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November 15 2007 - Tank Design Hopefully the new engine & sump system will be delivered tomorrow. I still have various plumbing parts to buy, and the biggest of those is the tank.Having extensively searched for a stock tank, i can't find one that achieves all my requirements. I need: I've just spent an hour designing a new tank for my dry sump system. I'm planning on getting Pace to design it, and it will be up to them to design interior pipe terminations & baffling. Objectives: * To Fit in the car... very tight space between engine and my wide-track inboard ARB - this space is just over 4" * To provide just over 5 litres capacity * To provide better breathing with gearbox vented into tank (just in case) * To provide optimum de-airation & surge resistance * To be as tall as possible to help with surge resistance and de-airation. As such, a normal cylinder just won't work, so i need something custom. Pace engineering are *THE* people to use, total experts in tank design. So i've drawn what i need and they're going to make it for me. Here's the PDF of the design: Click here I've been asked whats the deal with the old engine? ... well the plan is to repair it as soon as I can next year, and sell it to recoup spent funds on the new engine. Same goes with the dry sump system. |