Dry Sumps !!!!

bugboymatt Custom Title Time!

1,405 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 1 Jul 2003, 10:11 pm

#62227

Okies another shot in the dark !!!!!

Who's got a dry sump in there bug and is it a worth while mod to do !!!!!!!!

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Jul 2003, 12:02 am

#62572

Rod Young in Sydney dry-sumped his 1835 '69 Beetle back in the mid- 80s. He isn't active in Club Veedub any more so I dunno if he still owns it.

I think he used a Shadek two-stage oil pump (the scavange pump must be higher capacity than the supply pump). He used an ATF tank from a semi-auto Beetle as his oil tank, together with various thermostats, coolers and electric gizmos that I only vaguely remember now. But he could prime his engine oil system prior to startup from the driver's seat. He wrote about ihis mods in our club magazine back in the '80s.

He really knew what he was doing, but it was a hell of a lot of work. As to whether it was worth it - he never raced his Beetle so I dunno.

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Jul 2003, 11:28 am

#62939

It might make you an extra horsepower if the crank doesnt have to slosh through the oil.

Might save you a crank if you are cornering hard enough to lose oil pressure.

Otherwise its not worth the effort.

Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

jakriz Wolfsburg Wizard

560 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 4 Jul 2003, 6:48 pm

#63031

CB Performance sells a dry sump system that is a direct bolt on for the standard oil pump. They also claim 9 hp on the dyno.
regards
Jak
I've attached the link for it

http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=189

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