Originally posted by RedSVT:
....8 oz. of oil in the duratech sump woul equel about 1/8 of an inch from the bottom of the pan to the top of the oil! That is all. Now the next question is where is the pickup in relation to that oil level? Well after taking that measurement which I got from the duratech on one of my engine stands last night[I did this because I knew I'd be called out] the bottom of the pickup works out to 1/4 of an inch. Now if you will subtract the 1/8 inch oil level from the 1/4 inch pickup height you get 1/8 inch difference. That difference is AIR not oil, so even on the dyno with 1 pint of oil in the sump you are sucking AIR not oil! ....
That is good stuff to know. Perhaps a better question (hopefully someday we can see the official results!) is what is the oil level in the pan?? In relation to the pickup?? (i.e. when running) Is the oild level well above so that it remains covered? Even in hard rights?
