O.K. This will be an occasional street car. I am trying to get the engine in the "Z" as low as possible, so I can keep the visual obstruction thang to a minimum. Don't want to antagonize the local law enforcement. They've been known to get upset about stuff stickin' through the hood. I'm putting an enderle injection hat on the blower which is a little shorter than carbs / air cleaners. Still got about 10" thro the hood. I can see the ground over the injection hat about 30 ft. in front of the car. Thinkin' of puttin' the whole thang' under a hood scoop. Sorta like outa sight outa mind. If I could get it under a 9" scoop life would be simpler.
Question is The shallowest pan I've found is 7 3/4" deep. from olson motor sports. Today I ran into a bud. of mine who's been racin' round d' rounds for yrs. He stops me to say he's gettin' close to needn' #'s for the car. So, then he askes how my project wuz comin' and we start takin' about me concerns 'bout bein' able to see over the blower.
He says go with a dry sump. I looked into dry sump but wasn't 100% sold on the idea so I decided to go with the low profile pan. But he's sayin' I SHOULD reconsider seeins' how I can use a 4" pan wit the dry sump.
Well not to make this short story any longer..........
Are there any downsides to the dry sump system?