 Running a dry sump 914/4 on the street?, Please share your experience |
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| Jack Standz |
 Oct 11 2026, 02:54 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 943 Joined: 15-November 19 From: Happy Place (& surrounding area) Member No.: 23,644 Region Association: None 
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Here's a dry sump oil pump from CB Performance for Type 1 motors (that can be modified to work in a Type IV) at just over $100, but you'll need additional parts like an oil tank (but 914s are already built to accept an oil tank or can be modified for an aftermarket one).
https://www.cbperformance.com/product-p/1745cl.htm Anyone have experience with running one in a street motor? Please share. We have been contemplating what oil pump might be best for a modified street motor. This includes: modified Type 1 (with 1, 2 or 3 o-rings to seal within the case better), rebuilt Type IV ("blueprinting" and pinned gear), and are now revisiting the possibility of a dry sump oil pump. TIA |
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| URY914 |
Oct 11 2026, 04:47 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 134,990 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
What is the reason for wanting to do this?
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| 914werke |
Oct 11 2026, 05:14 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,765 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Tuna Can (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
https://914werke.com/shop/ols/products/mini-sump/v/OIL-SMP-ASM |
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| Dave97 |
Oct 11 2026, 05:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 25-July 17 From: Calif Member No.: 21,285 Region Association: None |
Would it be a better way to run a front cooler on a /4? Isn’t it a lot to ask of a stock pump to run a front cooler?
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| GregAmy |
Oct 11 2026, 06:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,705 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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I run that pump on my race car, which is actually registered and plated for the street (so I can do
Jumping on the above...why? The only reason I went dry sump is because starting in the early-00s we started to get tires that simply were way more capacity than the tuna can could accommodate for long extended cornering. Starting roughly 1999 these engines would not survive on sticky Hoosier tires with extended cornering at places like Lime Rock Big Bend and Watkins Glen Carousel. Even the big drop sumps weren't enough capacity. But for pretty much anything more, even a long Texas cloverleaf on street tires, it was sufficient. I'm totally fine with the stock system (not even a tuna can) on my street car. On the other hand, I don't see much of a downside other than money and more systems to manage. It could be simplified from what I'm doing (a Canton sump tank up front) by using a replica 914-6 tank. Just curious why you think it's needed for the street. - GA |
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| bkrantz |
Oct 11 2026, 08:43 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,805 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(914werke @ Oct 11 2026, 05:14 PM)  Tuna Can (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) https://914werke.com/shop/ols/products/mini-sump/v/OIL-SMP-ASM Just don't try to straddle something hard (like alligator curbs at the old Hallet track). |
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