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Re: [Fot] Accusump

To: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Accusump
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:48:06 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 8 Sep 2010, Randall wrote:

[stuff deleted]

> I am assuming that the main purpose of the Accusump is to avoid loss of oil
> pressure in hard turns.  Pre-lubing is a nicety, but these engines normally
> last many thousands of starts with no pre-lube, so it doesn't seem like a
> requirement to me.  Does anyone really believe that it extends the life of
> their race motor?

If you have $$,$$$ in your race motor, do you really want to know if the 
pre-oil makes a difference? Most folks I know that race out of pocket 
think $300-$500 for an accusump is a heck of a lot better than $10k for a 
new block, cam, crank, etc. etc.

Plus it looks kool.

:-)

> -- Randall

regards,
rml
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