oil retention devices

SSDiv6 · 04-06-2010, 08:22 PM

This is my $0.02 on the subject...

Putting oil retention devices on Stock and Super Stock cars is just ridiculous when there is not data to support the rule implementation. The addition of the device is just a ticking bomb inside the engine compartment of these cars.

I noticed many of the Super Classes racers making comments as regards to their use. Nevertheless, the Super Class cars do not launch, or operate the same as a Stocker or Super Stocker. I have never seen a Super Class car drag the bumper during a launch, or crush the headers or oil pans after a big wheelstand.

What is NHRA going to do when the first Stocker or Super Stocker catches fire due to a blanket that is soaked in oil and makes contact with the hot headers? Are they are going to require a fire extinguishing system afterward?

Engine oil have a flash point that varies from 350 Degrees F to 503 Degrees F.
The flash point is the temperature at which an oil gives off vapors that can be ignited with a flame held over the oil.

Just imagine a contained engine compartment environment in which the exhaust headers have temperatures exceeding twice or more the flash point of oil, with a blanket soaked in engine oil and the results after the ignition of the oil vapors. Let's not forget the additional sources of ignition such as the fuel system and other electrical components that will burn too after the oil ignites...

Do not get me wrong; I am a proponent for safety. However, there are many other considerations that need to be looked at first.

04-06-2010, 08:22 PM	#11
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,044 Likes: 712 Liked 1,583 Times in 582 Posts	Re: oil retention devices This is my $0.02 on the subject... Putting oil retention devices on Stock and Super Stock cars is just ridiculous when there is not data to support the rule implementation. The addition of the device is just a ticking bomb inside the engine compartment of these cars. I noticed many of the Super Classes racers making comments as regards to their use. Nevertheless, the Super Class cars do not launch, or operate the same as a Stocker or Super Stocker. I have never seen a Super Class car drag the bumper during a launch, or crush the headers or oil pans after a big wheelstand. What is NHRA going to do when the first Stocker or Super Stocker catches fire due to a blanket that is soaked in oil and makes contact with the hot headers? Are they are going to require a fire extinguishing system afterward? Engine oil have a flash point that varies from 350 Degrees F to 503 Degrees F. The flash point is the temperature at which an oil gives off vapors that can be ignited with a flame held over the oil. Just imagine a contained engine compartment environment in which the exhaust headers have temperatures exceeding twice or more the flash point of oil, with a blanket soaked in engine oil and the results after the ignition of the oil vapors. Let's not forget the additional sources of ignition such as the fuel system and other electrical components that will burn too after the oil ignites... Do not get me wrong; I am a proponent for safety. However, there are many other considerations that need to be looked at first.