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Has anyone dry sump a diesel? I know stock cars now days are getting dry sump but I think it would be cool for an old 7.3idi or cummins getting dry sump system. Or even powerstroke.

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None that I am aware of recently But Cummins himself did a dry sump in the early 1900s so he could lay it on its side in a race car.. its gotta be possible but I don't see a reason for it personally.
 

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I know in drag cars you use a dry sump for high rpms because on the crankshaft keeping the old away from the pick up tube and in the valley as well. Plus it on a daily driver it has better control on oil flow and less time on dry starts.

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I know in drag cars you use a dry sump for high rpms because on the crankshaft keeping the old away from the pick up tube and in the valley as well. Plus it on a daily driver it has better control on oil flow and less time on dry starts.

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Agreed. We used to knife edge cranks on race car engines to reduce drag. but dry sump was not a system I wanted to trust my motor to.
 

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