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ford 302 crank scraper..?

I'm interested in buying a crank scraper for my 302. How much HP gain should I expect. One thing I'm worried about is how would my wrist pins get oil? Doesn't the crank splash oil up into the cylinders?

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  • LeAnne
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    When the engine is running, even with a crank scraper, the crankcase is a virtual cloud of misted oil particles - the scraper has little effect on the pressurized oil that is constantly being sprayed out of the sides of the bearings.

    In very close competition where every single horsepower might make the difference between winning and losing, it sounds like a simple enough addition to an engine - even if just in theory.

    It simply makes sense to minimize the oil drag inside the engine - I suspect that's why dry sumps were invented. However, I doubt that there would be a significant difference in the horsepower at all but the highest rpm race engines - even on a dyno.

  • 1 decade ago

    the oil is supplied to the rods and wrist pins through oil passages in each of them by oil pressure from the oil pomp not the crank spinning.

    Source(s): 27 yrs ford dealership -mechanic
  • 1 decade ago

    not a lot but the oil wont get churned up as much.

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