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DRY SUMP


Definition: Type of internal-combustion engine in which the lubricating oil is stored either in a separate tank or cooling radiator instead of in the crankcase pan. The oil is pumped to and taken from the engine by separate pumps
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Why do some engines use a dry sump oil system?


Most production cars have a wet sump oil system. The HowStuffWorks article on car engines shows you where the sump is -- it's the area below the crank shaft. In a wet sump, the oil that you put into the engine is stored beneath the crankshaft in the oil pan. This pan has to be large and deep enough to hold four to six quarts of oil -- think about two 3-liter bottles of soda and you can see that this storage area is pretty big.

In a wet sump, the oil pump sucks oil from the bottom of the oil pan through a tube, and then pumps it to the rest of the engine.

In a dry sump, extra oil is stored in a tank outside the engine rather than in the oil pan. There are at least two oil pumps in a dry sump -- one pulls oil from the sump and sends it to the tank, and the other takes oil from the tank and sends it to lubricate the engine. The minimum amount of oil possible remains in the engine.

Dry sump systems have several important advantages over wet sumps:

Because a dry sump does not need to have an oil pan big enough to hold the oil under the engine, the main mass of the engine can be placed lower in the vehicle. This helps lower the center of gravity and can also help aerodynamics (by allowing a lower hoodline).

The oil capacity of a dry sump can be as big as you want. The tank holding the oil can be placed anywhere on the vehicle.

In a wet sump, turning, braking and acceleration can cause the oil to pool on one side of the engine. This sloshing can dip the crankshaft into the oil as it turns or uncover the pump's pick-up tube.

Excess oil around the crankshaft in a wet sump can get on the shaft and cut horsepower. Some people claim improvements of as much as 15 horsepower by switching to a dry sump.
The disadvantage of the dry sump is the increased weight, complexity and cost from the extra pump and the tank -- but that's a small price to pay for such big benefits!
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question331.htm


SBC Aluminum Dry Sump Oil Pan
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Dodge Hemi Drag Race Dry Sump Oil Pan. Shown with 4 stage scavenge pump
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THE DRY SUMP SYSTEM

The dry sump lubrication system is the ultimate oiling system for internal combustion engines. The simple fact that all Formula One, Indy cars, Le Mans and Sports Racing cars as well as Super Speedway Stock Cars use dry sumps, proves this point.
In order to have a good understanding of the dry sump system, let’s first examine the wet sump system. Wet sump oiling systems are used on 99% of all street cars. They utilize a conventional oil pan with dipstick, where the oil is stored and supplied to the oil pump. The pans capacity can range from 3 quarts to 20 quarts or more, depending on the engine. The oil is sucked up a pickup tube into the stock oil pump, where it is filtered and supplied to the engine under pressure. While this system is very adequate for highway use, it presents problems under racing conditions. Aside from the size of the pan, and necessity of a deep sump, the oil is subjected to extreme cornering forces in racing, and the oil simply “crawls” up the sides of the pan and away from the pick-up. Although there are many good designs, with trap doors, etc., racing cars generate lateral and acceleration/deceleration forces that overcome the best wet sump designs. Aside from the obvious pressure loss, this also results in a reduction in horsepower as well as oil aeration.

These are the reasons dry sumps were developed. I will discuss other advantages later. The main purpose of the dry sump system is to contain all the stored oil in a separate tank, or reservoir. This reservoir is usually tall and round or narrow and specially designed with internal baffles, and an oil outlet (supply) at the very bottom for uninhibited oil supply. The dry sump oil pump is a minimum of 2 stages, with as many as 5 or 6. One stage is for pressure and is supplied the oil from the bottom of the reservoir, and along with an adjustable pressure regulator, supplies the oil under pressure through the filter and into the engine. The remaining stages “scavenge” the oil out of the dry sump pan and return the oil (and air) to the top of the tank or reservoir. If an oil cooler is used usually it is mounted inline between the scavenge outlets and the tank. The dry sump pump is usually driven by a Gilmer or HTD timing belt and pulleys, off the front of the crankshaft, at approximately one half crank speed. The dry sump pump is designed with multiple stages, to insure that all the oil is scavenged from the pan. This also results in removing excess air from the crankcase, and is the reason they are called “dry sump” meaning the oil pan is essentially dry. Increased engine reliability from the consistent oil pressure provided by the dry sump system is the reason dry sumps were invented. The many other benefits I mentioned earlier are, shallower oil pan allowing engine to be lowered in chassis, horsepower increase due to less viscous drag (oil resistance due to sloshing into rotating assembly) and cooler oil.

We have also increased these advantages further through advanced designs of windage trays, and scavenge pickup designs and locations, as well as our utilization of precision machined alloy castings, which add stiffness to the block and afford better sealing. All in all, the dry sump system came out of necessity to maintain oil pressure, and evolved into a very sophisticated system which increases reliability as well as horsepower while allowing the engines to be mounted with the lowest center of gravity.

Gary Armstrong, S.A.E

http://www.drysump.com/drysump.htm

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U slucaju dvoumljenja, dole prikaceni link prikazuje tacnu fotografiju onoga sto se na negleskom zove OIL SUMP.

Here is the oil sump out of the engine and Dan is fitting up the adapter piece to extend the oil sump down a little over an additional inch. Notice there is also an o-ring included with the kit to seal in the same fashion that the oil sump seals with.
http://www.caymanclub.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=10...