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SportTrac Discussion
Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
possible to squeeze some ponies out of the oil system???
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<blockquote data-quote="Travis Munday" data-source="post: 693661" data-attributes="member: 52914"><p>Do NOT run your engine low on oil...the cars that would run low on oil were drag cars, and those engines are rebuilt after every run, so all the seals and gaskets get replaced or are given a thorough inspection. Road racers will in fact run as much oil as they can; more oil means cooler oil. But running a regular motor low on oil is asking for trouble. You could run so little and be at just the right angle where you'll starve the oil pump, which could lead to engine seizure. Either way, as the miles go up, you'll lose even more oil through burn off and the emission system, increasing the risk of engine damage.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A windage try is a fairly easy fab that any good fab shop should be able to do. The difficulty would be dropping the oil pan, as I'm pretty sure the engine cross member would have to some out as well. A windage try bolts either to the main caps or oil pan and sits just under the crank. It keeps the crank from sitting in oil causing parasitic loss from friction. There are louvers so that oil that drips down from the cylinders and head can return to the sump, where the oil pump is.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Dry sumps are for sure a "Stage 5" type of modification, as you only get a few HP, but the cost is a few thousand dollars. Benefits are the crank isn't spinning in oil, the engine can be mounted lower (lower center of gravity), easier install of oil coolers and the like, and a slight bump in oil capacity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travis Munday, post: 693661, member: 52914"] Do NOT run your engine low on oil...the cars that would run low on oil were drag cars, and those engines are rebuilt after every run, so all the seals and gaskets get replaced or are given a thorough inspection. Road racers will in fact run as much oil as they can; more oil means cooler oil. But running a regular motor low on oil is asking for trouble. You could run so little and be at just the right angle where you'll starve the oil pump, which could lead to engine seizure. Either way, as the miles go up, you'll lose even more oil through burn off and the emission system, increasing the risk of engine damage. A windage try is a fairly easy fab that any good fab shop should be able to do. The difficulty would be dropping the oil pan, as I'm pretty sure the engine cross member would have to some out as well. A windage try bolts either to the main caps or oil pan and sits just under the crank. It keeps the crank from sitting in oil causing parasitic loss from friction. There are louvers so that oil that drips down from the cylinders and head can return to the sump, where the oil pump is. Dry sumps are for sure a "Stage 5" type of modification, as you only get a few HP, but the cost is a few thousand dollars. Benefits are the crank isn't spinning in oil, the engine can be mounted lower (lower center of gravity), easier install of oil coolers and the like, and a slight bump in oil capacity. [/QUOTE]
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possible to squeeze some ponies out of the oil system???
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