About Us

After graduating from college with a degree in mechanical engineering, Bill Dailey followed his father’s words of advice. Simply put, “If you don’t follow your dream now, you probably never will.”  This advice to follow his passion for designing racing engines has led him to where he is today as the leader in custom-made dry sump oil systems.

 

Bill learned about state-of-the-art design from his father, Dr. Charles Lee Dailey, a pioneer in space propulsion. He is shown above with his Pulsed Inductive Thruster in a vacuum test chamber.

Bill started his career in automotive racing with Electramotive Inc.. As the lead engineer on the Nissan VG-30 turbo engine, Bill learned the valuable tools of designing, programming, and rapidly prototyping custom parts on CNC machines. Today, he incorporates these tools to design and develop state-of-the-art dry sump oil systems. These engines were used to win numerous championships in the IMSA Nissan GTP and GTO cars. To complement the championships with the turbo engine, Bill was also responsible for the normally aspirated engine used in the championship-winning Nissan Class 4 desert truck.

 

When Electramotive Engineering Inc. was purchased by Nissan Motorsports and the newly formed (NPTI) Nissan Performance Technology Inc. was created, Bill was in charge of the CNC department. During this period, Bill honed his ability to prototype parts rapidly. It was not uncommon for a sketch on a napkin to show up Friday from the race track, from the likes of Don Devendorf or Trevor Harris, requesting the part be ready for Saturday. These rapidly designed and manufactured parts were often used that weekend and were one of the keys to the success of the Nissan GTP program. We miss the day of the true prototype race car…

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Bill took a leave of absence from NPTI, and Dailey Engineering was formed as an engineering consulting firm. Bill was contracted by TMAG to help design a Nissan Class 1 desert truck. Bill designed a state-of-the-art driveline using a Hewland transmission coupled with a torque converter and adapted a 4-wheel drive transfer case onto the back of the transmission. Today, Dailey Engineering supplies torque converter oil pumps to numerous off-road racing teams who now couple their manual transmissions with torque converters.

 

On returning to NPTI, Bill was assigned the lead engineering position on the Nissan Group C car under the direction of Trevor Harris. Along with overseeing all aspects of the design, Bill was specifically responsible for the front portion of the car's design along with the engine integration. To test the V12 engine supplied by Nissan, Bill had the task of splicing an Indy car in 2 and squeezing in the V12.

 

When Nissan Motorsports pulled out of racing in the early 90s, Bill returned to the sister company Electramotive Inc. An airplane retro was in the works with the installation of a small block Chevy. Bill designed the prop reduction chain drive unit. He was later contracted to work and live in New Zealand to oversee the final phase of the installation design work on site.

 

Upon returning from New Zealand, Bill started working for Caldwell Development Inc. and returned to his roots as an engine designer. The most significant and successful engine design was the Dodge Viper GTSR V-10. This engine was used in numerous 24-hour endurance victories and championships worldwide. Chrysler later contracted Dailey Engineering to supply our “signature series” dry sump oil pan with an integral dry sump oil pump. We still supply dry sump systems for the most recent evolution of this engine all over the world.

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The next phase in Bill’s career would steer him away from racing for the first time. In parallel to starting the design work that became the core of Dailey Engineering’s success, Bill was employed by General Atomics Aeronautical division. Bill worked with a team to design a 3-cylinder, 6-opposed piston, and 2-stroke diesel engine. blah blah blah, let's go racing…

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With the design of a new oil pump and orders starting to come in, it was time to devote Bill's full-time energy to Dailey Engineering.

Dailey Engineering, the custom-made Roots Style Dry Sump Oil Pump Company, was well on its way…

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And now…

Dailey Engineering is the leader in the industry for innovation, quality, and customer service.

 

Engineering

and manufacturing services.

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Dailey Engineering offers engineering and manufacturing services for all levels of racing, specializing in, but not limited to, the integration of custom dry sump oil systems.  From single-component design or manufacturing, like a prototype billet valve cover for an LSX show motor, a dry sump system like the Nissan VQ 35, or a complete chassis designed with billet components, we are here to help.

 

Our manufacturing capabilities are proven in the production of our dry sump oil systems, and are available to assist with any program based on your needs.  We have 25 NC mills and 6 NC lathes filling our current 20,000 square feet of floor space.

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