How does a dry sump work?

[rrrdad]

I understand a dry sump has an external tank but that is the extent of my knowledge of this system. Do you still run a normal oil pan and how does the sytem work? Thx M

[fla1976]

Here are a few sites that cover it.

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5011386_dry-sump-lube-system-work.html

http://www.razorperformance.com/info.htm

http://www.circletrack.com/techfaq/ctrp_0608_power_in_the_pump/index.html

[rrrdad]

makes sense... Thx MM