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Engine diaper #1411740 03/30/13 10:02 PM 03/30/13 10:02 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 151 North Eastern New York State montessa OP member
montessa OP member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 151 North Eastern New York State	OK guys, almost time for another year of racing! I want to do a little traveling this year so I am trying to cover all of my bases in regards to chassis certification and SFI equipment. For the most part everything is covered my one issue is an engine diaper. My car has an engine plate with the stock K member. I am running an aluminum rear sump oil pan with the center link passing throught it. The pan also has the duel line Milodon setup in it. Have any of you guys had a diaper made for this setup? I know of Dennis Ridgeway and Champion but, I would like to hear any recommendations and experiances.

Re: Engine diaper [Re: montessa] #1411741 03/30/13 10:26 PM 03/30/13 10:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,165 Central Ohio, USA Bigbeep super stock
Bigbeep super stock Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,165 Central Ohio, USA	I am listening to this too. Considering diaper or belly pan with sides. Beep

Re: Engine diaper [Re: montessa] #1411742 03/30/13 10:44 PM 03/30/13 10:44 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,847 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,847 MI, usa	Quote: OK guys, almost time for another year of racing! I want to do a little traveling this year so I am trying to cover all of my bases in regards to chassis certification and SFI equipment. For the most part everything is covered my one issue is an engine diaper. My car has an engine plate with the stock K member. I am running an aluminum rear sump oil pan with the center link passing throught it. The pan also has the duel line Milodon setup in it. Have any of you guys had a diaper made for this setup? I know of Dennis Ridgeway and Champion but, I would like to hear any recommendations and experiances. I have a Russeleri Diaper. I know these have been bad mouthed here in the past. Is it ballistic material, no. Does it have plastic clips, yes. Does it fit my Charlies pan? I sent a diagram of my pan, it fits near perfect. My feeling is that parts aren't "shot out' during a failure in most instances. If the absorbent contains most of the oil, it's done it's job. Hope I don't need it, but at least I have some protection at a reasonable price. Is it 3/2A-5 material, no. How many of you wear 3/2A-5 pants? Doug

Re: Engine diaper [Re: dvw] #1411743 03/31/13 01:29 AM 03/31/13 01:29 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland D Dads426 pro stock
Dads426 pro stock D Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland	We have the DRE diaper. I had to send the pan to Dennis for the proper fit. Our's is a full length dragster pan, kick out, oil temp sender, oil level window, center link tube, external oil system and engine limiter. Had one burn-through that Dennis fixed for free by adding more heat resistant material. Due to the length of the diaper, it sagged, so I added a piece of Masonite under the absorbent material. 7647922-image.jpg (137 downloads)

Re: Engine diaper [Re: dvw] #1411744 03/31/13 01:59 AM 03/31/13 01:59 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 197 Nor-Cal L loaderpro member
loaderpro member L Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 197 Nor-Cal	I used to race all the divisionals and 3 or 4 nationals every yr in div 7 Super Gas. When they teched the car they checked everything. As they should, and shame on you if your SFIs were not up to date. I do have a brother that races in div 2 and he tells me they have never teched his car...6.6s in the 1/8. Says the only cars they tech are the pro mod guys. This kind of irritates me, When I was younger it seemed kinda neat to see what you could get away with, But as I have aged, I now fully understand why these rules are in place. Most of them are written in blood my fellow racers...I have seen some really bad wrecks in my 35 years of racing, Most have walked away...a few didn't. So the next time you ask about getting away with a rule that is in place for your safety, I want you to look in the mirror the night before a race and ask yourself if you have done everything you possibly could to be safe in your car, no matter how fast it is. Good luck and on to the next round!

Re: Engine diaper [Re: loaderpro] #1411745 03/31/13 11:12 AM 03/31/13 11:12 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland D Dads426 pro stock
Dads426 pro stock D Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland	!!! 2012 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2013 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2014 422 Allstars NSS Champion

Re: Engine diaper [Re: Dads426] #1411746 03/31/13 01:56 PM 03/31/13 01:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,652 Stuttgart, Arkansas rickseeman master
rickseeman master Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,652 Stuttgart, Arkansas	DRE will work with you and make you a diaper that fits like a glove. 2011 Drag Pak Challenger

Re: Engine diaper [Re: rickseeman] #1411747 03/31/13 05:27 PM 03/31/13 05:27 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,422 Pittsburgh PA Eric top fuel
Eric top fuel Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,422 Pittsburgh PA	I have DRE also....fits well on my ride. 5.53 @ 125 1/8th on the launch control..more left in her!

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