430: integral sump and main bearings question

I have not seen it yet but I suspect it will be from the sounds of it a variation of the girdles that have been used in a few applications for many years. Very high output motors with a very high power to weight ratio have always fought strength and rigidity issues. Motors like F1 or top fuel drag motors. If you make it so strong it is indestructable it is too heavy to be of much use. Ferrari even fought this with the F50 motor since it was a stressed member. The new block design must be of a more minimalist approach than previous designs for that approach to be required.

What I believe they are saying is a large casting that comprises all the main bearing caps and oil pan or sump in one large elaborate piece. It has a strength advantage from the fact that all of those required pieces being connected together aid in supporting each other and making the whole more rigid.

 

Is this similar to Porsche's "integrated dry sump" design?

To a layman, this has the appeal of not requiring external hoses to the reservoir and perhaps less overall weight. So are there any compromises compared to a "traditional" dry sump design?

 

I don't believe the design features he asked about are the same you are referring to but they are not exclusive to each other. When you talk about external hoses, I just hope they use enough to mount the oil filter in a place you can get to, unlike the 360 Spyder.

 

Matt hi,dry sump systems m8 can use bearing caps or a ladder design.
the bearing ladder you mentioned will bolt the whole area of the block assembly,this is not new the lotus elise with the k-serise engine use's this ladder type clamp,it also makes the block more rigid and less prone to distort,
thus one can remove more material from heavy components and the crank ladder will apply the removed strenth,only so much though.