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Old 10-03-2008, 07:29 AM
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Default Lube for the pistons & rings

I always wondered about dry sump oiling at high rpm. With ZERO splashing from the pan all you get to the cylinder bores and rings is the small amount of oil that comes out of the crank. Also, oil is used to cool the pistons by splashing up underneath them. You would think the engine would seize up right away with such a small amount of oil at the pistons and rings.

Obviously they don't sieze up, so I must have missed something here. But I am still puzzled.


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