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Originally Posted by tvfreakazoid
I was curious to know why american sports car tend to have more torque compared to euro sports cars (Ferrari, lambo etc)? Is there any advantage or disadvantages? I would think having more torque would be an advantage.
Also, is there a difference when a sports car uses a dry sump oil system compared to a regular oil system?
Just curious to know.
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Dry Sump - main reason is two fold.
1) Build in oil cooling - the sump is away from the block and it helps cool it.
But, in terms of cars...
2) No chance of oil starvation. Take a corner too hard/fast with the Z and some R-Compound tires, you'll force all that oil away from the pickup tube, starving the engine of oil.
Even in my old pickup truck, if I slammed the brakes too hard or cornered...the oil pressure light would come on. Only does that for one reason...no oil getting picked up!