Re: Tech Question: Why no dry sump in production vehicles?

[Tony Stevens <tony@domain.elided>]

In Digest 916, Jess Liao <jessl@domain.elided> writes
>The Montreal is the only dry sump production car that I know.
The 1900 AR51 & AR52 (La Matta) 4x4 jeep like models produced around
1952 were dry sumped, principally to allow driving at steep angles
without oil surge.

> I am
>sure there are a few more but why is it so few of them?
I guess it comes down to need & cost

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