Russ, that electric vacuum pump is a chrysler unit
you can source it out much cheaper...
Joe :)
Russel Mack wrote:
>Grib:
>thanks. Good, solid info. (We need all we can get!)
>
>In this same vane-- drag bike champ Angelle Savoie's tuner is apparently
>using a wet-sump system on her big Suzi 2-valve 4-cyl. However, he uses a
>big electric vacuum pump to scavange the crankcase, claiming an extra 10 HP
>for "25 inches of vacuum". (Note that he doesn't say whether this is 25
>inches of mercury, H2O, or BS.) Anyway, that 10 hp out of the total 305hp--
>or about a 3% gain over the un-sucked engine. You can get these pumps (for
>bikes) from Schnitzracing.com.
>Russ, #1226B
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