Glenn:
I don't have the %power requirement for the lube system "off the top of my
head", but I can probably find some good numbers with a little research in
my library.
A "total loss" electrical system is frequently used when converting a
"street" engine for (non-"endurance") racing. It consists of running the
battery without an on-board charging system (which consumes power), and
doing your charging in the pits.
I'll see if Dave or someone offers some numbers for lube system power
consumption; if not, I'll see what I can find.
Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Ridlen [mailto:gridlen@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:38 PM
To: Russel Mack; Dave Dahlgren
Cc: rgribble; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Dry sump
Russ
What do you mean "total loss"? I can see the electric drive would save
some HP. Do you have any numbers on the HP gain, HP required to drive pump
or net gain, either engine driven or electric.
Glenn
Russel Mack <rtmack@concentric.net> wrote:
I'd like to point-out that you can gain significant HP with a dry-sump
if
you are brave enough (or desperate enough!) to run it electric-drive, on
a
total-loss system. Of course, the engine reliability gains can go away
in a
hurry, if you hit a "bad luck" day!
Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dave Dahlgren
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 11:06 AM
To: Glenn Ridlen
Cc: rgribble; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dry sump
The question ought tobe how much more reliable will it make my engine..
the
answer an order of magnitude at least. The other question i would have
is
how
hard do you spin it. The higher the rpm the more you need one, same goes
for
hp
ratings as well.
Dave
Glenn Ridlen wrote:
>
> Dave or Grib
> How much HP do you think a dry sump would be worth on my "D" gas motor
(4.020 x 3.00 chevy).
>
Glenn
> Dave Dahlgren wrote:Now there is the right idea..
something that you can have for years and swap
> from engine to engine as needed..
> Dave
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