............I was driving home when a car started tailgating me. Usually it's a SUV that does this sort of thing but today it was an Acura coupe that looked brand new(?). It probably had directional control I'm guessing. Anyway, when I started exiting onto one of those 270 degree off ramps that has a 25 mph sign posted, this guy accelerated around me in the exit lane just before the ramp began and gave me the one finger salute as he entered the ramp at a very high speed. This annoyed me to the max and I accelerated into the ramp to see if I could stay with him....a bad idea maybe. My bug has heavy duty sway bars front and back and 185/205 Vredestein tires front and back and it corners very well....for a bug. So I'm staying right with this Acura going around that ramp at about 60 mph when suddenly my oil pressure light came on! I was cornering as hard as I've ever tried with this car maybe harder and this scared the crap out of me. Of course, I let off of the gas immediately and was relieved to see that oil pressure needle start climbing again as I slowed down.
..........My question: Is this normal to have the sump go dry during hard cornering? My engine has a 1600 case like everyone else has and I'm worried that maybe there's something wrong with my oil pickup tube. I remember reading a few times over the years of people claiming that those add on extra capacity sumps are supposed to prevent this but I've never worried about needing one myself. Any thoughts?
............And while I'm asking questions: Is this a sign of true machismo when you can drive like a maniac and actually get your oil pickup tube to start sucking air? Should I stop jousting with those Japanese super cars with computer aided brake biasing? Is there happiness and inner peace awaiting me at the next exit ramp? Is Jan Andersson a boy or a girl? Is Shaggy a real redneck or does he just pretend on usenet? Is Rocket J Squirrel a real Bhuddist just like Richard Gere? How did Speedy Jim get so speedy? Why are John Willis and Muadib living in Baja Oklahoma when it's so nice up here in NY? What makes Joey Tribiani get really mad? What kind of name is REMCO......Ukrainian?
timmy