Dry Sumping

[davidd]

I notice from here...
www.mcdeng.co.uk/html/tvr.html
That the AJP8 can have a dry sump, as I believe the racing ones have.

Anyone changed their road going Cerbera to a dry sump setup?

Discuss...

D.

[Beej]

Oooh, I fear warranty issues, lack of warning before the scavenge pump goes dry, expense etc etc - and its not as though you will actually gain anything will you?

Now if it makes it go (even) faster, I'm listening.

[jeremyc]

I don't think you're going to gaining anything by dry sumping. The race cars have it to a) be able to mount the engine lower in the car; and b) prevent oil starvation when generating high forces cornering/accelerating/braking which might cause oil in a wet sump to slosh around a bit.

For mechanical simplicity and reliability stick with the wet sump: unless you are racing or continually tracking the car then a good baffled wet sump is fine. Oh, and the TopCats Racing Tuscan experience car and Grant's roadgoing Tuscan Racer are both wet sump and seem to work fine.

[dannylt]

Dry sump is important if you have the kind of G forces generated by slicks. Even then, the AJP8 seems to have a good baffled wet sump - a few people have run slicks on their Cerbera without immediate problems.

[beast]

...or buy a Six