Dry sump?  that's interesting, is that to get better ground clearance?

Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM> writes:

> That engine cost $400, $180 to ship it... I got reamed but I wanted
> that engine with 7k for Kipp... so no biggie.  But you didn't answer
> *my* questions...
>
> Yeah the oil cooler thing... yuck. At least if the oil/coolant
> exchanger from the zetec escape that we use now has a problem and we
> lose the coolant,  the engine has the overheat protection, but as of
> now, there is no oil pressure protection short of the MIL. With the
> dry sump setup we're working on, there will be both oil level
> indicators for the res, and pressure warning both light and audible
> again as with the wbx, with 30 second shut-down warning(some factory
> engines are starting to do this, but liability is really high, since
> naturally shutting down at the wrong time with no warning affects the
> brake booster.. NOT GOOD)
>
> Jim Akiba

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