Dry Sump Pump / Leave on car when not being used

[RacerX10]

Is there a way I can leave my dry sump pump stack on the car without it being actually used ? I'm going to drop a cheapo LS motor in the car to run some races and I don't want to pull the rear-driven dry sump pump / power steering / fuel pump stack off because I'm going to use the PS and fuel pumps, but I can't run the dry sump pump on this LS setup. Obviously I'm asking if there's a way to configure it so it won't burn up without oil circulating.

Any ideas ?

Thanks !

[powerslide]

You will have to circulate oil. I feel like someone on here did the same and looped it or had a small tank to hold/circulate oil. And even then you are putting wear on the pump. At the price of dry sump pumps is it really worth it?

[RacerX10]

You will have to circulate oil. I feel like someone on here did the same and looped it or had a small tank to hold/circulate oil. And even then you are putting wear on the pump. At the price of dry sump pumps is it really worth it?

not really concerned about wear on the pump.

i guess i could just put a loop line on each of the 4 stages, put some oil in each line and call it a day.


thanks for your thoughts !

[Punisher88]

In an article in this months speedway illustrated it was mentioned about a guy refusing a pump on a different motor that didn't require the last stage of the pump. And he routed it improperly and cause a giant oil fire. The manufacturer of the pump said the correct way would have been to just remove the gears from the unused stages. I dont see why this wouldn't work in your situation.

[RacerX10]

In an article in this months speedway illustrated it was mentioned about a guy refusing a pump on a different motor that didn't require the last stage of the pump. And he routed it improperly and cause a giant oil fire. The manufacturer of the pump said the correct way would have been to just remove the gears from the unused stages. I dont see why this wouldn't work in your situation.

awesome .. thanks for your input. i'll check on that too, great idea.

[fastford]

buy the shaft and the plate to take the oil pump off , not very expensive or hard to do....JMO...

[Jking24]

buy the shaft and the plate to take the oil pump off , not very expensive or hard to do....JMO...Agreed could probably convert the whole setup for less than 200$

[RacerX10]

called KSE, they quoted me $250 for the kit to convert / remove the oil pump

[fastford]

ck with stock car products , might be cheaper or at least they use to be.......

[RacerX10]

ck with stock car products , might be cheaper or at least they use to be.......

found their web site .. i guess "ck" is somebody I should ask for when I call ?

[Jking24]

Ck means check, and sweet also has a bracket and everything needed that is if you have a sweet pump

[bob1019]

why not just take the belt off

[RaceEngineer]

why not just take the belt offFuel and power steering won't turn anymore.

[RacerX10]

Fuel and power steering won't turn anymore.


"Hey crew chief, this thing won't turn for crap and the fuel pressure is bad"