[DeTomaso] Accusump Feedback

[mikeldrew at aol.com]

Michael wrote:

I am considering an Accusump installion over a larger oil pan and not 
cutting the frame, any pros, cons? 

>>>I consider an Accusump a band-aid fix for the application you are 
mentioning.  They are nice to have for startup, and also to protect the 
motor in case of a failure, but I would not rely on it as a *primary* 
means of oil control.  The right thing to do is to fit a proper oil 
pan; that renders an Accusump mostly superfluous unless you are 
absolutely anal about having full oil pressure at startup.

>It will be mounted in the front trunk and I'll probably route an oil 
cooler 
up front as well. 

>>>The factory Gr4 race cars had a big oil cooler mounted in the nose 
of the car, but I honestly don't know what issues are involved in 
proper oil circulation when you introduce 15 feet of additional oil 
lines.  Would you then need a high pressure pump, or high volume, or 
both?  I honestly don't know.

I can tell you that I love my air-oil coolers on my front-engined cars, 
but I would probably be disinclined to try to fit one on a Pantera, 
instead going for a water-oil cooler mounted in the engine bay.

Mike