Dry Sump oil system.....What exactly is that

[Radlark]

Guys I have a 1965 Buick Lesabre and it is a rear steer car and I am contemplating putting a 5.3 in the car with auto trans, because it is a rear steer car and I know they can be a PITA with the different oil pans out there I thought what about a remote type oiling sytem for the engine and I can fabricate an oil system for the motor??

Or if you have any other oil pan suggestions, or suggestions in general? It would be great if the suspension were like the Impalas of the same year.......But sadly enough they are not

[Ron in SoCal]

Based on what you said, I'd spend four hundy w Autocraft and be done with it.

Dry sumps can be of great benefit if you're installing for road course engine protection or max effort HP (due to the extra vaccum and lack of parasitic HP loss due to oil splash on the bottom end). A used (not recommended!) dry sump pump alone is $500. Then there's lines, fittings, oil tank, pan, PITA install factor, extra oil required...and I'm probably forgetting a few things.

[Radlark]

Based on what you said, I'd spend four hundy w Autocraft and be done with it.

Dry sumps can be of great benefit if you're installing for road course engine protection or max effort HP (due to the extra vaccum and lack of parasitic HP loss due to oil splash on the bottom end). A used (not recommended!) dry sump pump alone is $500. Then there's lines, fittings, oil tank, pan, PITA install factor, extra oil required...and I'm probably forgetting a few things.

Ron thanks for that response although the car is a "BARGE (I wont be slinging it around cones lol) I am looking at alternatives to the oil pan because the steering linkage is going to be a challenge.

[Ruslow]

You think being a rear steer will make it a pita.just install the dry system.Then you will look at the rear steer being easy.pump mounting and drive system how to route lines and an oil cooler then where to mount the filter and last that 2-3 gal oil tank.STan been there and have the empty aspiran bottles to prove it.

[71RS/SS396]

I'm having a tough time imagining why it would be any more difficult than a 1st gen camaro since they are rear steer as well.

[garickman]

Some good info in this link.

http://www.dragzine.com/tech-stories/engine/high-performance-oiling-101-should-you-dry-sump/

[Radlark]

Thank you for all your replies!!

[garickman]

Some more good info on the dry sump systems;

http://www.camaroperformers.com/camaro-tech/engine/camp-1109-dry-sump-oil-system/photo_12.html

[garickman]

As I have been trying to educate myself on dry sump oiling systems I have not found the answer to how often you must disassemble the oil tank and clean it. I noticed a few high end builders such as Mark Steilow, JCG and Ironworks have mounted the tank in the cowl shoulder on the passenger side. Since you would have to remove the hood and fender to get to these tanks and service them, would I be correct to assume that they don't need to be serviced very often?