Oiling problems on sharp turns, Whats your oiling solution? Options

[JPB]

Talking to some track dudes some have said they gave up driving T4s due to loosing to much oil on the track and no matter how big the Acusump was, they still burned out bearings. What is your solution to this problem? THNX (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

[alpha434]

Well...

There is a port in 356 cases that all the oil has to flow through. It's a small threaded part with a hole put through the center. The first thing most racers do is take that piece out- because it restricts oil flow.

Now it's time for a history lesson. Ford V-8s. Top oilers vrs side oilers. One prioritized the crank, the other the cam. I don't remember which was which. The side oiler oiled the crank first?

Anyway. The cam needs the oil MUCH more than the crank does. We take that little part and braze it shut, drill a much smaller hole in it, and put it back in. The cam sits in a pool of oil as long as you don't have the pump sucking the bath away. The crank will live a much longer life without oil. It has 6 times the contact area in the bearings and only spins 1/4 as fast.

What does this amount to? Well. 356s have 2 basic types of sump plates. The tuna can, and the monster big plates that hold an extra 5 qts or something ridiculous. Having either of them on there is a big risk (if you hit a bump, it'll tear the case open.) Plus they're heavy. And oil is heavy. We don't run any sump plate. AND we rev our engines to 8500.

Hope I helped...!