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Originally Posted by Petros
looks good! what would be the benefit of a dry sump system? I know the S65 has a wet sump, but it seems like a very good wet sump system that doesn't lead to oil starvation even during hard driving on a track.
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The current design does still lead to oil starvation. VAC and others have designed windage trays to mitigate the problem. One guy in our area who tracked his car had two engines damaged while tracking: one suffered main bearing damage, and the other oil starved during hard cornering and somehow spewed all kinds of oil back through the intake system (no idea how that happened). When the engine was eventually disassembled, six rings were broken. Honestly not sure if there's a connection with the broken rings and the track event -- but mentioning it for completeness.
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And where would the oil go? The engine bay is quite cramped as it is and there isn't much room for a big oil tank
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I honestly don't know because I haven't looked into it yet. I know VAC and Turner sell the Daley dry sump kit. So they must be putting it somewhere. It doesn't need to be in the engine bay.