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RE: No inane rants here... |
By RJP - 12/28/2000 12:42:11 PM; IP 198.81.17.43 |
And it is you who is guilty of sarcasm and baseless condescension. "......I'm sure they'd both love to learn a thing or two.....yada yada" LOL ! You need to "own" your words, it is you sir, who made the statement that the oiling system of the 385 series engine is one of the worst ever. You stated that the oil pressure goes away at anything above 5000 rpm and that a dry sump is needed to insure oil to the crank and rods, perhaps the pan is being pumped dry, nessessating the need for a bigger pan. I would like to know in your infinite wisdom how a dry sump is going to cure these so-called oiling system shortcomings of the 385. As I said in a previous post they are used to insure a continious supply of oil under high G loads encountered in racing. In my humble opinion the biggest shortcoming of the Ford is the front sump pan [not a problem though in flatbottom V drive boats] And yes I am familier with Smokey Yunick, having met him on several occassions and have read his book "Power secrets" several times, maybe you should too. I refer you to pages 110 to 114 of same book. I believe it was he who said the wet sump system is ok for street use but todays racing exceeds the limits of the wet sump. and I whole heartley agree with him. But you have failed to show me where the oiling system is defective of the 385 engine. Don't refer me to what other people said as things can get misconstrued. Make your arguement. |
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