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• Re: Dry Sump for Subaru Engine
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:18:55 -0800
  ...engines to me. > >Ron of ROADCOW and Vanaru. > Ditto - couldn't find a word ref dry sumping a Soobooroo...Harley's are dry sumped...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:59:05 -0500
  ...edu> wrote: > Dry sump? that's interesting, is that to get better ground clearance? > > Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM> writes: > > > That engine cost $400...
• 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...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:19:08 -0500
  Dry sump? that's interesting, is that to get better ground clearance? Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM> writes: > That engine cost $400, $180 to...
• Re: Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 23 Sep 1994 09:56:43 EST
  ...Some of the racing engines might be different. Porsche did have the luxury of dry-sumping; 11-quart oil changes probably would not have...
• 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
  ...on it looks great too, for their dry sump system. it's fitted on the engine on the dyno too it appears. I've...
• Re: Subaru engine swap list??, and FS 1.9l engine complete
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:06:58 -0500
  ...engine swap stuff. (Hope I'm not overstepping my bounds here). If you do go elsewhere, please inform me. PSD. Oh yeah, a dry...
• 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...
• Subigon oil sump
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 16 May 2007 13:11:59 -0500
  ...I have found seems to be how far down that Subaru engine sump hangs. I know that there have been some replacements welded up...
• 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 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...
• <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: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:17:47 -0400
  ...Dry sumps are used to remove the oil from the engine so it can spin freely. Windage trays are installed to keep the oil...
• 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: FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:53:38 -0500
  ...OR, the funky old air-cooled VW engines, eh? I've found that John, aka Blue Eyes, is the Mr. Funk of Harley engines...
• 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 cooler: possible to use AC condenser?
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 18:17:44 -0500
  ...after I cut out my engine, is startup. I believe this is one benefit of a dry sump system which helps to overcome the...
• 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: oil fill level.....
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 31 May 2001 12:14:39 -0700
  Hi Tim, What an interesting idea! I'm all for cooler engine temps & always top off my oil in the morning after the van...
• Re: Subaru in a Vanagon?? Yes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 21 Sep 1997 08:52:01 -0700
  ...and told me the limitations and short comings of the subaru >engine in the vanagon. The oil pan is lower than the wasserboxer. The...
• Re: Subigon oil sump
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 16 May 2007 14:40:34 -0400
  As another uneducated, but curious swapper, I noticed, when I was rebuilding(poorly i might add) the svx engine, there seemed to be two...
• 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...
• Engine Swappers - Look at this!
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:30:24 -0700
  NEW 4.88 LITER VW-BASED ENGINE COMING SOON - The VWx2 Coming soon to an airport near you is our new engine, called the...
• (1) Dry sumping and (2) oil heat and (3) MSDS
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  13 Dec 1995 16:32:16 EST
  ...Dry sumping an Audi engine: He's pretty sure they have already engineered the proper pump, and was ready to work with us on...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Conversions at Litchfield Show
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:09:23 -0400
  > There were two Vanagon engine conversions at the Litchfield show. > Audi 80 2.0L > Subaru 2.2 There was also a Porsche 6 conversion...
• 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: 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...
• [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: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:54:09 -0700
  ...Dry sumps are used to remove the oil from >the engine so it can spin freely. Windage trays are installed to keep the >oil...
• Re: On Longevity, Displacement, Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:14:43 EST
  ...My intent here was to debunk the myth of the technical superiority of the Subaru engine designs vis-a-vis the VW WBX and...
• 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: Oil on the rear window!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 May 97 03:55:43 UT
  ...There are no engines that submerge a camshaft intentionally. Too much windage causes heat build up and foaming. Race engines run dry sump systems...
• Re: Subject: engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:25:30 -0700
  ...the rear wheels, and the engine leaned over rearwards to clear the body... it would require a dry sump system and would look fairly...
• 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
  ...They > also seem perfectly dimensioned to fit into a vanagon engine bay. > > I'm sure someone has done this conversion, but I don't...
• Re: Dipstick oil level
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:29:22 -0500
  ...66 westy, 83 westy all with air cooled engines. Checking the oil on my dry sump 911 is somewhat different but even with a...
• RE: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Tue, 25 Jun 96 10:52:00 DST
  ...no effect on engine oil pressure, altho it |probably costs me some amount of power. That's it, a dry sump conversion and huge...
• Re: Oil on the rear window!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 20:12:23 PST
  ...There are no engines that > >submerge a camshaft intentionally. Too much windage causes heat build up and >foaming. Race engines run dry sump systems...
• 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: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:16:56 -0700
  ...engines, how could one have an 'after' oil pump ........say to filter the oil afer it has gone to the bearings ? With a dry...
• 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
  ...66 westy, 83 westy > all > with air cooled engines. > Checking the oil on my dry sump 911 is somewhat different but even > with a...
• Re: V8 into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:53:09 -0800
  Cast iron block? why? V8s are brutally heavy, you could use the new Corvette engine, I believe its all alloy and also lower profile...
• 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: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0300
  ...engines, how could one have an > 'after' oil pump ........say to filter the oil afer it has gone to the > bearings ? > With a dry...
• Personal, private thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  05 Dec 1995 09:46:09 EST
  ...The engine, with a bit of welding on the case, might serve as the basis for building an Ottinger 2.5, or something similar...
• 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: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:43:29 -0400
  ...Did the person documenting the failures also record how many engines running Mobil 1 did NOT fail? The really interesting number would be the...
• Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 02:42:47 EST
  ...The oil is then degassed and pumped back into the engine. Dry sump engines also run a higher quantity of oil (often 10 quarts...
• Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<) Other cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Sat, 8 May 2004 20:30:56 -0400
  ...I later installed a '67 911S engine in, yes I had to make my own dry sump oil tank, early MPC FI was bad...
• Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:29:02 -0600
  ...The oil >is then degassed and pumped back into the engine. Dry sump engines also run a >higher quantity of oil (often 10 quarts...
• 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...
• Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:41:53 -0600
  ...Having many years of racing behind me I've purchased many $300.00 oil pans, many dry sump systems and fabricated bunches of oil...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:27:19 -0600
  ...There was just never any point of exploring the route of expensive roller or ball bearings for us since we tore the engine down...
• Re: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:07:27 -0700
  ...One member undertook to document the type of oil being used at the time of these engine failures, and by far the most common...
• Subaru notes, #3
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 05 Aug 1997 23:57:47 -0700
  ...If anyone knows what it takes to dry sump an engine please mail me that info too. I need help, this is becoming a...
• Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:05:36 -0600
  ...The oil > >is then degassed and pumped back into the engine. Dry sump engines > also run a > >higher quantity of oil (often 10 quarts...
• 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...
• Vanagon Engine Conversions at Litchfield Show
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 12:14:32 -0400
  ...If one could get rid of the sump completely (dry sump setup) I think the clearance would actually be improved over the Vanagon engine...