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RE: Dry sump oiling HP gains

To: "Ed Weldon" <23.weldon@comcast.net>, <Askotto@aol.com>
Subject: RE: Dry sump oiling HP gains
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:43:32 -0400
For every piston going down there is another going up... Constant volume in
the crankcase..
Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ed Weldon
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:25 PM
> To: Askotto@aol.com
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Dry sump oiling HP gains
>
>
> Otto&others--
> I wonder how much of that 20 hp is due to reduced churning of oil and how
> much is due to other things like lower pumping losses from the
> motion of the
> pistons.  I doubt the extra hp to drive the scavenge pumps exceeds one or
> two; but does anyone have any real numbers?
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Askotto@aol.com>
> To: <Saltrat@lubricationdynamics.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:37 AM
> Subject: Dry sump oiling HP gains
>  As I recall the HP gains just going to a dry sump system are around 20
> HP...... Otto

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