Laminova fully plumbed

[Jason Plato]

I have a laminova that has all the oil and water hoses for a K series Dry sump setup . The laminova lives under the throttle bodies / plunum chamber with the water from the bypass circuit heating / cooling the oil .

 

I used the bypass circuit to get the oil up to temp for sprinting and road use , after fitting the laminova I found that the oil was reading 75Degrees C(in the belltank) after about 10mins of running . Oil & water temp on road track was maintained at 75-80 C .

 

So parts are :

Laminova cooler in silver anodoised ally .

Braided stainless Oil pipe & 5/8 fitting from return on dry sump pump > 5/8 laminova inlet

Braided stainless Oil pipe from 5/8 laminova outlet to 5/8 Caterham dry sump coning tower on the belltank

90 degree Blue Silicon Mocal Water pipe from thermostat > Laminova inlet

Length of Blue Silicon Mocal water hose from Laminova outlet to new design Caterham submarine water pipe.

 

This is a kit that I measured up and Think assembled for me about 14 months ago .

 

No damage , leaks etc etc . Only selling as I now have a different dry sump system

 

£160 + £8 postage

 

Ta

 

Dave

 

 

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[Shaun_E]

Dave - don't suppose you have a picture of the setup as fitted? I have a Laminova already but can't decide whether to fit it with my new Caterham dry sump set up. I am interested in the pros and cons of this setup - please mail me if you don't want this thread hijacked.

Cheers.

Shaun

 

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For Sale: wet sump, ali bellhousing, chrome headlights, sill protectors

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[Jason Plato]

I dont have a close up of the setup ☹️, There are some photos on my link below , but they dont show full detail as the Laminova is under the throttle bodies so not much can be seen .

 

The reasons I fitted it in this location were :

- the oil return from the pump is under little or no pressure so less possiblity of the laminova "backing up " when the oil is cold and thick .The downside is that the oil will contain air bubbles so the heat transfer will be lower .

 

- The bypass hose heats up long before the thermostat opens so you start heating the oil whilst the engine is heating up .

 

-The position under the throttle bodies keeps the oil pipes nice and short to reduce weight and flow issues .

 

It worked well in this position

 

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[Shaun_E]

Cheers - I'll probably give it a go.

 

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For Sale: wet sump, ali bellhousing, chrome headlights, sill protectors

Wanted: Black headlights, blank carbon dash

[Jason Plato]

 

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[Jason Plato]

*arrowup*still available

 

all ready to fit in 10 mins to a dry sump K

 

faster oil warm up , constant 80C oil temp - your engine will thanyou

 

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[jimmyslr]

Dave

 

I though about one of these earlier in year, particularly for oil warm-up. I was thinking of mounting the laminova on the flat plinth where the heater (if I had one) would go. It could be bolted down there.

 

How does your attachment work in terms of bolting the laminova down? I have nasty images of cable ties etc, but I have no doubt this is not the case

 

James

[Jason Plato]

The laminova was supported by the 4 pipes - water in/out , oil in/out . Plus a little ally brace was used that was then bolted to the engine crankcase

 

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[jimmyslr]

Dave - YHM