OK... are the m20 and m50 engines a dry sump system? Ive never been able to get any articles if they are or not but from the looks of the set up of my engine it looks like a dry sump. But on the e36 the setup looks a lot different but still similar to a dry sump. If it is a dry sump setup why did they put it in such an ineffecient place? It could be a lot smaller, lower, and more to the front for better wieght distribution and lower center of gravity. Anyone know?
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I don't know those specific engines too well, but I can't imagine a dry sump system on a stock street car. It just doesn't make sense.
Sure it does. Honda does it in most of their JDM and mugen motors. I figure BMW would do it too, if your gonna have a car that handles as good as possible, then your gonna want to have a dry sump so you have a lower center of gravity.
If you look at the bottom of an e30 the pan is mounted at the extreme front(bottom) of the engine bay and is only 5"x 5" x 5" Maybe its not but then again im just trying to find out
If you look at the bottom of an e30 the pan is mounted at the extreme front(bottom) of the engine bay and is only 5"x 5" x 5" Maybe its not but then again im just trying to find out
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I was thinking more in terms of engine reliability, because you get oil starvation issues with dry sump systems under heavy lateral G-loads. The race cars that use them have an auxiliary oil pump that pressurizes the sump to eliminate that problem, but it's a much more mechanically complex and therefore potentially unreliable system. you don't get enough of an advantage on a street car in terms of improved polar moment and such to warrant that kind of system.
just my $.02
just my $.02
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no prob dude
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