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Technical => Matt Shaff's Engine Shop => Topic started by: captndiet on January 16, 2014, 04:23:12 PM

Title: Cam Driven Oil Pump
Post by: captndiet on January 16, 2014, 04:23:12 PM

The sprint car guys run the oil pump off of the front of the cam. You can also run a fuel pump off of the front of the oil pump.

Some say this transfers harmonics to the valve train and transfer heat to the fuel pump.

Whatcha think?

The reason I ask is my block has no provisions for an oil pump and I would like to do a crank mounted starter on a A/fuel deal. (removable)

I really don' t want to do a dry sump, rather a single stage wet sump and a belt drive pump would probably be in the way of the starter set-up.

Jeff

Title: Re: Cam Driven Oil Pump
Post by: dreracecar on January 16, 2014, 06:43:19 PM

How much heat gets transfered in 6.5 seconds??? thats like people ask about sitting on the rear end and how hot it gets.

Title: Re: Cam Driven Oil Pump
Post by: Frontenginedragsters on January 17, 2014, 05:29:15 AM

Hello Captndiet:
 Run your stuff of the camshaft!
RCD has a lot of drives for different applications.
You did not post what engine you are using but look at the RCD web site and see if they can help.
http://i.rcdengineering.com/welcome

Matt

Title: Re: Cam Driven Oil Pump
Post by: captndiet on January 17, 2014, 01:40:23 PM

Matt

It's the Dodge R5 engine they used in Nascar.

Ain't nothing common on this engine.

The CNC shop I use for parts that I sell can deal with the brackets, just wanted to make sure I was not missing something by going the cam driven route.

Thanks for the input.

Jeff