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ianofbhills

posted on 2nd Dec 04 at 22:36

Its an oil recirulation system actually, andy's car still has a wet sump. When the engine spins to 9000 rpm the oil is getting pumped into the top of the engine faster then it is falling to the sump the cam cover fills with oil and becomes pressurised. This means that the level of oil in the sump is reduced. If the car is cornering hard and oil surge becomes a problem this can lead to there being no oil in the sump in the area of the pick up leading to oil starvation problems and a knackered engine. That system was developed by protec to prevent this happening. It works by sucking the oil from the top of the cam cover and returning it to the sump below the pickup.

similar to a dry sump but there is no pump.

Ian


Half Pint

posted on 2nd Dec 04 at 11:00

Dry Sump :D


Fad

posted on 2nd Dec 04 at 10:54

oil catch tank i think?


Siberia

posted on 2nd Dec 04 at 10:49

whats that thing over on the left hand size of the engine with the breather pipes going to it? oil cooler?



Fad

posted on 2nd Dec 04 at 10:34

quote:
Originally posted by Andy
Cheers mate - but it's broken at the moment. Dropped a valve and needs a complete engine rebuild :(

However, it's being rebuilt to be more reliable and more powerful ;)


blimey what else can you do to it? :lol:


jr

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 21:48

ah fantastic, this is a good sign :D, cheers for your reply andy :thumbs:


Andy

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 21:17

Cheers mate - but it's broken at the moment. Dropped a valve and needs a complete engine rebuild :(

However, it's being rebuilt to be more reliable and more powerful ;)


GLSi GUY

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 21:08

hey, andy,



i saw your car at pro-tec a few weeks ago :) tis a very nice car you go there matey!

Alan was showing me the cabon air intake, and GRP bootlid on your car :thumbs:


lee mitchell

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 20:53

:)


Andy

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 20:51

quote:
Originally posted by jr
need to know if 264 degree cams will run on a bottom end without pocketed pistons ?


Yes James - they will work fine. I ran them on totally standard pistons. No problems with valve clearance. That only really becomes a problem when you run high lift cams, The lift on those Schrick cams isn't too severe. The cams are really nice with TBs - I had 180bhp on standard pistons (8K rev limit) with a very flat torque curve :thumbs:


jr

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:46

that is true, gonna see what the outcome of the compression test is first, Lee M has a feeling the head on it at the mo is cracked, so gonna put the 1.416v head on it


AK

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:41

:lol:

it wont cost much, take long to do it....

Your going to give the 1600 bottom end ARP's yeah? the head will be off...... = not too much extra work to have pistons in/out


jr

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:32

:lol: i wasnt hpoping to have to do things like that yet, at the mo my cars been of the road nearly as long as yours :!


AK

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:29

just get the pistons milled out :)


jr

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:10

i need to put this head on a 1600 bottom end

[Edited on 01-12-2004 by jr]


AK

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:09

Thought your engine had pocketed pistons though? Matt Crowthers old un?

[Edited on 01-12-2004 by Adam Kindness]


AK

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:08

ex andy hamilton, i think.... my cams went with my engine


jr

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:08

quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
i think it will be very very very close....

264's are recommended to be used with pocketed.


fuck :(


jr

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:07

all i know is there x14xe 264 schrick cams, whic are either ex ak or andy halmilton


AK

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:07

i think it will be very very very close....

264's are recommended to be used with pocketed.


Mattb

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:05

yes **i think** the cams that were going on my gsi were 270 degree cams, it all depends on the lift aswell tho


jr

posted on 1st Dec 04 at 19:04

need to know if 264 degree cams will run on a bottom end without pocketed pistons ?