Baffled sump
03-02-2009, 11:09 AM
#21
Originally Posted by Sti Vi,Mar 2 2009, 07:58 PM
I delieve Dembo's sum failed so he needed to replace it, he replaced it with the spoon baffled sum as it was cheaper than an OEM sump from Honda, but I am sure he will confirm this. As Chilled has correctly mentioned both the spoon and mugen
Yep, although "failed" isn't strictly accurate. Broken by an incompetent mechnaic (me) is more accurate.
It was about the same price, IIRC. But as I had to replace it anyway, it made sense to go for the baffled Spoon one. And yes, it was just a modified Honda sump.
It's probably a worthwhile precuation if you're serious. But lots of people have done lots of trackdays with their non-baffled sumps and have been fine. I also don't have the infamous jet bolt modification, which according to some means certain death to your engine within 5 miles.
03-02-2009, 01:00 PM
#23
Originally Posted by Simon W,Mar 2 2009, 07:05 PM
I don't have a baffled sump, but at Donington have had a few quite dramatic puffs of oil smoke exiting Macleans when going hard.
03-02-2009, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Paper Lawyer,Mar 2 2009, 11:00 PM
I think we established that this is due to having the max amount of oil in the car - I hadn't noticed it myself until I slightly overfilled my engine oil and created a cloud of blue smoke going through McLeans
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03-02-2009, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Dembo,Mar 2 2009, 09:09 PM
Yep, although "failed" isn't strictly accurate. Broken by an incompetent mechnaic (me) is more accurate.
how can you break an oil pan??
03-02-2009, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by McHeizer,Mar 2 2009, 10:20 PM
just out of curiousity and to prevent doing the same mistake:
how can you break an oil pan??
how can you break an oil pan??
03-02-2009, 03:54 PM
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[QUOTE=m1bjr,Mar 2 2009, 11:30 PM] No as you still need to add a pump normally.
The gain is from the crank not splashing in the oil - drag.
I have seen kits for engine transplants -
The gain is from the crank not splashing in the oil - drag.
I have seen kits for engine transplants -