DeTomaso Mailing List: December 2000, Message #164

In a message dated 12/4/00 14:09:12, kenny.hall@itron.com writes:

<< Has it been 
tried?  With the cubic dollars in your engines, a few more in a oil system 
would be money well spent. >>

>>>Ah yes, but therein lies a whole 'nother can of worms. :<(

The factory Group 4 motors (eventually) ran dry sump systems with mixed 
success.

Gary Hall's Burgundy Express race car has a dry sump system.  Normally it 
works fine, but I also have seen at least one track day go up in smoke for 
then-driver Bobby Byars when the drive system (toothed belts on the front of 
the motor) vaporized somehow....

Mike