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Old 02-05-2013, 01:42 PM
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I went with a pre-oiler but didn't need it for hard corners which eat tires, brakes and hubs, and starve the sump of oil (although my Canton baffled road racing oil pan also helps tremendously), but rather for pre-oiling after sitting for 9-months of PacNW winter.

Since oil starvation was not my concern, did not go with the bulky space consuming accumulation approach, like Accusump (429SJC already consumes more than it fair share of engine compartment), but rather a model I borrowed from aviation. A 54PSI electric oil pump. I pull the oil into the pump from the reservoir in my Canton 8 quart oil pan, and pump it directly into the dual stage oil filter using one of the two "IN' ports.

This way I can pressurize the whole oli system as long as I like, and comes in very handy while cruising the strip (or Seattle traffic) and sitting at low idle for some time. I flip the switch and have constant 54PSI regardless of the RPMs.

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