gonzowerke
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Hey All,
One thing I can not find no matter how I phrase my search terminology, neither here, nor the net at large, is where to place the oil lines when designing your own tank, so as to ensure proper care and feeding of your dry sump engine. The stock 750 tank is basically a slice down the middle of an inverted cone with the tip cut off. The engine supply is at the bottom, and protrudes about 3/4 inch or so.(I'm not sure exactly) The return goes all the way to the top of the tank(almost). There is a baffled overflow as well that goes to the rear vent on the trans.
This configuration is awesome for dealing with the various G forces and still supplying the engine with oil, not so much for being hid or relocated. Bimota's answer on the HB1 was a sandwich tank/cooler combo on the oil filter, with a short bypass hose connecting the factory hose ports on the block.
I am designing an oil tank that is going to be my tail section, and want to ensure my engine is supplied at all times. I have settled on a 2 piece design, with the top and sides being one piece, and the bottom and rear another. If I decide to go with a 1/4 dome instead, that other piece will be the Front and bottom. I have yet to design that configuration, as I am leaning more and more to something "Late 70's Daytona inspired" Here is what I came up with, in a basic sketch format in the form of a crappy MSPaint drawing. It features a sump to pull from, with a baffle above it to prevent oil "creeping" up the rear wall under acceleration, with a small baffle at the front to provide oil under braking. A vent is provided to the crankcase. I'm trying to keep the line hidden, so the sides drop down lower than the bottom.
The return line can be placed anywhere pretty much, but the Supply to the engine I am putting on the centerline. I believe that will still feed at any lean angle the CB750 is capable of. As I said, the picture is a rough sketch for proof of concept, final design to vary. Like, I may make the sump conical and deeper or something.
Thoughts? Questions? Uncalled for flames?
All the engineers I know are structural dudes and know nothing about hydrodynamics when G forces are involved. Neither do I, I am going by intuition.
One thing I can not find no matter how I phrase my search terminology, neither here, nor the net at large, is where to place the oil lines when designing your own tank, so as to ensure proper care and feeding of your dry sump engine. The stock 750 tank is basically a slice down the middle of an inverted cone with the tip cut off. The engine supply is at the bottom, and protrudes about 3/4 inch or so.(I'm not sure exactly) The return goes all the way to the top of the tank(almost). There is a baffled overflow as well that goes to the rear vent on the trans.
This configuration is awesome for dealing with the various G forces and still supplying the engine with oil, not so much for being hid or relocated. Bimota's answer on the HB1 was a sandwich tank/cooler combo on the oil filter, with a short bypass hose connecting the factory hose ports on the block.
I am designing an oil tank that is going to be my tail section, and want to ensure my engine is supplied at all times. I have settled on a 2 piece design, with the top and sides being one piece, and the bottom and rear another. If I decide to go with a 1/4 dome instead, that other piece will be the Front and bottom. I have yet to design that configuration, as I am leaning more and more to something "Late 70's Daytona inspired" Here is what I came up with, in a basic sketch format in the form of a crappy MSPaint drawing. It features a sump to pull from, with a baffle above it to prevent oil "creeping" up the rear wall under acceleration, with a small baffle at the front to provide oil under braking. A vent is provided to the crankcase. I'm trying to keep the line hidden, so the sides drop down lower than the bottom.
The return line can be placed anywhere pretty much, but the Supply to the engine I am putting on the centerline. I believe that will still feed at any lean angle the CB750 is capable of. As I said, the picture is a rough sketch for proof of concept, final design to vary. Like, I may make the sump conical and deeper or something.
Thoughts? Questions? Uncalled for flames?
All the engineers I know are structural dudes and know nothing about hydrodynamics when G forces are involved. Neither do I, I am going by intuition.
