Ishihara-Johnson Crank Scrapers

 

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If you are in need of a dry sump system we suggest you contact Armstrong Race Engineering.  They provide top quality components and many times our scrapers can be used in combination with their pans.

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We will try to keep this list updated but if you do not see your engine listed here please ask!  We can  do custom stroker or knife-edge crank designs.  We can provide plastic templates for initial fitting and adjustment.

 

We have included some representative pictures of the scrapers we make.  If you would like to see a picture of a particular scraper please ask -- we would be more than happy to send one through.

 

Our standard scrapers cost only $59.95 unless noted.  When available (please enquire) our zero-clearance TeflonŽ scrapers run an additional $100.00 to the cost of the standard steel scraper unless noted.

 

Remember, your vehicle may have an engine made by a different manufacturer so check both product lines.  If you are still unsure, please contact us.

 

Honda/Acura

 

 

 

L4: A16, A18, A20, B16 (series), B18A1, B18B1, B20B4, B20B4, B18C1, B18C5; D15XX (this is a universal pattern for the D15 -- includes EW3 and EW4); D16XX (this is a universal pattern for the D16); F22, H22, H23. 

Please ask if you do not see your particular engine listed.

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The Honda A16, A18, A20 scraper is designed to fit inside the stock windage tray but can be used by itself.  You must specify the engine as the strokes are different. We also make a surge baffle for the A20 stock steel sump -- it has tabs where you weld it in place:  $99.95 for the dual scraper and $35.00 for the pan baffle with trap door.  The TeflonŽ bladed versions of the dual scraper design run $199.95.

NEW! New dual scraper design:

TeflonŽ bladed version:

 

  

These pictures below show the earlier single scraper design -- they illustrate how the scraper fits within the factory windage tray and also how it attaches to the engine.

 

 

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The F and H series engines now have a dual scraper system that works on both the up- and down-stroke of the rotating assembly.  For engines that have stock oil squirters we have both a steel and TeflonŽ design that allows the squirter rail to pass through the scraper and be installed. The squirter assembly passes through and rests on the scraper frame (which acts as a gasket for the banjo fitting).  Small custom washers/spacers are provided to lift the jets by the same thickness as the scraper frame.  To people familiar with the engine, installation might seem to be impossible because of the girdle structure but it is actually quite straight forward.  The F and H series dual scrapers run $69.95

Here are the non-squirter designs:

Here are the designs for use with squirters:

 

 

 

 

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Our D15/D16 design attaches along the girdle and does not interfere with the closing of the aluminum or steel pans used on these engines.  See photos of D16Y8:

 

These D15/D16 scrapers are also available in TeflonŽ.  The TeflonŽ framework does require slight adjustments for clearance in the cast aluminum sump.

New D15 windage tray and scraper setup; the one shown has a TeflonŽ bladed scraper; the top screen as seen in the D16 system below is left off as the clearance with the stock steel pan is too close:

Boylans with one of the D15 windage setups

Note that dyno testing of the D16 scraper by Church's in L.A. showed a 1.5 % to 3 % increase in hp depending on RPM.  Many people thought that the massive girdle structure present on the D-series engines would make scrapers redundant -- this is not the case!

A unique directional screening windage tray is available for a Honda D15 or D16 engine.  As well as stock pans, it should fit in most aftermarket pans with little or minimal adjustment and help improve their efficiency and lower oil temperatures.  This tray has an integrated crank scraper that is accessible for adjustment.  Oil is caught by the screening before it can bounce off the sheet metal of the pan; it is then free to drain to the sump of the pan.  The passages where oil drains from the head are also further isolated from the rotating assembly.  $299.95

  

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Dyno testing of the B16 scraper showed a 1.5 % to 2.5 % hp increase depending on RPM.  Remember this is an increase on an engine that already has a full windage tray!

 

B16, B18 (B,C) -- please specify engine as the patterns are different.  Important!  The patterns are available in TeflonŽ but the B-series windage trays from an engine without a factory girdle will need to be clearanced (B16, B18B1 etc.); the C series no -- because it does have a girdle (B18C5 -- also known as B18C type R).  We can perform this clearancing for $50 on your provided new or used stock windage tray.

The B16, B18 scrapers come with internal baffles that perform two functions: 1) They help guide draining oil from the head past the rotating assembly; 2) they help to segregate bays 1-2 from 3-4.  In a four cylinder inline engine cylinders 1-2 and 3-4 exchange displaced gas from the rising and falling of cylinder pairs.  Windage follows these exchanges.  It is advantageous to restrict the travel of windage from the first cylinder pair to the second and vice versa.  You will see this design cue in more modern engine designs like the Toyota 2ZZ and the Ford Zetec E.  It is also commonly seen in pure racing engines.

NEW! Dual scraper now available for the B-series Honda engines -- works on both the downstroke and upstroke.

B-series dual scraper with internal baffles (please specify engine): $134.95

TeflonŽ bladed version: $234.95

Modified stock windage tray -- suspended directional screening is added to the interior of the tray to capture high speed oil droplets and dissipate their energy -- this also shields the draining oil beneath and helps stop oil from bouncing off the smooth steel and being struck again by the rotating assembly -- all this helps to lower the oil temperature and reduce parasitic power losses.

This picture below shows an example of screening added to the interior of a B-series engine tray without a girdle.  This tray is also for a TeflonŽ scraper and so it illustrates the clearancing needed for the TeflonŽ blade and clamp mentioned earlier:

The pictures below show the same screening added to the interior of a B18C5 or B18C type R tray.  The second picture has the girdle resting on it to illustrate how it fits in between the screening panels:

Modified windage trays:

Honda B16-B18 series without girdle: steel scraper version $109.95; TeflonŽ bladed scraper version $159.95 (includes clearancing the tray).  Note: These prices do not include the cost of a core stock tray -- you can send one to us or we can add the cost of a new one to your order.

Honda B18C5 or type R series with the stock girdle: steel scraper version $109.95; TeflonŽ bladed scraper version -- also $109.95

Note: These prices do not include the cost of a core stock tray -- you can send one to us or we can add the cost of a new one to your order.

Please contact us if you plan on using some combination of parts from different engines or if you are using an aftermarket girdle.  This generally is not a problem but we do need to be aware of it as it will affect the designs.

Again, we do offer custom designs for knife-edged cranks and a template service if you want to pre-fit a plastic pattern for us to then scan.

We also have internal baffle patterns to suit the Dart block -- the casting is somewhat different internally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TeflonŽ scrapers are available for the B-series engines (see above pictures).

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TeflonŽ is a registered trade mark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Only DuPont makes TeflonŽ resin sourced by Ishihara-Johnson Crank Scrapers from authorized DuPont licensees.

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