can an LS1engine be converted to dry sump oil sys.?
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can an LS1engine be converted to dry sump oil sys.? can an LS1 or any LSX engine be converted to dry sump oiling sys?
the dry sump LS7 engines do they just have a cover instead of a pan?
I understand the LS7 has a oil canister I'm curious about the pump.
doe's the LS7 have a conventionale oil pump located on the crank snout?
Thanks
the dry sump LS7 engines do they just have a cover instead of a pan?
I understand the LS7 has a oil canister I'm curious about the pump.
doe's the LS7 have a conventionale oil pump located on the crank snout?
Thanks
i did a search in this section and found several threads on dry sump, but none that drew very many replies. A search in the Generation IV Internal section yields more threads - here is one:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-pump-ls1.html
There is of course the Accusump by Canton Racing as a poor man's dry sump.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-pump-ls1.html
There is of course the Accusump by Canton Racing as a poor man's dry sump.
provided theres funding and room in the proper areas in the engine bay, any engine can be converted. I don't see the point for an old spash oiled chev engine, since you'd kill it that way lol.
But, for any pressure oiled system where its either seeing too many g's to control the oil properly, or its seeing extreme angles, you can do it.
You need a scavenge pump, usually multiple stages for a better system, (ls7 is one) an oil tank, and either a pressure pump, usually as part of the same assembly for the scavenge pumps, or feed the return line back to the stock pump, if its adequate.
Your scavenge lines have pickups where its most likely the oil will be, ie a roundy round pan would typically have its pickups on the pass side of the pan.
There are far more and better kits than the ls7 system.
But, for any pressure oiled system where its either seeing too many g's to control the oil properly, or its seeing extreme angles, you can do it.
You need a scavenge pump, usually multiple stages for a better system, (ls7 is one) an oil tank, and either a pressure pump, usually as part of the same assembly for the scavenge pumps, or feed the return line back to the stock pump, if its adequate.
Your scavenge lines have pickups where its most likely the oil will be, ie a roundy round pan would typically have its pickups on the pass side of the pan.
There are far more and better kits than the ls7 system.
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project car MK4 i did a search in this section and found several threads on dry sump, but none that drew very many replies. A search in the Generation IV Internal section yields more threads - here is one:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-pump-ls1.html
There is of course the Accusump by Canton Racing as a poor man's dry sump.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-pump-ls1.html
There is of course the Accusump by Canton Racing as a poor man's dry sump.
I want to use an LS based motor preferable LS1 or LS3. promblem is the big oil pan on either won't be acepted on the project car (MK4) engine cradle.
? how much smaller is the LS7 oil pan?
Thanks
provided theres funding and room in the proper areas in the engine bay, any engine can be converted. I don't see the point for an old spash oiled chev engine, since you'd kill it that way lol.
But, for any pressure oiled system where its either seeing too many g's to control the oil properly, or its seeing extreme angles, you can do it.
You need a scavenge pump, usually multiple stages for a better system, (ls7 is one) an oil tank, and either a pressure pump, usually as part of the same assembly for the scavenge pumps, or feed the return line back to the stock pump, if its adequate.
Your scavenge lines have pickups where its most likely the oil will be, ie a roundy round pan would typically have its pickups on the pass side of the pan.
There are far more and better kits than the ls7 system.
But, for any pressure oiled system where its either seeing too many g's to control the oil properly, or its seeing extreme angles, you can do it.
You need a scavenge pump, usually multiple stages for a better system, (ls7 is one) an oil tank, and either a pressure pump, usually as part of the same assembly for the scavenge pumps, or feed the return line back to the stock pump, if its adequate.
Your scavenge lines have pickups where its most likely the oil will be, ie a roundy round pan would typically have its pickups on the pass side of the pan.
There are far more and better kits than the ls7 system.
it's not a g force issuse it's a to large of an oil pan issuse for this project car, however I'm thinking this is a supioer way of oiling.
Thanks
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my ls6 is converted to dry sump. check out ARE website, they make the sump and scavenge pump kit for the ls1/ls6 etc.
not cheap though, with oil coolers and lines my dry sump kit cost me just over £2500.
you need a full kit with room to mount the external oil tank somewhere and -12 and -10 lines to and from the block/pump to tank etc.
mine runs 4-5bar oil pressure at all times on track no matter how hot the oil gets which is what i need for track use.
not cheap though, with oil coolers and lines my dry sump kit cost me just over £2500.
you need a full kit with room to mount the external oil tank somewhere and -12 and -10 lines to and from the block/pump to tank etc.
mine runs 4-5bar oil pressure at all times on track no matter how hot the oil gets which is what i need for track use.
