Rear differential cooler
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redvetracr
PS: thats not a Tilton pump...
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What red said. I have one, just waiting for the screen filter which is lying at a buddies place in the US waiting to be shipped.
The pickup picks up from the rear, where ring gear rotation and inertia push the oil. The return sprays the oil onto the ring gear. There's an even better way by spraying directly in the contact area between ring gear and pinion but this is easier to hook up. Still need to hook up the cooling air hoses to the ducting. BTW, this IS a tilton pump. Hoses are sized -8.
The pickup picks up from the rear, where ring gear rotation and inertia push the oil. The return sprays the oil onto the ring gear. There's an even better way by spraying directly in the contact area between ring gear and pinion but this is easier to hook up. Still need to hook up the cooling air hoses to the ducting. BTW, this IS a tilton pump. Hoses are sized -8.
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Anyway Red this is Vic Edelbrocks vintage 63 race car cooler setup. Good job hu!
Red, this weekend is the Infineon Race way historics. I've been working till 8 at night getting the Lola/Ford T-286 ready to go. Look for #11 to win again.
The other guys are race prepping the GT-40 and a lola t-70
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Originally Posted by gkull;1567378144.
Anyway Red this [B
Anyway Red this [B
is Vic Edelbrocks vintage 63 race car[/B] cooler setup. Good job hu!:thumbs
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Christine Edelbrock is a good driver. Yes Earl might stage the out come and every top placing car is cheating. But the top cars are going for the gusto. I took a few videos from this years three races at Laguna.
She was over for coffee every morning because our transports were near each other.
We actually have three great drivers that win in the top classes of Ferrari challenge, Can-am, & 2-3 liter in the lolas and chevrons.
Then we also have the no problem crashers
She was over for coffee every morning because our transports were near each other.
We actually have three great drivers that win in the top classes of Ferrari challenge, Can-am, & 2-3 liter in the lolas and chevrons.
Then we also have the no problem crashers
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Did you notice that car uses the small diameter halfshafts and non hd yokes (using straps, not caps). Looks like the u joints are 1330s even. You might be on to something with that poser statement
That ancient looking pump is a facet interruptor pump by the way. It's not even an oil pump, it's an old style fuel pump.
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V-twin. This weak half shaft 63 Vette is a period correct 327 ci that probably makes @ 400 hp on the dyno with stamped steel rockers. They are also raced prep before each event. So it is not like they get many miles between total check ups.
Lot's of things on pure race cars look very small and flimsy. It is to save weight. Only if a part fails is when it gets improved.
Lot's of things on pure race cars look very small and flimsy. It is to save weight. Only if a part fails is when it gets improved.
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Save weight, yet they have what looks like a 50 lbs contraption to hold a simple oil coolver and pump. Just one look at that pic and I see tons of places where they can shed weight. I have seen quite a bit of all out race cars and that doesn't even come close to what is done to eliminate excess weight. I fail to see how a set of HD yokes will weigh considerably more than a set of what you see above. The only difference is, that if you break one you're out of the race. Hell, even the BB street cars came with the heavy duyty stuff. One look in a Chevrolet Power manual and you will see all the heavy duty parts available and recommended for these race cars.
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On my picture the half shaft has a name Wenco I found their web site it might be a quality piece.
http://www.wencodriveshafts.com
http://www.wencodriveshafts.com
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I've run all of them on the dyno. Three of them make right at 400-410 hp @6200-6300 rpm and everyone one of them has stamped rockers. The bizzarini and the four webers is closer to 450 hp
Red, why would I think that Vic would not be using the same legal parts as our cars?
