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Re: Fw: Dry Sump / Push Truck

To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Fw: Dry Sump / Push Truck
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 07:30:38 -0800 (PST)
If you do that, Keith, I don't know who else
might carry the yokes with the pully in place,
but Mark Williams has them in his catalog.

Dick J


--- Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com> wrote:
> Keith,
> 
> I forgot, you do need an alternator, run if off
> the drive shaft. Running the
> alternator this way will not affect engine
> performance plus the added
> advantage of cleaning up the under hood area. I
> know you need to do that as
> there are several miles of braided line under
> the hood of your Camero. I
> think that scoop is that large so it will
> accommodate everything Dave wants
> to put in there.
> 
> Dan Warner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Dincau <jdincau@qnet.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 6:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Dry Sump / Push Truck
> 
> 
> > Kieth
> > We run a single 110V heater coil in the tank
> (5 gal. cap.). I takes about
> an
> > hour to get the oil up to an acceptable temp.
> We run the heater off the
> > generator first thing in the morning. After
> that the oil was warm enough
> all
> > day. Bonneville this year was our first time
> with a heater and it really
> > shortens the warm up time when running
> alcohol. In regard to batteries
> most
> > everyone I talk to who uses an electronic
> ignition is running a generator
> > especially when combined with EFI and
> computer control. Hope that helps.
> > Jim in cold (50) but dry Palmdale
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 1:20 AM
> > Subject: Dry Sump / Push Truck
> >
> >
> > > Well I have been collecting Dry sump parts
> at Muscle Motorsports here
> for
> > > the last couple of months... Currently I
> have the Oil Pan and lines and
> I
> > > just went and picked up the Oil Tank ...
> for $165 I got a 3 1/2 gallon
> > tank
> > > with Three heaters in the bottom and Two
> heater Blankets on the
> outside...
> > >
> > > My Question is ... how do you folks go
> about Prep'ing the car to go out
> to
> > > the line... do I heat it in the pits with a
> Generator? or do I attach it
> > to
> > > the Push Truck? ... I read in Rick's Two
> club deal about doing it at the
> > > line..
> > >
> > > We had some Battery Problems at Maxton at
> the Last meet.. .. This was a
> > > First for us...  I always charge them
> before I go and because I have
> Dual
> > > Battery's it has never been an issue....
> but I was thinking of starting
> > the
> > > car off of the Push truck from now on....(
> very embarressing to have to
> > Jump
> > > the car off to get it running ) ( not as
> bad when it goes Two Bills
> after
> > > you get it running!!!)   Anyway I was
> thinking the Heaters would put a
> > Large
> > > drain on the Batteries if we used them for
> it....
> > >
> > > What are your thoughts?
> > > Keith


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