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What do you guys feel the hp limit on an external wet pump system are? Motor will be a 15* 410 tuning 9k+, what do I need to keep thing alive as far as an oil system goes? Are any pump better then the rest?
Steve
Steve
Limits of a wet sump on a SBC
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I like the peterson single stage external pump for the wetsump deal... very nice pumps, and I use them on anything I build with wet sump, for a max effort deal.
As for hp limit? There is no hp, or rpm 'limit'.... you can make a wet sump work with high rpm just fine and in terms of 'hp'.... you can get real close to a dry sump but it's hard to beat the reliability, efficiency and resultant oil control of a dry sump. If I had the $$, and the room, I would do a dry sump.
Look at it this way.
Good wet Sump pump 600 bucks
GOOD Wet Sump pan 7-800 bucks
Vacuum Pump setup - 800 bucks all said and done the right way
Misc. lines and fittings another couple hundred bucks. You're looking at the potential of over 2 grand for a 'good' wet sump....
I assume you're talking something for Milan...
Chris
As for hp limit? There is no hp, or rpm 'limit'.... you can make a wet sump work with high rpm just fine and in terms of 'hp'.... you can get real close to a dry sump but it's hard to beat the reliability, efficiency and resultant oil control of a dry sump. If I had the $$, and the room, I would do a dry sump.
Look at it this way.
Good wet Sump pump 600 bucks
GOOD Wet Sump pan 7-800 bucks
Vacuum Pump setup - 800 bucks all said and done the right way
Misc. lines and fittings another couple hundred bucks. You're looking at the potential of over 2 grand for a 'good' wet sump....
I assume you're talking something for Milan...
Chris
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May I add that Titan makes an excellent (the best) internal wet sump oil pump, if you don't want to mess around with potentially losing a belt (especially if you street drive the car at all).
You can't beat Peterson for the external stuff.
My humble opinion
Tom Cowle
You can't beat Peterson for the external stuff.
My humble opinion
Tom Cowle
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looking to run milan again, but would also like to be legal for OSCA, NSCA, and other NA type classes.
Ever played with the peterson wet-vac pump?
might be a bit lighter and one less belt
Ever played with the peterson wet-vac pump?
might be a bit lighter and one less belt
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Well.... if you talk to Peterson, I'm sure you'll be sold on it, and I bet after that you won't listen to me like all the other folks who I've said this to.
You will not achieve good vacuum with that pump. I know it looks attractive but it's not ideal.
You will not achieve good vacuum with that pump. I know it looks attractive but it's not ideal.
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I had talked to them already but really was not sold on it, as if it was the hot ticket I would think you would see more people running them.
I just wanted to see what your feeling was on that pump.
Steve
I just wanted to see what your feeling was on that pump.
Steve
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