Originally Posted by blairellis Where does that exhaust go from there?
I would guess it runs behind the engine where the high-port intake usually is between the firewall and the engine, eventually leaving the engine bay where the normal exhaust route is. Don't ask me how it gets past the half shaft.
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L4t3ncy - I think the queue for a spin is very long!! - LOL. Saan is still waiting on brakes and the exhaust for the car so it's currently just sitting idle.
Here are some nice motorsport pics taken from one of our local forums. The cars were hugely successful in the local touring car championships. Something like 53 out of 54 1st and 2nd places iirc.
As was suggested the dry sump minimizes the windage losses in an engine. Another thing that it can do when designed for it is to pull a vacuum in the crankcase allowing rings with less tension to seal and reducing friction. The other main benefit is being able to lower the engine in the chassis. I suspect that the reason the header goes around the back of the engine (and subsequently through some type of tunnel in the floor, I am sure) is to allow for the engine to be lowered to the point that the oil pan would be dragging the ground if it were a wet-sump.