Dry sump system for big block Mopar

[MOPARMAGA]

My boss recently offered me some dry sump stuff to put on my engine.
I got to thinking about the distributor part of it since I think the oil pump is not used in the dry sump system.
How is this done if I still used a factory mounted distributor, when the drive gear isnt supported by the pump ?
Any help will be very much appreciated.

 

[71GSSDemon]

My boss recently offered me some dry sump stuff to put on my engine.
I got to thinking about the distributor part of it since I think the oil pump is not used in the dry sump system.
How is this done if I still used a factory mounted distributor, when the drive gear isnt supported by the pump ?
Any help will be very much appreciated.

I do not know for sure, but wouldn't the intermediate shaft be fine as is? It is in a machined bore with a bushing, gets driven off the cam gear and is held in place with the distributor and hold down? Should it matter if there is an oil pump on the side or not? Seems to me it shouldn't. I think the early Pro Stock hemis had dual distributors and dry sumps.

@GTX JOHN
@HemiDenny
@B.R.E.Demon

 

[MOPARMAGA]

I do not know for sure, but wouldn't the intermediate shaft be fine as is? It is in a machined bore with a bushing, gets driven off the cam gear and is held in place with the distributor and hold down? Should it matter if there is an oil pump on the side or not? Seems to me it shouldn't. I think the early Pro Stock hemis had dual distributors and dry sumps.

@GTX JOHN
@HemiDenny
@B.R.E.Demon

You might be right, I might be overthinking it.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

@AndyF
@ValiantS

 

[B.R.E.Demon]

I do not know for sure, but wouldn't the intermediate shaft be fine as is? It is in a machined bore with a bushing, gets driven off the cam gear and is held in place with the distributor and hold down? Should it matter if there is an oil pump on the side or not? Seems to me it shouldn't. I think the early Pro Stock hemis had dual distributors and dry sumps.

@GTX JOHN
@HemiDenny
@B.R.E.Demon

All my twin mag distributors have a one piece long shaft with a gear added not a 2 piece in the past ive done a modified shaft where I cut the bottom off and ran it with a standard block bushing plus shims

 

[Icetech]

I do not know for sure, but wouldn't the intermediate shaft be fine as is? It is in a machined bore with a bushing, gets driven off the cam gear and is held in place with the distributor and hold down? Should it matter if there is an oil pump on the side or not? Seems to me it shouldn't. I think the early Pro Stock hemis had dual distributors and dry sumps.

@GTX JOHN
@HemiDenny
@B.R.E.Demon

I may be wrong but i would cut the shaft down to like 1/2" past the tower bushing... I could see that getting some nasty oscillation/vibration if it's not in the pump keeping it under control...

 

[B.R.E.Demon]

I may be wrong but i would cut the shaft down to like 1/2" past the tower bushing... I could see that getting some nasty oscillation/vibration if it's not in the pump keeping it under control...

When I did my small block with an external wet sump I measured the bushing thickness and doubled it and cut it at that, that motor buzzed to 9k+ and never had issues

 

[Icetech]

When I did my small block with an external wet sump I measured the bushing thickness and doubled it and cut it at that, that motor buzzed to 9k+ and never had issues

yeah, i was just thinking of having like 3-4" or whatever just hanging in space spinning like that

 

[MOPARMAGA]

All my twin mag distributors have a one piece long shaft with a gear added not a 2 piece in the past ive done a modified shaft where I cut the bottom off and ran it with a standard block bushing plus shims

Cool thanks dude.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

I may be wrong but i would cut the shaft down to like 1/2" past the tower bushing... I could see that getting some nasty oscillation/vibration if it's not in the pump keeping it under control...

Yes, that's pretty much what I was worried about.
Thanks dude.