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Re: Dry Sump Musings

To: "land-speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Dry Sump Musings
From: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 14:37:24 -0400
   A wet sump top fuel dragster oiling system is an amaising thing . The
accereration makes it like running the engine in a nearly vertical position .
Was it Don Garlits who originated the idea of running with 12 quarts in the
pan . No air , no bubbles .
   Even .5 g acceleration is like having the engine tilted up at 26.5 deg
which would have the rear counterweights and rods splashing in the oil with a
stock depth oil pan .

John Burk




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