Jarrid, I agree that you don't want your oil to splash all over the inside
of the sump, that you want your oilpump to pump oil and not air, and that is
the purpose of the baffles in cornering, stopping, or steep inclines, but
since the alum. sumps are deeper than the steel and therefore has a larger
capacity, but that is not to say that the fluid level is any nearer the
crank than with steel sump. The math has already been worked out between the
dipstick and oil pickup as to the correct fluid level, change one you should
change the other. Just my 2 cents worth!! Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jarrid Gross" <JGross@econolite.com>
To: "Russ Eshelman" <RussE@Firstva.com>; "Jarrid Gross"
<jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>; <davidkellogg@hotmail.com>
Cc: <CANISDOG@aol.com>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 12:32 PM
Subject: RE: Aluminum Sump QuestionsIMPORTANT
> Russ wrote,
>
>
> >Why couldn't you use the standard Alpine oil pump and just add extra oil
to
> >bring the oil level up to match the "High-Low" marks on the standard oil
> >dipstick, if you install a longer pickup shaft wouldn't you always read
> >"Low" or Lower" on the dipstick ? Larger sump = more oil?
> >Russ
>
> Well, becuase that would only get you oil to the pickup when the car
> is going straight at a constant speed.
>
> Having the pickup too high in the sump wont suck oil when you are
cornering
> or braking ECT.
>
> Put more oil in you say?
>
> Then the oil climbs the side of the block on cornering, and gets beaten
> by the crank and rods.
>
> What you want is the pickup to be as low in the sump as possible, and have
> baffles to keep the oil down near the pickup.
>
> Only then can you be confident that you can keep the engine oiled under
> all reasonable conditions.
>
>
>
> Jarrid Gross
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