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Oil Accumulator
I am by no means an expert on this subject, but I have tried to exercise due diligence. I installed a 2qt accumulator on my car as per instruction from Element Tuning on my initial engine build. As it is now, I have a manual valve that I open when I go on track and close when I come off. Most of the time I actually remember to do this. (It's an item on my check list).
My car is na. Tein coilovers, 200tw tires. I run DE2 now but plan to move to DE 3 later this season. My car pulled 197 hp and 163 ft lbs on PTuning's dyno. My primary tracks are VIR and Summit Point.
Recently, I have read the comments in the Gen 2 section that call into question the benefit of accumulators. With that in mind, I contacted Phil Grabow and had a bit of a discussion. He was very generous with his time and expertise. Based on his testing and experience, he recommends using the accumulator and using it without a low pressure switch. He described it as a poor man's dry sump.
Here's my set up.
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