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Old 04-28-2010, 06:09 AM
RICK LAKE RICK LAKE is offline
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Wrench87 My numbers are for racing with the 482 motor and same oiling system as you. Canton oil pan and scraper. Pan is overfilled 1.5 quarts of oil. Autocross and road racing cause oil returning issues. This is the reason I am going to dry sump setup.
Sound like a broken record but adding an accusump to the car and using it for startups and autocross has saved the motor from oil starvation on hard turns. 2 quart is ok, 3 quart is better. I am running a 3 quart. cheap safety for a $17,000.00 motor.
I am sure that KCR cleaned up the heads for the oil returns. Depending on which manifold you have,if the oil is over filled will drain back into the center of the motor through the pushrod holes and help lube the camshaft and lifters too. I see no down side to this except for a couple of HP being lost by oil hitting a rotating part. Rick L.
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