big sumps how needed are they?

[dom123]

a few friends of mine are planing a nurburg trip and have invited me to bring the cossie is it a must for a race sump? i wont be pushing the car to hard as its got a standard gearbox.. i really dont fancy changing it and i definatly dont like the idea of £100 worth of oil in my engine!!!

[Mike Rainbird]

Instead, would you prefer the idea of £6k worth of engine suddenly becoming £100 worth of scrap metal .

Seriously you should be fine on your first trip, as your lack of knowledge will not allow you to push the car anywhere near the G-force required to warrant this expenditure at this stage.

However, if you get hooked on the place / trackdays, it is an IMPERATIVE for certain corners on certain tracks, due to the cornering G the car can develop when you know where you are going etc .

[alan.mearns]

Good advice that as i was wondering the same thing myself. Was considering doing the odd track again but still a bit 'spooked' from the last one when my engine went pop!

[bullett]

sound advise from mikey again.

mines big wing and baffled but it doesnt take loads of oil bout 4 ltrs?

[jeardley]

Harvey modded my sump mate..... about £160 for this iirc

[sillyfezzamk1]

A decent modified sump is money well spent in every case, even on a road car if you know how to put it through corners or on track.

[dom123]

how much work is involved in removing the sump? it looks a nightmare!!

[Mike Rainbird]

That cannot be right. Even the standard sump holds just over 4 litres (4.2 litres IIRC).

Standard sump is 3.75 litres .

My big wing sump from Harvey holds 5.25 litres.

The price for these has gone up this year and is on my website .

[F12NCO]

I need a gated baffle me thinks.............

[bullett]

mine still only takes 4lt to get it to half way

[sillyfezzamk1]

how much work is involved in removing the sump? it looks a nightmare!!

It's a bit of a mission, best bet is to find a good second hand item and exchange that for welding up....the have an afternoon fitting it on some ramps.

Dan

[Mike Rainbird]

I need a gated baffle me thinks.............

Whatever you do, do NOT buy any cheap ones. It has to be a genuine Mountune one, as I have seen some cheap ebay ones fall apart with catastrophic results (as in saving £50 and then losing a complete engine (£10k!) .