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Re: Oil tank size

To: Flowbench@aol.com
Subject: Re: Oil tank size
From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:17:48 -0800
Jim,
Most important:
   "If you are lucky enough to have an air-oil separator you can use a much 
smaller
     oil tank, around 1.5 gals. If you've made your own tank all bets are off! "

Also, you can get good used stuff from Grib @  www.musclemotorsports.com
along with food advice.

Bryan

Flowbench@aol.com wrote:
> Hi Jim, 
> Most of us that run at Bonneville have at least 2 or 3 (some even 4 or more) 
> scavenge sections and no air-oil separator. If this is what you have I use 
> either 4 or 5 gallon Patterson oil tank. If you are lucky enough to have an 
> air-oil separator you can use a much smaller oil tank, around 1.5 gals. If 
>you've 
> made your own tank all bets are off! 
> The larger tanks are needed to de-aerate the oil as it is returned from the 
> engine with lots of air. The tank design needs to large to help do this. I 
>also 
> use a -16 or -20 single return or multiple -12's.
> My new roadster has a 5 gallon oil tank & 2 -16 returns. 
> 
> Happy New Year  




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