dry sumping engines
 

anyone w/ experience dry sumpnig in an off shore style boat?
any reason to stay away from it?

properly dry sumping a motor is the best oil system you can create for all manner of reasons. the only reasons not to do it are costs and complexity.

generally when you start thinking about doing it you are trying to solve some sort of issue.... oil slosh due to G force... extreme oil pressure requirements due to mechanical demands etc... the performance aspects you get for free once you have solved your issue.

so... if you have a problem to solve that dry sump will solve, then do it by all means. if you are just looking at a perfectly good conventional oil system that works just fine, but are thinking " more is better" then the performance advantages will most likely not justify the cost and workload.

dry sump
 

no oil issues, just know it's the way to go,
and surprised to see all the money spent on big power and no one using the system.
thank you for the input

Many of todays high powered marine performance engines by several builders are dry sumped and especially the high dollar super high horsepower and marine racing engines. Merc's 1075, 1100-1350 engines are all dry sump oil systems.
You got the go and you got the dough, make it so!!

Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar