naddy Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Does anybody have a dry sump kit that they'd like to part with? Would consider any of the tank options Would also consider incomplete kit, or parts... Thanks Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Still looking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 BTTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 I do have some hen's teeth I could offer as part-ex... 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 I hope its not considered poor form to keep punting your own post back to the top 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Bump Still looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Still interested, anything out there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Ive got a complete DS kit. Edited by - TomB on 11 Oct 2011 22:16:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 On my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Sorry, poor taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 And you know, I nearly took the p*** when that £200 Emerald you were after on Pistonheads evaporated. I wish I had now The gloves are off now, Mr B 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 At least Ive got an Emerald. 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 So do I. And a comms cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Isn't this still available from here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7 DFH Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Caterham are apparently out of stock ☹️ Dry Sump and have been for some time if the web site is believed. Nick, I am also in the search for a dry sump installation. I have the bell tank and may look at the pace system for the rest of the installation. Dominic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Have you tried asking? It might just be minor bits missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7 DFH Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 RJ, I have spoken to Caterham Parts this morning who advise that if it says it is out of stock on the web site it is out of stock. ☹️ Apparently it maybe in stock at the end of the month. Dominic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted October 13, 2011 Leadership Team Share Posted October 13, 2011 Ah, so you spoke to Tony then 😳 Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 RJ Yep I'm aware CC do parts. Thanks. I also was of the belief that it was just odd bit(s) missing. I thought they had told me that earlier this year when I spoke to them. Maybe I spoke to somebody else, or my memory is letting me down! Either way, I was not in a rush hence the rather lengthy wait on here. Sooner or later I'll need to get on with it though... Dom What is your feeling on Pace vs CC? is it just availability? And if you go for the Pace would you marry that with the CC belltank? I thought it could only take one input from a scavenge pump, doesn't the pace have 2? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7 DFH Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Nick, Stu reliably informs me you can connect the Pace dry sump with the Caterham bell housing I prefer the caterham bell housing / tank rather than having the seperate easy clean tank with a reduced footwell or a kideny tank in front of the engine. I accept that the Caterham tank arrangement is probably not ideal from a capacity perspective - Stu has bent my ear on this issue! I also beleive the pace system performs better so I am leaning towards the Pace system with the Caterham bell housing and yes, availability is a consideration. I would like to get the upgrade complete over winter. Do you fancy organising a bulk buy Dominic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted October 13, 2011 Leadership Team Share Posted October 13, 2011 Stu reliably informs me you can connect the Pace dry sump with the Caterham bell housing Hey mate don't blame me! As mentioned, for scavenge the Pace pump is a 2 stage setup offering a higher capacity of scavenge than the single stage Caterham (Titon) gold pump. The worst case scenario is that one stage is scavenging only oil, the other is scavenging only air. I believe the connection to the tank needs to allow for this which in the case of a standard vertical tank would be 2 inlets - for the belltank tower there is only one and it would need to be adapted to take the 2 inlet hoses, probably by method of creating a sort Siamese connection bringing them together but ideally keeping the oil separate. Not rocket science, but the goal is to prevent the scavenged oil filling the other empty hose rather than the tank! However ..... I am definitely of the belief that the Caterham setup is seriously compromised on a higher power K - I believe mainly related to the fairly low capacity of the belltank, but not helped by the pump not really being big enough and with only one scavenge outlet to the rear of the pan. On track at sustained high revs the scavenge pump cannot keep up, and if the pressure pump is doing it's job correctly (which if "flowed" it is probably better than correct!) the belltank level will drop ........ dangerously low. My SLR suffered terminal oil starvation at Oulton last year - I know of 2 more that I understand have suffered similarly since. Fine on the road but not on track. I think an improved setup would be to either run the Caterham system with a bigger tank (probably the change I'll make) or run the Pace sump pan & pump with the belltank. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7 DFH Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Cheers Stu 😶🌫️ Dominic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hm, I do in fact have an unused belltank on the shelf that I am not likely to use. Don't know if I want to sell it, but I could lend it out if that's the part CC is short of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I prefer the caterham bell housing / tank rather than having the seperate easy clean tank with a reduced footwell or a kideny tank in front of the engine. I accept that the Caterham tank arrangement is probably not ideal from a capacity perspective - Stu has bent my ear on this issue! Thats been my conclusion exactly having read a lot in the archive and canvassed a few opinions. Including Stu ISTR! Stu, cheers also RJ thanks for the offer and for your reply to my blatmail But I shouldnt need to borrow it. Dom, got your mail will reply soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddy Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 @ Dom and Stu... I found This in the archive. It seems Pace can cater for the plumbing that's needed to use a belltank with a pace sump and pump... What d'ya think? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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