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Originally posted by Richard Hudgins
Keith,
I would interested in this as well.
Please take the time to give John your thoughts.
I know he is a old customer and well outside of your normal product attention span.
But I think that he has a proper technical question that needs sorting out.
And there are probably other folks here who need to understand mid-engine oiling as well.
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Hi Richard,
Good to hear from you. Keith got right back to me but via private message. I should have posted it but didn't think anyone was interested. I was not asking about the windage tray so much as the scraper. But I think he answered the gist of my question. My valve covers have spray-bars to cool the valve springs which adds additional
oil to the top end for drain back. So there should be plenty of
oil from above. Also Crower makes an excellent solid roller with superior oiling design. I know the scraper adds hp but always wondered about splash reduction. Here is Keith's reply:
"John the oil that the lifter get (is) from the drain back oil plus the oil that goes through the lifter galleys and falls on the lifters should be more than enough. The main thing the windage trey does is to keep the crank from wipping the oil and keeping it of the crankshaft. I feel that there is still plenty of oil flying around in there for the lifters. Thanks, Keith"