I need a trailer like this!!

 

The bottom one is a different trailer that I borrowed. The top is the one i bought after having to borrow the metal deck one 2x. I have a rule. If I have to rent or borrow a tool or piece of equipment more than 2x a year, I buy it.

 

I like that rule!! Yeah I like the tilt trailer.

Wish I could buy a U-Haul transport trailer!! So light and easy to load!!

 

Same here 1000%, they are so freaking light for what they can carry it's unfair we can't just buy them new.

 

adding Truck Talk to the title since it's not only about the Ram

 

OH HELL YEAH YEAH BRUDDER!!!!! I can now talk about MUH FORD EXPLORER

(no really, I just got one in on trade. Kill me)

 

Sounds like it's time for a baffled tank.

 

It's actually surprising they didn't do something like that stock, your M3 has a system that works to prevent that even at very low levels.

 

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Sucks when you’re on a flyer lap and you get fuel cut!!

I just added a baffled oil pan!!

 

I was wondering why you kept so much fuel in the R lol! That's nuts that hinds didn't setup your car stock with a fully baffled pan and a tank system that works down to 1/8th

 

I’ve learned the hard way don’t let it get under half tank on track. Imagine your lap timer is showing green and car falls on its face coming out of corner and your car is showing between 1/4 and 1/2 tank of fuel

Plus a lot of tracks we go to there’s no E85 stations around so I have to take plenty.

My friend brings a 32 gallon jug of 93.

 

I have never had that issue in any of my cars even down to 1/8th no matter how long or hard I am sending it.

If I get below 1/8th and I get into a long sweeper at near max grip (.9-1.1ish if the tires are not too hot yet) then I may get a brief stumble when I change to the opposite direction. But that's me knowing that the car is near empty and the top two pumps aren't getting anything but air.

It's really odd to me that a performance car like the R didn't come with a triple pump/pickup system and/or baffles when they KNOW it's going to be pushed hard laterally.

The lack of oil pan baffling is just a straight up sin IMO.

 

I’ve seen a DC2 Integra and lotus also suffer from fuel starvation on track when fuel gets lower than half. After 2 sessions it’s best to top it off to play it safe.

 

I'm now blaming you for making me go check to confirm I have oil baffle plates and windage trays in my engines lol!

Turns out the 4.0 doesn't have a baffle stack but does have a windage tray, the W12s were dry sump engines originally so they have a crazy crankcase setup with the wet sump versions having baffles by default.

I guess it's fine since the edges of the pan are not able to allow the oil to climb too high? The effective length of the oil surface would be limited to the center area and that would have to still make it past the windage tray....

Strange they didn't include them with the EA824 when the prior 4.2 did have them IMO.




My RAM TRUCK definitely has a baffled oil pan with windage tray though, I added it as part of the engine build.

 

Wonder if my R129 has any of that---- I doubt it.

It does have an oil temp gauge which is useful for a track, but the car isn't a track car. It would be fun to drive it around one though, not a race but a spirited drive. I mean it was MBs top car at one time. I'm sure it would do well enough.