RE: Dry Sump Musings

["Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>]

How many G's for 90 degrees?? How can it matter it is 540 turns under power
for 4 1/2 seconds you might as well just grease them.. You know the bearings
and pistons will be trash every 540 revs there is no science that I can
see.. Try the 24 hours of Daytona sometime if you want to learn about oiling
systems and bearings..
Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Burk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 2:37 PM
> To: land-speed
> Subject: Re: Dry Sump Musings
>
>
>    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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