what's the difference top- vs sideoiler

blykins · #1 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 08:03 AM

About $1000.

Bobcat · #2 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 09:25 AM

To add to what has been said .... a friend of mine who was involved with NASCAR back in the late 60`s said the problem with the C/O was in the upper rpm range . At sustained high rpm , the bearings would fail ... which from the other posts makes sense . He claimed on the shorter tracks where they didn`t stay at max rpm as long , the C/O worked fine . When the S/O came along , he said it allowed them to run higher rpm for longer periods without bearing failures .

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 09:46 AM

This thread has a nice photo and some interesting dictum.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182...s+center+oiler

rjbh20 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 09:52 AM

I believe that the alloy used to cast the side oiler blocks (some of them anyway) also had a higher nickel content and the castings were cooled more slowly to allow for a more uniform crystal structure in the iron

patrickt · #5 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjbh20

I believe that the alloy used to cast the side oiler blocks (some of them anyway) also had a higher nickel content...

A myth. See: http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182...r+castings----

EDIT -- FElony's insight in to Nicole's contribution was later proven to be absolutely correct.

767Jockey · #6 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 01:21 PM

Just curious about this, I have heard of some top oilers that were cast as sideoilers but not "drilled" as sideoilers. Can this be done after the fact? Can a non drilled sideoiler be drilled to become a sideoiler? I only recently read that some of these blocks were out there and was curious as to if they could be modified in the field to be true sideoilers.

FUNFER2 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 02:04 PM

Great information.

patrickt · #8 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 767Jockey

. Can a non drilled sideoiler be drilled to become a sideoiler?

Sooner or later you'll see an FE block that looks like the shot below, and I remember a thread here on CC where Keith Craft talked about drilling them out, said he can and has done it, but recommended against it. Here's a thread from the FE forum that discusses it as well: http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182...oiler+question

767Jockey · #9 (**permalink**) 02-12-2009, 04:37 PM

Interesting, thanks Patrick.



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