Forcedfed Elise Accusump kit is
a complete package ready for installation onto
your Elise.
The Accusump, the original automotive oil accumulator,
is designed to provide the engine with oil pressure
before the starter is even engaged.
An Accusump is a cylinder shaped aluminum storage
container that acts as a reservoir of pressurized
oil, to be released when there is a drop in
the oil pressure.
The Accusump is connected to the pressure side
of an engine's oiling system and is charged
by the engines own oil pump.
Its simple, efficient design revolves around
a hydraulic piston separating an air pre-charge
side and the oil reservoir side.
On the oil side of the Accusump it has an outlet
that goes into the engine's oiling system, controlled
by a valve.
On the air side it's equipped with a pressure
gauge and a Schrader air pre-load valve.
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On initial start-up when the valve on the oil
side is opened the pressurized oil is released
into the engine and therefore pre-lubricating
the engine prior to start-up.
The Accusump holds whatever oil pressure the engine
has at the time that it is shut off.
After the engine is started and the oil pump has
taken over, oil is pumped back into the Accusump.
This moves the piston back and pressurizes the
Accusump until it equalizes with engine's oil
pressure.
While driving, if the engine's oil pressure is
interrupted for any reason, the Accusump releases
its oil reserve again, keeping the engine lubricated
until the engine's oil pressure comes back to
normal.
This release of oil could last from 15 to 60 seconds,
depending on the size and speed of the engine.
Without it your engine is history.
Your engine is a complex arrangement of metal
parts moving constantly.
Without oil, the friction caused from metal on
metal g generates enough heat to melt those moving
parts and causes them to quickly fuse together
causing a 'seized' engine.
Without oil pressure, your engine just wouldn't
survive more than a mile, a lap, a mud hole or
a stoplight.
It flows everywhere - lubricating, cooling and
removing miscellaneous dirt and debris.
In racing or hard driving conditions, the Accusump
will automatically fill and discharge when needed
as you corner, accelerate and brake.
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