Finally got it all plumbed up and tested this week :)

Obviously that's not where the tank is staying!

looking great! was wondering how the dry sump worked .

looks complicated, and where exactly is that tank going to go, looks huge.

what are the main advantages?

 

 

sorry to be a bit thick :smash:

what are the main advantages?

 

 

sorry to be a bit thick :smash:

Negates oil surge. Particularly useful on the track where this will be going. Tank is easily located in the boot.

Nice.

 

Tank is larger than I expected, what size is it in litres ?

Negates oil surge. Particularly useful on the track where this will be going. Tank is easily located in the boot.

 

also means the engine will sit lower, which in turn should give a better handling car? might be wrong on that though :wack:

also means the engine will sit lower, which in turn should give a better handling car? might be wrong on that though :wack:

Spot on mate. Not to mention subsequent clearance issues: the other Z32 in the States that's done the conversion stayed wet sump and he now has half of the engine sticking out of the bonnet! :wack:

 

Dave, it's 9.5x16", the largest Pace do off the shelf, which holds 10 litres in the tank itself. Going for a slightly smaller one myself as the LWB, although bigger, is suprisingly more difficult to get one in!

Nice update John, good to see it coming on! :cool:

I'd love to do this conversion myself.

Very interested to see how it turns out and the costs involved :)

 

Just hope that bit of plumbing works or it's going to be expensive! LOL

Looks really good John...

look nice,

 

What is the cost involved?

Do you need to pull the engine to install it?

If it work fine, woul you do it to my race car :D

Hellraiser: Basically the oil is stored in a tank instead of a reservoir in the sump (hence dry sump). From the tank it's pumped to the engine via one stage of an external pump then returned from the sump pan by two stages the same capacity as the pressure stage so always twice as much volume is sucked out as put in.

 

Clarkey: In the boot mate, 1/2 way through the floor in the very back LHS corner.

 

iKarl:What Friday & Greg said. Also, picks up some power over wet sump as no crank windage in oil, good scraper system so crank not carrying oil around and also gives better ring sealing due to higher DP across the rings (crankcase at vacuum). Also because of -ve pressure in crankcase then oil leaks pretty much don't happen and you get less power loss due to pumping air around in the case below the pistons.

 

ChrisC: Costs - Don't ask!!! Lots but you could skimp on some areas and save loads if you wanted, just end up with a not quite as good job (e.g stay wet sump, keep stock intake / management would save about 5k)

 

Bubuche: It's on a VH45 mate, not a VG30

Hellraiser: Basically the oil is stored in a tank instead of a reservoir in the sump (hence dry sump). From the tank it's pumped to the engine via one stage of an external pump then returned from the sump pan by two stages the same capacity as the pressure stage so always twice as much volume is sucked out as put in.

 

Clarkey: In the boot mate, 1/2 way through the floor in the very back LHS corner.

 

iKarl:What Friday & Greg said. Also, picks up some power over wet sump as no crank windage in oil, good scraper system so crank not carrying oil around and also gives better ring sealing due to higher DP across the rings (crankcase at vacuum). Also because of -ve pressure in crankcase then oil leaks pretty much don't happen and you get less power loss due to pumping air around in the case below the pistons.

 

ChrisC: Costs - Don't ask!!! Lots but you could skimp on some areas and save loads if you wanted, just end up with a not quite as good job (e.g stay wet sump, keep stock intake / management would save about 5k)

 

Bubuche: It's on a VH45 mate, not a VG30

 

thank you john for taking the time to explain really appreciate it :bow: :duffer: