Had the Sports Car Club allowed dry sumps I would be far richer than I am.
They used to have rules to make it cheap like no dry sumps and stock connecting
rods. Duh...............13 engines blown to bits is cheaper than one set of
Corrillo's???? I was never good at math so I couldn't be a club official.
The dry sump system is complex and expensive. However it offers absolute
control of oil temps and oil pressure. You can run negative pressures in the
crank case. You can store the oil in remote locations, away from the driver.
(NASCAR likes the trunk) You need only enough pan to cover the crank and no
deeper.
The only situation where oil pressure could be lost, is an inverted car.
All professional series that I have had contact with run dry sumps. All formula
cars use them just for ground clearance.
Lynn E. Hanover
In a message dated 3/31/2008 10:24:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
wrjjrs@aol.com writes:
Everyone
talks about oil pan volume, but I think the best solution is a dry sump. Lynn
aren't you running a dry sump now? I know that many racing organizations
wouldn't allow dry sump systems, but that is supposed to cut cost, (HA!), not
because they work better.
Bill
Jepson