I did get the Quik Data information this meet... going to be intereresting
to disect it...
K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 6:41 AM
Subject: Re: Maxton
> It is all in how you shut down the engine if it is a wet sump.. The chute
opens
> the oil goes to the front.. End of engine. Rods 1 and 2 go because the are
at
> the end of the oil supply.. They are the last to get oil and the first to
lose
> it. It is documented. It is not generally S#@T happens. We went through it
for
> years on circle track cars as well. To avoid these embarassing and
expensive
> moments cut the engine and pull the chute or if using brakes don't go for
the 1
> g stop. Most LSR cars stop faster than they accelerate. or you could put
the dry
> sump on the next bullet. Or you could put on a deep oil pan made for road
racing
> (with all the doors and baffles internal) and maybe buy a little more time
as
> well. You always have to look at what happens to the vehicle dynamics as a
whole
> not just one part of the package to isolate a fault condition. You have
the data
> from the datalogger when did the oil pressure go down? Has it been getting
lower
> during each run as a bearing starting to go away? What is the rpm and g
forces
> at the end of the track?? Does the oil pressure dip when the chute is
pulled or
> the brakes are on hard?
> Dave
>
> everything went
> > great until he got into the traps and the red warning light came on...
seems
> > he ran out of Oil Pressure.... this happens when the #1 and 2 rods come
out
> > of the block.... has a habbit of taking the Oil pressure with it when
they
> > wipe out the Cam galley.... so much for the Mule motor... something just
let
> > go big time... don't know what yet... but the rev limiter was set on 6k
so
> > it sure wasn't his fault... Just stuff that happens...
> >
> > So.... all and all it was a great meet.... less one motor... ( everyone
> > smile) it's a race motor and these things all have a life span... this
one's
> > happened to be Short...
> >
> > Life is GOOD....
> >
> > Keith
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