reversion toward the cooler when the accusump activates. I know that the lines are an odd duck size. Is there a consensus on what size cooler would be appropriate? It there an independent source for the ends? I have thought about adding a cooler as a stand alone unit if it was properly sized or running a smaller pre-cooler before it goes to the water cooled portion of the radiator.

Mark: I am seriously becoming afraid to go to the parts store and pick up any regular brand of oil.....I am beginning to believe that you know who we all are and where we live and plan to stalk us all until we join the "brotherood of the red oil". LOL

Ken

SwayBar

The regular kit.

I did not do the install as I my engine builder did-so while putting together my new wet-sleeve motor. He reported it took time to get the clearances right; it requires 0.040 at the counter-weights, and it is bolted to the girdle using the girdle bolts. So technically you can install without pulling the engine, but installing it with the engine out would be a lot easier.

Jim bailey - 928 International

Why do I think of this ...." ..Vita-Mix Professional Series is not your average blender: It can turn raw vegetables into piping hot soup in a matter of minutes. The stainless steel blade generates speeds up to 240 mph, creating enough friction to bring soup up to serving temperature. Throw in fresh soup ingredients and you’ll get a steaming hot soup in minutes. ..." when I think of the oil in the crankcase or wonder why late S-4 have a power steering fluid cooler lines ?? What the crank speed is in MPH for the rod journal ? Just about anything you can do to reduce the oil storm inside the crankcase is a plus...obviously dry sump is best then you get into screens, scrapers ,baffles , deeper pans. The reason that you see higher horsepower with dry sump is there is less power being lost whipping up hot soup ...

mark kibort

Hail to the red oil!

mk

BC

Did Todd use the one with the screen or the prior version with long holes where the weights go through?

Vlocity

Jim....

I agree 100%. Even my old Corvette motors from the 70's had a "windage tray".

Ken

SwayBar

The one with the screen.

stuartph

Swaybar


Do you think the teflon version is worth the extra cost

SwayBar

At the time I bought it, no.

But looking back, I wish I had since the teflon scraper would be that much more efficient, especially important since it's in my racecar and it's brand-new wet-sleeve engine.

However, for a street-only car, there's no need to spend the extra money for the teflon version, but would be cool nonetheless.

Vlocity

Swaybar:

I have glanced at the installation guide and the teflon is installed with 0 clearance and then "run in". That might be a lot easier to install laying on my back under the car then the .040 tolerance. I probably will go with the Teflon this winter. I'd need to download their installation guide to be sure I understand how that works.....

Regards,

Ken

SwayBar

Good thinking!

BC

I am doing one right now, and I really cannot suggest to you that it is a under the car job. And I am the guy that has done rod bearings on the concrete in a parking garage. This job, the scraper installation, is not for doing under the car, it really is not.

I have been grinding away at the fitment issues for 3 days off an on now, trying to get it to fit.

Vlocity

So did you go with the regular unit ot the teflon?

Ken

Vlocity

I finally was able to find time to cut the filter apart tonight and there was NO sign of any debris what so ever......it looks like I dodged a big bullet.

I have the new Accusump here and will be installing it over the next few days and then I will be off to Mid Ohio on Monday and Tuesday next week. I'll try to post a few pictures as I progress and I may have a couple of questions too.

It looks like the crank scraper will be a winter project.

Thanks to all.

Oh.....and Mark Kibort finally won me over....(see below) please take a look and let me know what you think.

LOL

Ken