Re: 1/2 inch Oil pick up...

["MO ( Steve Mick)" <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don--if i went to a 1/2 inch pick-up tube and my Rpm limit was 6000rpm--  
would my new stock oil pan have enough quart capacity? Thanks......MO....sw 
iowa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Dulmage" <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: 1/2 inch Oil pick up...


> Yes have him shot or at least horse whipped. .
> The problem with BB mopars is that the pump is not submerged in the oil 
> pan like other engines. It has to pull it up fropm the pan At high RPM the 
> oil wants to pull apart (makes bubbles in the oil as the pump can poull 
> harder than the oil wants to flow in the 3/8 pick up.  Everything you do 
> to reduce restriction on the intake side lessens this effect or problem. 
> Even wth a 1/2 pickup  the system is in trouble above 7000 rpm and dual 
> lines or a secondary line is required for engine survival. (I make my own 
> and have since the 70s but many go the Milidon route. For an OR the 1/2 
> pickup is excellant . Without it it MIGHT be Ok but is that waht you want. 
> A maybe ok set up to save 20 minutes of work?
> The 20 minutes it takes to install the 1/2 pick up  is time well spent. 
> Whae  looking for a mchine shop look for one who can follow the build 
> exactly.  I have a friend who does a lot of Chevy work We share info and 
> help each other when weaere in the others camp. We know that we cant know 
> it all but we know whatthe othercan help us with. I am often there 
> drilling a Pickup and tapping  for him. he has learned that what i say 
> works. When working i on A chevy I go to him fr the same kind of thing. We 
> dont argure about what to do , we just do it because weare aware f the 
> fact that waht they are doing works well.
> The lemans engine a tiny 400 cubic incher is starting its forthsaeason of 
> road racing . it is untouched since it left here and is abused weekly in 
> duels with 8 911 Carreara and such. Deep dwn in its sump lurks a Hemi 1/2 
> inch pickup. pulling smooth slippery oil devoid ofcavitatio bubles from 
> deep in it 7 qt pan and dpushing it through the engine in large quanties 
> where is lubricates and cools the bearings and crank. I cant go over a fix 
> that otor. it had to be good when it left here. That is why it has a 1/2 
> pickup and a hundred other little things.  Why would anyone want to mess 
> with that?
> Don
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mr Christopher" <MrChristopher1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:11 AM
> Subject: 1/2 inch Oil pick up...
>
>
> > Good Morning all!  I am getting some bids for my engine work locally for 
> > hopes of getting my engine (Ole' Reliable build) done this fall.  I gave 
> > the guy some of the spec's for the block and he questioned tapping the 
> > oil pick up to 1/2 inch.  He said, "it is over kill."  "Sure you have 
> > more volume, but the gallies are the same size."  Do I need to walk away 
> > from this guy??
> >
> > Christopher Glick
> > '64 Dodge 440 2Dr HrdTp
> >
> >
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