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Interested to hear from people who have tracked (or raced) FN2's with or without baffled sumps.
For those that don't know, high speed driving, particularly on track can cause oil surge/starvation in hard cornering and heavy braking zones, as oil shifts to one side of the sump under strong centrifugal forces and the pump struggles to pick up oil. A baffled sump prevents oil surges and I've been told the best solution is the insert rather than a welded sump, as per Tegiwa links below.
On an EP3 this is a fairly cheap job (so a no brainer really), around £400-500, but on an FN2, it's getting close to £1k with parts and labour, quite a big investment.
https://www.tegiwaimports.com/clockwise-motion-drop-in-sump-baffle-k-series-k20a-fd2-k20z-fn2.html
https://www.tegiwaimports.com/honda-fd2-oil-pump-civic-type-r-fn2-balancer-shaft-delete-kit.html
I'm inclined to just take the pain and get it done, if for nothing else than peace of mind, Very interested to hear real world experiences with or without.
For those that don't know, high speed driving, particularly on track can cause oil surge/starvation in hard cornering and heavy braking zones, as oil shifts to one side of the sump under strong centrifugal forces and the pump struggles to pick up oil. A baffled sump prevents oil surges and I've been told the best solution is the insert rather than a welded sump, as per Tegiwa links below.
On an EP3 this is a fairly cheap job (so a no brainer really), around £400-500, but on an FN2, it's getting close to £1k with parts and labour, quite a big investment.
https://www.tegiwaimports.com/clockwise-motion-drop-in-sump-baffle-k-series-k20a-fd2-k20z-fn2.html
https://www.tegiwaimports.com/honda-fd2-oil-pump-civic-type-r-fn2-balancer-shaft-delete-kit.html
I'm inclined to just take the pain and get it done, if for nothing else than peace of mind, Very interested to hear real world experiences with or without.