wicked flatty - 01/23/05 02:39 AM
Back in '01 I was on this board under a different user name, talking about building a full race 230 motor. Funny that I pop back up at the same time as the '01 "Let's Talk..." posts that were so motivational for me.
I fizzled out back then, never got going actually, other than getting my extra hot 10 to 1 head from Edgy.
Finally my crank is at the machine shop getting the oiling mods outlined in the aforementioned posts. Next comes the rod work, but I wanted to bounce some ideas off you all first.
In the "Let's Talk..." posts it was suggested that all the squirt holes in the rods be plugged in order to maintain oil at the rods. I understand the function of this, however I was thinking aboutwidening my oil pan, lowering the sump, and fashioning a windage tray. If I remove most of the splash oiling in this manner I am sure to gain RPM and HP potential, but at what cost? If I double that all up with plugging the rod squirt holes am I just asking for trouble?
thanks guys, Cory
I fizzled out back then, never got going actually, other than getting my extra hot 10 to 1 head from Edgy.
Finally my crank is at the machine shop getting the oiling mods outlined in the aforementioned posts. Next comes the rod work, but I wanted to bounce some ideas off you all first.
In the "Let's Talk..." posts it was suggested that all the squirt holes in the rods be plugged in order to maintain oil at the rods. I understand the function of this, however I was thinking aboutwidening my oil pan, lowering the sump, and fashioning a windage tray. If I remove most of the splash oiling in this manner I am sure to gain RPM and HP potential, but at what cost? If I double that all up with plugging the rod squirt holes am I just asking for trouble?
thanks guys, Cory