Xr6t Dry Sump System

[bugeyedcreepy]

Hi all,

I'm in the process of fitting an XR6 Turbo engine into my TD Cortina and need to run a dry sump system. Has anyone done this? If not, any suggestions as to who would be best to speak to?

Thanks!

[cobrav8]

I have one in my Cobra.

Basically what you will need to do- is cut off most of the bottom of the sump and make it closer to the engine, have a central low point with two outlets off to the side. Prefferably have a scrapper to remove the oil from the crank a piece of metal that sits close to the crank to 'scrape' the oil).

Run two pipes from the outlets - to a pump driven off a toothed belt - that will need to be driven off the front of the crank. The pump has three pumps - two to suck the oil from the engine, and another to pump - which you put back up where the oil filter normally sits (so you will need an oil filter inline).

The outlet of the suck pipes from the sump get fed back to a catch tank (these have a kind of mesh in them to help remove the air bubbles). The bottom of this tank then feeds the input to the pressure pump.

You will be able to get this entire setup from a decent speed/ race car shop. Will cost quite a bit. Even the piping that you have to run everywhere is an expensive setup (I have braided line and anodised fittings - some of the fittings are $40 each).

Guessing - but allow 3 or 4 thousand to get the setup. Solves all oild surging though. Are you sure that this is necessary? are you running slicks, and do these motors have a problem with surge?

A cheaper alternative that seems to be doing the rounds in the circuit racing is an Accusump - it basically accumulates a few litres of oil - and makes it available for when there is a low pressure situation. You put this in line with the oil filter system.

[ETM]

how come you "need" to run a dry sump?

if its because the crossmember will foul on the pickup you might consider an external pickup system.

I do lots of them on rb engines and you can then put the pickup anywhere in the sump without clearance issues with the crossmember.

[cobrav8]

If it is the crossmember - do what has been done on my escort - cut the firewall off - and move the motor as far back as you can. My motor is back around 3 feet from the normal location.

It makes handling a lot more stable as the weight is more central.

[BAturb]

just a guess but I think he wants a dry sump to lower the engine for bonnet clerance, as the height of the overhead cam motors is a lot taller than the old crossflow

[BFHOON]

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if so I have met you and talked about your beast .

Edited 04/08/07 10:22 AM by BFHOON

[ETM]

just a silly question... does your buisness card have a chicks ass on it.

if so I have met you and talked about your beast .

lol random ^