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| Pete.:
--- Quote from: AdeV on September 10, 2012, 12:01:58 PM ---Well, you've definitely got my attention on this one :wave: - as you may know, I've made a dry sump pan, but there's no way I'd have risked making the pump... hopefully your project will inspire me to try. --- End quote --- Pumps are easier to make than you think, if you already have the gears. I've made a few from epicycloid gear sets taken from small engines, to scavenge oil from turbochargers on bikes. Clearances are looser than you might expect. |
| jones:
Thanks for the feedback guys. I haven't done much more on the pump yet, just made another of the blocks and marked out the 4 holes around the edge. What sort of clearance should I have on the gears to the housing? And between the gears? I figure oil is pretty thick so it shouldn't need to be TOO tight. Due to the lack of progress photo's, here are a couple of other things I've made for the car :D Oil filter relocation Intake manifolds Airbox Exhaust bits Adapter plate :D |
| Darren:
I love these sort of threads, any more info on the oil filter housing? |
| jones:
Sure, it has a 3/4" NPT threaded inlet port and an AN-10 outlet. The filter is a Ryco Z9 which is HUGE compared to the original tiny Mazda filter and is quite cheap because it's used in Holden V8's and some Fords. And here are my 3 attempts at the engine side adapter The first was too long, the second had -10 fittings made from 12L14 so they cracked when I welded it, and the third is all stainless and is what's on the car at the moment. |
| v7guy:
It looks relatively simple and in general a good plan. I like the use of the oil pump gears used in this application, really looking forward to updates. What kind of clearances are you using for the housing for the gears... just mimicking the stock oil pump housing clearances? |
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