quote:Originally posted by 4V & Proud:
those stresses will find the weakest link, and there will always be a weakest link
Doug if you're interested here's a page where we tried to figure the gpm capability of the M84A pump, each lobe volume is 7.8cc, I wish the thread would've continued
http://www.network54.com/Forum...ctors+with+solid+cam
It sure would be nice to have the type of engineering research the big companies do?
I freely admit that I can be my own worst enemy and create stresses both mechanically and in life that were not there before.
My point was on the proposed screen, is it going to restrict flow to such a degree that the structural integrity of it become an issue? That I would predict as an unknown an I personally don't want to go there. I want to deal with the known issues. Not discover new ones at my own expense.
I would say that "ideally" a dry sump system would help a lot here but I'm not sure if that qualifies under the "never set a cannon to kill a mosquito" theory? Plus, it is expensive and cumbersome in any car and an engineering nightmare in a Pantera, but those considerations of sucking up debris into it are handled better. Then you need to worry about the drive belt going away.
Simply put, there is no perfect solution.
You know, the NHA had set the 55 mph speed limit not only to save fuel but to save lives. If you reduced that to zero, you would have probably no more motor vehicle fatalities...probably. I'm sure there would be someone who could find the weakness in that theory and get killed?
You have to come out of "your cave" and take a chance. All anyone can do is position themselves the best that they can?