No matter what sort of vehicle you drive from a lifted 4×4 pickup truck that sees the mud and trials every weekend to a 10-second drag racer, cooling and lubrication are essential. Your engine will not last long if you blow a gasket and loose coolant or oil pressure. If you are into some heavy trail running or in the middle of an intense race when that loss of oil or water pressure happens, your engine can be gone before you know there is a problem.

If you want to take a serious look at making your lubrication and cooling system as bulletproof as possible, Peterson Fluid Systems has a wide range of parts that will do the trick for just about any application. The company also has a very nice FAQ page that answers some of the questions that are commonly asked on the company tech line so you can understand more about the whys and how to use the products it offers.

Among the explanations are details on what causes pump cavitation. The page also offers details on wet and dry sump engines with vacuum in the crankcase. If you are trying to decide between a wet or dry sump system for your performance engine, Peterson can help with that decision as well. Once you do decide what you want to use Peterson also has all the details you need to choose the right parts from the company’s large catalog.