Related to the subject of a Vacuum pump.
Our engine in John's Fairmont in my signature made 920 Hp at 7000 RPM on the dyno. It is a race only application and it runs nitrous at the track and built for 1/8 mile heads up racing.
In short... We use a vacuum pump with a blueprinted Melling 80 lb pump (I don't recall the details on it). Also a standard Canton oil pan and pick up.
For oil control it uses a crank scraper and oil restrictors for the top end. If memory serves me right with the 'proper' converter it is typically shifted at 7200-7400 rpm.
However on one occasion we tried a different converter that turned out to be way too loose for the application with excessive rpm. So lose that on the first pass we found the oil catch can that holds one quart was completely full of oil !
With this in mind and not wanting to risk damage the car went back on the trailer.
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'70 TA / 505 cid / same engine but revised ( previous best 10.63 at 127.05 )
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