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would be cool on the street...for the race track absolutely, I wouldn`t race without one.....I have some extra dry sump stuff if anyone serious is looking for parts...three stage Weaver pump and a couple of Corvette specific oil pans and a Moon tank..... ...redvetracr
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
TT,
i'm in no hurry to put together the aluminum engine. Sound familiar?
In the mean time i'll look for anyone that wants to trade for a wet sump
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Ok, as i already thought the only advantage is the fact that the pan is not so large, which gives the chassisbuilder the opportunity to put the engine lower, thus resulting in better road behavior. For a normal Corvette chassis the advantage is thus 0
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actually it's more "I thought I bought the cheapest **** but I bought the wrong **** and it'll take a bunch of money to make it usable so now I'll have to patiently wait for more cheap **** to come on my path to complete it"
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There are many more advantages apart from lowering the engine, depending on the system, like rockerbox and or lifter valley scavenging, easy to plumb in spring oilers, pulling a good vacuum in the crank case (better ring seal), placing the sump tank in such a position that it improves the weight distribution......
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
Anyone wanna dump a complete dry sump system for say $200?
There ain't that many cheap used aluminum wet blocks out there.
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Again, lowering the engine helps with the center of gravity, but even then the only place you would notice the difference is on an auto-x race track...and in that event a dry sump should be required anyway.
Lowered dry-sump engine & drivetrain and super stiff suspension would yield you a nice trackcar but not an enjoyable street car.
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200$ for a pump, tank, pulley, lines, tank, breather tank...??? ain't gonna happen.
If you lower the engine it'll still have to be at an angle, you could play around with it but it would have to be around 4 deg. down, that means the trans tailshaft will be down also, if you angle the diff up 4 deg. that can stay in place.
If you lower the engine it'll still have to be at an angle, you could play around with it but it would have to be around 4 deg. down, that means the trans tailshaft will be down also, if you angle the diff up 4 deg. that can stay in place.
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If the engine is lower then doesn't that lower the entire drivetrain since you would want to retain the driveshaft and differential pinion angle?
Again, lowering the engine helps with the center of gravity, but even then the only place you would notice the difference is on an auto-x race track...and in that event a dry sump should be required anyway.
Lowered dry-sump engine & drivetrain and super stiff suspension would yield you a nice trackcar but not an enjoyable street car.
Again, lowering the engine helps with the center of gravity, but even then the only place you would notice the difference is on an auto-x race track...and in that event a dry sump should be required anyway.
Lowered dry-sump engine & drivetrain and super stiff suspension would yield you a nice trackcar but not an enjoyable street car.
...redvetracr
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
I'll make a tank from a coffee can before i pay more than that.
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