No doubt. I was half curious if a dry sump system made sense on a TJ. It really doesn't look like it. It appears that the oiling system works just fine until you flop one over. They sure don't corner well enough to warrant one.My thought is that if you go far enough up (or over) to worry about oil starvation, you've likely got bigger problems to worry about.
Thanks @Chris, that title is a lot clearer.BTW, updated the thread title to something more descriptive.
I started to put one togather for a '68 Z28, DZ coded Camaro one time a long time ago. I was trying to keep the oil from roping up on the crankshaft at high RPMs. Wrecked it before it got installed though. Bummed me out.You and I certainly aren't getting close, that's for sure. Maybe @Jerry Bransford, @mrblaine and @Garza are though!
The only ever vehicles I see dry dump systems in are high performance sports cars. Hell, I know a Corvette ZO6 has a dry sump system.
I started to put one togather for a '68 Z28, DZ coded Camaro one time a long time ago. I was trying to keep the oil from roping up on the crankshaft at high RPMs. Wrecked it before it got installed though. Bummed me out.
Dry sump on a motorcycle. ..who knew?
A windage tray and a baffled oil pan would have worked for me just as well. I had access to a bunch of cool toys at the time though, and it seemed like a good idea.