My mod list...
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ORIGINAL: Timmay!!!
God Mark thats like your 5th or 6th power adder. Didn't know you went Whipple. You must have found that elusive money tree cause your always up to something with that ride of yours.
God Mark thats like your 5th or 6th power adder. Didn't know you went Whipple. You must have found that elusive money tree cause your always up to something with that ride of yours.
It's the MOTORS that kill me. I have an awesome motor right now with the romeo block and I had a line of peopel wanting to buy it but I decided to just keep it cause if for some reason this new monster build runs into problems - I don't want my car down forever again and like the idea of having a backup motor to throw in there.
Besides, having a 'back up motor' that will run 10.30's all day ain't too shabby...lol
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Oil squirters ? What is the benifit and where are they machined into the block ? More info please .
Oil squirters ? What is the benifit and where are they machined into the block ? More info please .
Oil Squirters or 'piston squirters/coolers' have been around a long time. As a matter of fact, the majority of production factory turbo cars have them. The Ford GT supercar has them right from the factory. Most all high performance japanese engines have them from the factory also.
Basically, it's machining oil pathways into the block that allows oil into the sleeves to 'squirt' into the pistons. It serves as a cooling effect by keeping oil constantly 'squirting' on your pistons. The benefits are they cool your pistons up to a whopping 200º and also helps with lubrication.
Many machine shops are familiar with the process and the average price is around $500. Is it necessary - no. Is it a good thing to have on a big boost build - I think so, yes.
From the Internal Combustion Engine Handbook p. 283
“For engines with high specific output, piston cooling is now indispensable. Lubricating oil is diverted from the main flow and injected through injection nozzles against the underside of the piston or into piston cooling channels for the piston cooling. Pressure controlled valves prevent heat being unnecessarily drawn from the piston when the engine, and hence oil, is cold… “
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Oil Squirters are small devices connected via steel lines directly from the oil system. Oil squirters are typically apart of low volume, high pressure oil pumps and are the main factor in providing pressure to the oiling system.
The Purpose:
The number of oil squirters in an engine is typically equal to the number of pistons within the said engine. Located at the bottom of the engine block, they take their supply of oil and funnel it into a small nozzle so that it is sprayed upwards to strike the cylinder wall and underside of the piston. This fresh supply of oil is used to cool the bottom of the piston, thus, keeping the temperature of the moving parts to a minimum.
These squirters are usually not necessary on economy vehicles, but can be typically found on many sports vehicles or those where turbocharger applications are in use.
The Purpose:
The number of oil squirters in an engine is typically equal to the number of pistons within the said engine. Located at the bottom of the engine block, they take their supply of oil and funnel it into a small nozzle so that it is sprayed upwards to strike the cylinder wall and underside of the piston. This fresh supply of oil is used to cool the bottom of the piston, thus, keeping the temperature of the moving parts to a minimum.
These squirters are usually not necessary on economy vehicles, but can be typically found on many sports vehicles or those where turbocharger applications are in use.
