[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by John Langer

If you "have" to go dry sump, it's because you have other issues inside of the oil pan...

Can't disagree on that point, just easier for a lot of people to remove a given amount of oil and put it in a container designed to remove the air and then pump it back into the engine vs having the knowledge to design a pan that will minimize air mixing with the oil, oil running away from the oil pick-up on acceleration and braking, and oil over-temp issues on a given amount of oil vs pumping oil thru a oil cooler (air or water cooled) to a larger volume remote reservoir.
Dry Sumps take more hp typically from the engine but have other benefits as mentioned above.

Not everyone is a John Langer, especially in the Pontiac World.

Tom V.

[John Langer]

It is not just the oil pan. It is also how you drain the oil back, bulkhead mods, crank mods, bearing mods etc...