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Originally Posted by com3dorm3
I've heard about the oil starvation issues and wondering if one can track the without Accusump. Some of the questions that come to mind include
- Can starvation be monitored safely via an Oil press gauge?
- Can good oil pan baffles alone be a solution?
- If deeper sump is needed, how much? .5 quart enough?
Or all these are just bandaids and one must use accusump if taking the car to the track?
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If you look around on the Planet-9 forum, you will find a huge amount of data on oil pressure loss with similar Cayman engines. There are simply more serious Cayman track guys out there than Boxster track guys. The general consensus seems to be the oil pressure light is a buffered signal and can't be relied upon for instantaneous warning. Low oil pressure does seem to occur regularly with hard braking into a left hand turn.
Just to be safe, I installed the X51 oil pan and 3 quart accusump before going to any track events.