Engine Failure

[RICK LAKE]

Jerry Clayton If memory serves me right, you are running a CHEVY motor???? You have listed and LS motor to boot. This is one of the best oiling systems a motor can have. As far as an accusump it can only help the motor in in roadracing and in avoiding dry start ups of the motor. You pull higher "g's" than I do Jerry and I find it hard to believe that you think that your oil pressure gauge is giving you that correct pressure for the WHOLE motor. 80% of the time I have seen and repaired LS1,LS2, and now the LS6 motor with guys who autocross and roadrace in there ZO6 vettes. Even with the dry sump setup they are killing the #7 & #8 rod bearings. Why because of an oil issue. These are GM rods and not a Manley, Crower, Oliver or some other billet rod. You may also live within the limits of your motor and never need to to any major overhaul. Every other year, pull the pan and check the bearings,just like me. No problem with clearance back together it goes. IMO a $350.00 part that holds 3 extra quarts of oil and may save a motor, ( mine twice with broken rocker shafts) is cheap insurance. Knowing that I have 50-60 psi going around a turn at high G mean a safe oil pressure to me. I guess when I have $17,000.00 into a FE motor, I am looking for any extra help I can get. I can go to the junk yard and buy an LS1,LS2 and now LS6 motor for 2,500.00 bucks. I don't see and FE 427-428 motors and even less in Aluminum. If I raced full time, I would be looking at this very hard at swapping to GM. I get the parts at cost, from my job. Rick L.