Melling pump cover bolt torque

Don't worry. The early 2000's national record holder in BB/A ran a simple wet sump. On a bit over 300 inches he was in the 7.60's last I remember.

If I was going to all the trouble to use an external pump I would use a dry sump. Not an external wet sump. That's silly. Unless some rule maker decided dry sumps were too expensive and made a rule against them.

I was over the external wet sump junk in the early 1990's.
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If it was good enough for Sox and Martin, its good enough for me. Was first developed by Chrysler, milodon picked up on it , and it is better than any stock 3/8" or 1/2" tube, hands down , wet sump and all!