irwin83r wrote:well never mind... just found a link.. its kinda what i was thinking but there seems to be a pump that feeds the tank that will run dry at times ?
heres the answer for anyone else wondering
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question331.htm
They missed something which can be an advantage - more consistent oil pressure at high RPM. Dry sumps are very popular in speedway for example due to the cars getting thrown about a lot. At one stage the Toyota 18RG in my Dads old speedcar was running at just over 10000 rpm at the end of the straight. The dry sump was pretty usefull
If you ever hear a road going GT3 get started from cold you will swear that its just thrown its big end bearings (rattle, rattle). Nope its just the dry sump
Steve
