427ci LS2 sleeved, dry sump oil pump, engine build & install, 69 Camaro

[Sieg]

Great write up Dale........and exceptional work!

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by intocarss

Great build and write up Keep it coming

Originally Posted by compos mentis

X2.

This is textbook stuff...well done Dale.

Originally Posted by coolwelder62

Wow!!!! This is an awesome build thread.I may have learned something from it.I was wanting to use a ZR1 clutch set up on my next build.Thank's for the great info.

Originally Posted by Sieg

Great write up Dale........and exceptional work!

Thanks guys... much appreciated

Coolwelder... I ran the ZR1 twin disc clutch for a few months last year with my Muncie before doing the T56 Mag swap. I can tell you that it is absolutely the best clutch I've had yet... and I've tried quite a few... you won't be disappointed.

[Sieg]

Dale - I've been amazed at how clean and articulate your thread is. The caliber and detail of information could be considered the epitome of free forum knowledge. Next to zero hijacks and nearly void of the traditional seemingly unavoidable liter. Sadly what this thread and your garage lack is color and pizazz.

I'm going to take the liberty as a fellow enthusiast and suggest a little color and pizazz to your environment even if it means tattooing such a sanitary and educational thread that Jody is probably very proud of, as you should be. If you find it offensive I'm sure one of the under-worked over-paid mods around here will gladly snipe my post.

A garage really need a little pizazz don't you think?



Then a little yard art that contrasts yet compliments nature and wildlife in a magical way.

[Ron in SoCal]

Too Orange

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by Sieg

A garage really need a little pizazz don't you think?

Wow… great pictures Sieg! the shot of the bike next to your car is my favorite… two high performance machines. You are learning how to use that camera very quickly.

Don’t get any ideas that the orange and black machine with the two wheels has found a home in your garage Thanks so much for getting me set up with a bike... you're the man. Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow

Some variety is good but I do have more info to post on the hydraulic clutch master cylinder set up and dry sump pump set up in the trunk.

[garickman]

Originally Posted by DaleTx

Some variety is good but I do have more info to post on the hydraulic clutch master cylinder set up and dry sump pump set up in the trunk.

Can't wait to see those updates! Very inspirational and informative thread.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by DaleTx

Some variety is good but I do have more info to post on the hydraulic clutch master cylinder set up and dry sump pump set up in the trunk.

Dale, I assume you mean the oil tank in the trunk and I am curious to see what you have come up with. I am working on this now and I have not found a great spot yet for a 4 gallon+ size tank. Maybe you aren't running one that big though.

[waynieZ]

Nice job on the install and the write up.

[96z28ss]

I was at Tim's today when he called you, I wanted to come check out the car.

[DaleTx]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Dale, I assume you mean the oil tank in the trunk and I am curious to see what you have come up with. I am working on this now and I have not found a great spot yet for a 4 gallon+ size tank. Maybe you aren't running one that big though.

Yeah I worded that wrong... I used a 3.5 gallon tank that is mounted in the trunk. The tank was custom built to my specs by Stef's (see link below). I chose one of their standard dirt track tanks (part No. 4155) and had them modify it. They sent me a drawing of the stock tank and then I marked up the drawing and changed the width slightly so I could get 3.5 gallons. My tank holds 3.5 gallons when half full.

The tanks are very well made and engineered correctly with special internal baffles and plates designed to deaerate the oil. A.C. Nutter (my engine builder) helped me to size the tank. He has lots of experience with dry sump systems and he said to use a 3 to 4 gallon tank minimum if it's mounted in the trunk. The advantage to running larger tanks is that the oil has more time to deareate before getting pumped back into the engine.

I have had good results with this set up. I installed a 4 stage dry sump pump, plumbing, and tank set up in the car last August and have run the car on the street since then, and one HPDE track day last September with no oiling problems. My oil pressure is about 40 psi at idle and 60 psi when cruising.

Here are some pics of the set up












About $140 worth of oil for one oil change!



I'll post more on the whole set up later... I just wanted to get you the info on the tank. Here is the link to their website... I worked with Stan:
http://www.stefsperformance.net/stef...cts/sump-tanks

I started with tank #4155 under "custom dry sump tank assemblies". Stef'sdoes the custom tanks all the time... very good guys to work with. I decide to mount the tank in the trunk so I could keep things cleaner looking under the hood and I wanted to keep the battery, ECM, and fuel pump controller up in the right front of the car for easy access and better cooling.