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Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber
[Re: hemienvy]
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09/22/20 08:30 AM
09/22/20 08:30 AM
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DaveRS23
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I have an Accusump on the Cuda that I use as a pre-luber. It fully pressurizes the oiling system prior to firing it up. What advantage is there to using an electric motor rather than air pressure to do that?
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Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber
[Re: DaveRS23]
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09/22/20 09:26 AM
09/22/20 09:26 AM
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Stanton
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What advantage is there to using an electric motor rather than air pressure to do that? The electric unit uses the oil in the pan - that's why it needs a motor. So you're not carrying around a big bulky reservoir with an extra 3 quarts or so of oil in it. I suspect that an accusump with solenoid, etc will be about the same price as the electric system.- but takes up WAY more space and weighs a lot more.
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Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber
[Re: Stanton]
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09/22/20 07:45 PM
09/22/20 07:45 PM
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DaveRS23
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What advantage is there to using an electric motor rather than air pressure to do that? The electric unit uses the oil in the pan - that's why it needs a motor. So you're not carrying around a big bulky reservoir with an extra 3 quarts or so of oil in it. I suspect that an accusump with solenoid, etc will be about the same price as the electric system.- but takes up WAY more space and weighs a lot more. I understand the differences. My point was that both approaches would do the same job of pre-luber if properly set up. Each with it's own pluses and minuses. I guess there could be applications where every square inch and every once is more important than 3 extra quarts of oil capacity. Frankly, I wasn't aware of that.
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Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber
[Re: DaveRS23]
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09/28/20 10:58 PM
09/28/20 10:58 PM
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thehemikid
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Exa-Pump by Turbowerx
Edit: sorry, pic rotated 90* left, and is hard on the eyes.
Last edited by thehemikid; 09/28/20 11:01 PM.
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Re: Electric oil pump engine pre luber
[Re: thehemikid]
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09/29/20 01:47 PM
09/29/20 01:47 PM
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CMcAllister
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I am in favor of using something to prelube a race engine to begin the day, whether it has been sitting for a day or a month. Either an electric pump, mechanical pump that can be spun with a drill motor, or an accusump. Spinning the engine with the starter to get pressure kind of defeats the reason for doing it.
I prefer the accusump with an electric valve because it can also be used to protect the engine should the oil get away from the pickup due to g-forces on accel or deccel
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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