Reply to "Dry Sump Oil System Upgrade? How? What Parts?"

Larry,
As an addition to the benefits you stated there is also a big benefit from negative crankcase presure. This will help ring sealing and free up some horsepower. In a pump with more stages you would add a scavenge pickup from the lifter valley area which keeps excess oil from pooling in this area. You might also need a seperate remote oil filter and depending on what tank you get you might also need a breather tank. The reservoir tanks are typically cylindrical , baffled and range anywhere from around a gallon to bigger than 5 gallons capacity. As far as the external pump they are specially designed for oil systems. There are two types that I know of; gear pumps and gerotor pumps. Gear pumps are the most common and but are less efficient and will aerate the oil more. Gerotor pumps are more efficient but also typically more expensive. There are a few companies that supply these pumps. Peterson, Barnes, Aviaid are good places to start though they are not the only ones. You will need to decide how many pump stages you will need for your application and you will also need a drive system (ie. Belts,pulleys,brackets)which can be expensive. Be prepared to spend a bit of $$$$ to do it right. Good luck with your project.

Blaine