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Matt Mariani Samba Member
Joined: June 27, 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Haverford Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:35 pm Post subject: Dry Sump Type 4 |
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Hello,
I'm building a 2.0L Type 4 to use in my '68 912 project [oe motor was missing].
I'd really like to dry sump this engine.
My question is: Can I dry sump a motor that originally relied on oil splash for lubricating its wrist pins and cyl walls/rings?
914-4 owners that have had good results with dry sumping please advise. I'm a little worried about the lack of splash with a true dry sump'd Type 4 engine.
Thanks, -Matt[/b] |
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Matt Mariani Samba Member
Joined: June 27, 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Haverford Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Dry Sump Type 4 |
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My opinion is there's definitely enough splash from the con rod big end to lubricate the wrist pins and cyl walls.
Next question; I know of the Auto-Craft and Pauter dry sump pumps, is BUGPACK still making there's? |
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raygreenwood Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2008 Posts: 21474 Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: Dry Sump Type 4 |
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Matt Mariani wrote: |
Hello,
I'm building a 2.0L Type 4 to use in my '68 912 project [oe motor was missing].
I'd really like to dry sump this engine.
My question is: Can I dry sump a motor that originally relied on oil splash for lubricating its wrist pins and cyl walls/rings?
914-4 owners that have had good results with dry sumping please advise. I'm a little worried about the lack of splash with a true dry sump'd Type 4 engine.
Thanks, -Matt[/b] |
Add the piston squirters in. There are a few shops that do this or you can do it yourself.
Also...suggest you drop into the Shoptalk forums....the type forum and 914 forums specifically. More than a handful there have done this.
Even without dry sump.....installing the piston squirters for hot climate and high compression is a good idea.
The stock windage tray works well......but needs some mods to increase drainage. Ray |
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