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| Those mods are dumb. |
| By Dave Shoe - 09/06/2003 11:00:00 AM; IP 216.243.176.34 |
Any article on oiling mods that does not cover front sump oil pan issues first is the work of an amateur. If you follow it, you are following the advice of someone who does NOT know how to properly upgrade an FE oiling system.
Personally, I believe the stock FE oiling system, with exception of the front sump pan, is basically race ready. Anyone who claims the sideoiler was needed to fix problems with the topoiler has also read too much bad writing. The sideoiler was developed for the Cammer.
If you want, you can perform those mods, but I'd keep looking for an article that get's to the meat of it. Since a front sump engine can dump the oil to the rear if the car is quick enough, it's primarily important that consideration be given to a performance oil pan.
"Sucking air" is one forum search key that might help you find info on the topic, as is "oil starvation". When the pump draws air, the FE runs into problems. Otherwise, the top oiler is one very efficient oiler.
Oh, the mods that are too often printed in so many places are not all bad ideas. They're mostly just presented in an unbalanced fashion, and incorporating them as written has more often caused damage to FE engines than good. Still, some of the ideas in some articles are plain bad.
The topoiling system performed well in NASCAR, as well as other forms of racing.
Shoe. |
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