Richards 7 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 You may have read about the hole in the side of my engine, ☹️ so I'm looking for advice for repalcement. I have 2 quotes from DVA £1700 for a short engine of £1950 for a scholar. My 'old' engine is/ was 1.8 K and about 190 bhp. Used fast road mainly and touring. Is the scholar worth the extra?? Some say yes others no. Also is an apollo significantly worse than a full dry sump as I'm planning to upgrade the lube system. I understand the full dry sump is significantly more expensive, but again is it worth the extra?? Would appreciate your valued opinions 😶🌫️ R Why do you need more power? said SWMBO not understanding at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 If you are going to track the cat lots, get the dry sump. If you are only going on the road with an occasional track day, an Apollo will be fine. Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnty Lyons Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Scholar every time and nows your perfect opportunity. If youve got the cash go for a full dry sump If adding it now go PACE if youd been getting it when you ordered car that would have been the time to go for the Caterham system I run a 1900 Scholar with full house DVA VHPD head and a Pace system best move I ever did. jj N.I. L7C AR 🙆🏻 Membership No.3927. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Best Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I went Scholar put together by DVA similar to Johnty but stuck with 1800, Dave does some additional work to block when putting it together and checks every part of the build. I stayed with Apollo after a discussion with Dave and a review of the funds. the engine has only done 700 miles so far but I am really pleased so far. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richards 7 Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 scholar it is then......will wait for a few more opinions on the lube system Thanks R Why do you need more power? said SWMBO not understanding at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted July 23, 2007 Leadership Team Share Posted July 23, 2007 If you can afford it definately go dry sump. My belief is that the wet sump lubrication is on the absolute limit that can be achieved with such a shallow sump - if you remove the sump pan you'll see just how little oil there is left when you start to see the gauge needle flicker - and in some cars you don't need to be pushing too hard! It does vary from engine to engine, but it's simply a cost benefit issue. It is a fairly expensive option! Stu. www.superse7ens.co.uk..........the rebuild 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 AFAIK you can still get the Caterham dry sump with "aftermarket" tank at a discounted rate compared to the integral tank bellhousing. May not look as tidy as the "correct" installation but at least as good! /r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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