Did a search but couldent find anything, I rember a while back that Keith Calver started making the Splash Plates made out of thin bent metal for inside the sump to stop unnesseray oil being thrown onto the crank/gears or vise vera (I think this is what it helped correct me if im wrong) and was proved to save hp.
Ive e-mailed him about it and asked if he is still making them. He says he hasent had the time to re-design them and so has stopped making them for now.
There where a flury of them on eBay a while back but havent seen any since.
My question is that, Has anyone made one themselves and if so how hard are they to make and where do you mount them?
thanks.
Gearbox Splash Plate
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Racer_Pete
, Feb 02 2009 11:39 PM
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 02:34 PM
I remember the thing you are on about - it was quite interesting as an article, aye. I reckon it was in the tech section of Mini Magazine... have you got any back issues? I might try to find it if I can...
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 07:56 PM
I remember the thing you are on about - it was quite interesting as an article, aye. I reckon it was in the tech section of Mini Magazine... have you got any back issues? I might try to find it if I can...
Thats the one, I cut it out a long long time ago.. but lost it now though
If you could find it, that would be great!
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 08:08 PM
I think someone was asking about these on here a while back, I think they were called sump baffles... 
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 10:33 PM
windage trays.
yeah have made, fitted and used them...
not really much use on a road car though imho...
yeah have made, fitted and used them...
not really much use on a road car though imho...
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 10:53 PM
i know someone with plans for them...but also been talk you should fit under crown cooling jets, intersepting the oil ways that point at the piston crowns just to aid cooling
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 10:59 PM
I should be manufacturing some very soon. They are aluminium and Ive run my prototype for a year with no issues
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 11:00 PM
the oiling issue is more to do with the cam rather than the pistons (though jets do have their place....)
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 11:10 PM
The jets are just for cooling the piston crowns in a turbo motor. Nothing to do with windage plates
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