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  • Re: Dry Sump for Subaru Engine
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:18:55 -0800
    ...Ditto - couldn't find a word ref dry sumping a Soobooroo...Harley's are dry sumped; requires 2 pumps (pressure & scavange), & since their oil...
  • Dry Sump for Subie
    Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
    Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:13:27 -0500
    I got a quote for a dry sump system from Fast Times Fabrication about 6 months ago. Big money @ ~ 1500$US. http://www.fasttimesfab...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:59:05 -0500
    ...The only thing I don't like about the dry sump is as David points out, it is more complex, but we're not...
  • Re: Dry Sump for Subaru Engine
    Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 18:32:45 -0800
    Looks like VW engines to me. Ron of ROADCOW and Vanaru.
  • Dry Sump for Subaru Engine
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 13:37:03 -0700
    Rico, Check out: http://www.altimizer.com/specs.html for info. The list one for US$275.00. Usual disclaimers apply. John-Reed Maffeo...
  • OK, got it working..........Turbo Soobie 2.5 on Cosworth dyno
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:37:48 -0800
    ...But put that in yer Vanagon ! and darn.............they have a nice dry sump system ( link on the first page to it ) ...... but the...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:19:08 -0500
    ...With the > dry sump setup we're working on, there will be both oil level > indicators for the res, and pressure warning both light...
  • Re: Car Talk
    Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
    Fri, 23 Sep 1994 09:56:43 EST
    ...Porsche did have the luxury of dry-sumping; 11-quart oil changes probably would not have been all that popular with VW purchasers. B.
  • This looks about right - Turbo EJ25 on a Cosworth company dyno
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:49:56 -0800
    ...and........Cosworth also sells a dry sump setup for a subaru engine ......... at first glance it looks like their gilmer belt driven scavange pump...
  • re: (1) Dry sumping and (2) oil heat and (3) MSDS
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Dec 95 13:50:47 PST
    Is this failure related to the 3rd/4th sychronizer problem that the 2wd 4sp can develop? What actually breaks in the syncro transmission? Steve...
  • Re: Subaru engine swap list??, and FS 1.9l engine complete
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
    Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:06:58 -0500
    ...Oh yeah, a dry sump system on your Sub motor would increase your ground clearance and oil capacity. Don't know if this piece...
  • Subigon oil sump
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 16 May 2007 13:11:59 -0500
    ...it ever been considered - and is it even possible - that a dry sump system might be installed in place of the wet sump? The...
  • Re: Oil Temps, Ullage, fill level
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:52:51 -0700
    ...The BSA/Triumph motors were dry sump. Hardly able, son, motors are dry sump. Most aircraft motors are dry sump. So why have four...
  • Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps.
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:15:44 -0800
    ...The BSA/Triumph motors were dry sump. Hardly able, son, motors are dry sump. Most aircraft motors are dry sump. So why have four...
  • Pensioner, Re: Oil Temps, Ullage, fill level
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:26:27 -0700
    ...Hardly able, son, motors are dry sump. > Most aircraft motors are dry sump. > > So why have four quarts sitting around in the system. One...
  • Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 22 May 2010 19:02:48 -0700
    ...Windage may be one factor in dry sump engines...and for many performance cars the primary purpose is to lower the engine as far...
  • Re: Oil Level Again
    Historical mailing list - Boroko
    Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:17:47 -0400
    ...some time. Racers use special catch cans to remove the air. Dry sumps are used to remove the oil from the engine so it...
  • Re: Re[3]: Engine transplant ideas??
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 05 Dec 1995 13:10:44 +0500
    > The biggest concern though, is the oil pan on syncros. Dry sumping is the > obvious thing, and it is not difficult, however, you need...
  • Re: oil fill level.....
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Thu, 31 May 2001 12:14:39 -0700
    ...Performance cars run dry sumps to avoid this, > it adds heat and robs power. You choose what you do, I just keep mine > between...
  • Re: Subaru in a Vanagon?? Yes!!!
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Sun, 21 Sep 1997 08:52:01 -0700
    ...Jetta and same as my Honda Accord). > >Garth > Does anyone have any ideas/thoughts ref 'dry sumping' the oil supply of the Subaru??? Austin
  • Re: FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES!
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:53:38 -0500
    ...to avoid interfering with the deck height problem) and going to what he calls an oil "dry-sump" system has me confused. BOB '85GL
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 3 May 1997 14:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
    ...This is why racing engines use a dry sump setup. Even in the case of a dry sump engine, a large resevoir of oil...
  • Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
    Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
    Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:07:37 -0700
    ...to me. Trial #1: dry sump, spin shaft, pump primes and I get oil pressure. Trial #2: dry sump(?), spin shaft, and I cannot...
  • Re: Oil cooler: possible to use AC condenser?
    Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
    Fri, 18 Feb 2000 18:17:44 -0500
    ...I believe this is one benefit of a dry sump system which helps to overcome the lack of oil thru pressurizing before start up...
  • Re: Subigon oil sump
    Historical mailing list - John Reddick
    Fri, 18 May 2007 01:55:42 -0400
    ...If they needed a dry sump, the racers would be using them. 4 inches is deeper than most modern, stock, 4 cylinder engines. A...
  • Re: Subigon oil sump
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 16 May 2007 14:40:34 -0400
    ...it ever been considered - and is it even possible - that a dry sump > system might be installed in place of the wet sump? > > The...
  • Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 23 May 2010 07:33:15 -0500
    ...This is why many race engines run dry sumps. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
  • Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 22 May 2010 21:41:16 -0400
    ...This is why many race engines run dry sumps. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
  • Re: Vanagon Engine Conversions at Litchfield Show
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:09:23 -0400
    ...t pointed it out I wouldn't have noticed the welding. Dry sumped and about orig ground clearence. Two K&N filters sticking up...
  • Engine Swappers - Look at this!
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:30:24 -0700
    ...8 cylinders; 4.88 Liters/298 cubic inches displacement; dual, computer-controlled, inductive discharge ignition; dry sump oil system; 65 amp alternator; 240 hp...
  • Re: Oil Level Again
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:54:09 -0700
    ...some time. Racers use special >catch cans to remove the air. Dry sumps are used to remove the oil from >the engine so it...
  • (1) Dry sumping and (2) oil heat and (3) MSDS
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    13 Dec 1995 16:32:16 EST
    ...alloy?). Mostly they do racing systems, but lottsa other stuff too. Dry sumping an Audi engine: He's pretty sure they have already engineered...
  • Re: Burping gas tank filler problem solved!!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:47:16 -0700
    ...Oil pump - dry Sump - dry or a dab of wheel bearing grease Valve covers - 3M Weatherstrip adhesive on the cover side, grease on the...
  • [A] engine temperature
    Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
    Thu, 18 Aug 94 15:08:48 EDT
    ...Years ago I saw an article about dry-sumping a Type 4 engine. It struck me as the wrong way 'round to solve the...
  • Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 22 May 2010 21:00:48 -0700
    ...This is why many race engines run dry sumps. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
  • Re: On Longevity, Displacement, Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:14:43 EST
    ...Frankly, I would go dry sump here with the benefit of all the aircraft install hardware. Frank Grunthaner
  • RE: Oil on the rear window!!!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 27 May 97 03:55:43 UT
    ...Race engines run dry sump systems and actually keep the pan near empty. Almost all engines have the dipsticks calibrated so that the full...
  • oil fill level.....
    Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
    Thu, 31 May 2001 15:08:08 -0300
    ...Performance cars run dry sumps to avoid this, it adds heat and robs power. You choose what you do, I just keep mine between...
  • Re: Gray Water Tank
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 13 Apr 2000 08:47:54 -0700
    ...Many unimproved campgrounds without dry sumps dug for this purpose request that you dump gray water on the dirt roads in the campground. They...
  • Re: Subject: engine swaps
    Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
    Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:25:30 -0700
    ...it would require a dry sump system and would look fairly terrible and be hard to reach, but it might work. The biggest problem...
  • Re: Anybody using a 2.0 gas engine in a vanagon conversion
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:27:56 -0700
    ...the diesel vans, you will have to fab a pan or dry sump the motor. If you put it upright you loose some space...
  • Re: oil fill level.....
    Historical mailing list - puzerewski
    Thu, 31 May 2001 15:18:47 -0400
    ...Performance cars run dry sumps to avoid this, > it adds heat and robs power. You choose what you do, I just keep mine > between...
  • RE: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
    Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
    Tue, 25 Jun 96 10:52:00 DST
    ...That's it, a dry sump conversion and huge oil tank. |Does anyone know if there is a correct orientation for an oil cooler...
  • Re: Oil on the rear window!!!
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 30 May 1997 20:12:23 PST
    ...Race engines run dry sump systems and actually keep the pan near >empty. Almost all engines have the dipsticks calibrated so that the full...
  • Re: Dipstick oil level
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:29:22 -0500
    ...Checking the oil on my dry sump 911 is somewhat different but even with a remote oil tank I seem to have lower operating...
  • Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 23 May 2010 18:00:44 -0700
    ...This is why many race engines run dry sumps. >> >> Dennis >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf >> Of...
  • Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:29:14 EST
    ...I have heard of converting the Subaru engine to a dry sump lubrication system. Do you have any information on this? I am a...
  • Re: Dipstick oil level
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:38:03 -0500
    ...westy > all > with air cooled engines. > Checking the oil on my dry sump 911 is somewhat different but even > with a > remote oil tank...
  • Re: V8 into Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Doug F
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:53:09 -0800
    ...Kind of useless for camping however, I think the suby is the best thing going, I keep waiting for a dry sump system to...
  • Re: Bypass oil filter
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:16:56 -0700
    ...the oil afer it has gone to the bearings ? With a dry sump .....yes. Perhaps that's what you have. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janne...
  • Personal, private thoughts.
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    05 Dec 1995 09:46:09 EST
    ...That project is looking pretty complex, though, and the price of the multistage oil pump for the Audi dry sump is around two grand...
  • Re: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
    Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
    Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:43:29 -0400
    ...cross drilling the crankshaft, by installation of an Accusump, or by 'dry sumping' the motor. When run at a track under prolonged left turn...
  • Re: Florida lemons
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 24 Aug 1994 10:48:32 -0400 (EDT)
    ...that is no real solution...you will have to deal with a dry sump, and all that plumbing, which I may add is a...
  • Re: Bypass oil filter
    Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0300
    ...the oil afer it has gone to the > bearings ? > With a dry sump .....yes. Perhaps that's what you have. It is mazda 1...
  • Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:27:19 -0600
    ...used aluminum rods, roller cams, lightweight rockers, bevel cut piston rings, dry sump oil pans, tuf-block filled heads, lightened valves, shaved all traces...
  • Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<) Other cars (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
    Sat, 8 May 2004 20:30:56 -0400
    ...67 911S engine in, yes I had to make my own dry sump oil tank, early MPC FI was bad folks). 1976 Mazda RX4...
  • Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 02:42:47 EST
    ...The best solution is a dry sump oil system. Here an external pump with high capacity (actually organized into several pumping stages and externally...
  • Re: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:07:27 -0700
    ...cross drilling the crankshaft, by installation of an Accusump, or by 'dry sumping' the motor. When run at a track under prolonged left turn...
  • Re: Upon seeing bostig's handiwork
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:35:22 -0700
    ...The dry sump is a huge plus and the cradle that will allow for underbody protection sealed the deal. I will check out your...
  • Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:45:34 -0700
    ...to get the engine as low as possible. ( next evolution on that is dry sump of course...so engine is yet lower. There has...