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Hi, There has been some talk on the list about electric pumps. I have a SHURflo 8000 series pump which I'm going to use to scavenge the oil from the turbo on my new GSX-R11 blow-through system. I know others get away with it but personally I don't like the idea of returning very hot, highly aerated oil directly into the engine oil pump. What I intend to do is let the turbo drain into a small vented oil tank mounted at low level, then use the SHURflo pump to scavenge the oil from this tank to the engine. This should preclude the need to use check valves as the oil tank will just catch any oil that drains through the turbo after shut down. Has anyone on the list used one of these pumps on similar system for an extended period of time, and if so did you experience any reliability problems? My bike will be doing quite high street mileage with the odd drag meet thrown in. Regards Tim Drew -- mailto:timdrew@cix.co.uk