DRY sumps....
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Melting Slicks
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DRY sumps....
The more and more I get closer to completion of my project(the 20millointh stage) I am starting to think my oiling system, may not be up to task for a 1 mile pull, and turbo chargers. I currently use a BAT pan,..which just doesn't seen to be able to fit my demands of what I am gonna ask of it.
Dry sumps, are very expensive. Even so, I think I am more worried about loosing ac in the car if I go to it....which, in South Florida... is not so much an option. It's one thing to get hot in the car, it's another to get caught up in the rain and have no ac to keep the windows from fogging up everywhere. If I get rid of the ac,..I might as well pull the leather, pull the carpet and radio...and call it a race car.
So..back to dry sumps. Who's got them on there C5's and what kind of feedback do you have with the brand your using? Everytime I go to PRI I wanna talk to every dry sump company there but there are so many, it's to tough know just who to talk to. Just curious if anyone did it, and retained AC. I have a TOP MOUNT PTK twin turbo setup...so, space is at a premium.
Thanks
Dry sumps, are very expensive. Even so, I think I am more worried about loosing ac in the car if I go to it....which, in South Florida... is not so much an option. It's one thing to get hot in the car, it's another to get caught up in the rain and have no ac to keep the windows from fogging up everywhere. If I get rid of the ac,..I might as well pull the leather, pull the carpet and radio...and call it a race car.
So..back to dry sumps. Who's got them on there C5's and what kind of feedback do you have with the brand your using? Everytime I go to PRI I wanna talk to every dry sump company there but there are so many, it's to tough know just who to talk to. Just curious if anyone did it, and retained AC. I have a TOP MOUNT PTK twin turbo setup...so, space is at a premium.
Thanks
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We have installed them in many C5's by now. The drag cars without P/S we install them on the DS lower with a custom timing cover we make here.
For your application, wanting to keep all the accessories, we would go with an LS7 based set up.
For your application, wanting to keep all the accessories, we would go with an LS7 based set up.
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Jamie, batt in the trunk hole, and the oil can over in the stock batt hole..
Robertfunny me buddy I did mean trunk..
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Translation;
I agree Jamie, relocate the battery to the trunk compartment and mount the oil tank in the factory battery location.
(didnt know I spoke Tennesseeanies did you)
J/K Robert!!!!!
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LS7 based but, all stock, or like an aviad converted one?
Thought about the LS7 style but those aren't true dry sumps right?
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Technically yes, but they work and I dont see how your going to do it without either losing AC or the turbos, neither are an option I assume.
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Battery is located in the back a bit now, I can make room over in the batt location where I keep my catchcans and boost controller... But oil pump config,..wouldn't I have to have the longer crank snout like on the GS or LS7 cars and the obvious front cover setup?Pan/lines/tank/pump? (I am gonna have to do some research again- When LS7's first came out I priced this out when I worked at the dealership and it was kinda costly....years later, I completely have no idea of cost of that lol. )
(excuse the ADD conversation with myself above
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you are getting better, I may just get you to rewrite what I put up in here, If you will give me your cell. Robert
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Nice... kind of a hard time figuring out pricing on they're site,..feel like shooting me a pm of what it costs roughly? 3-4G's?