Nothing's stupid if it works, Norm!
That setup would work just fine, and be a lot simpler than at least one alternative way to approach that situation; which would be to use a 'dry sump' 4 stroke engine...
Cheers,
Gadge
"ODK Mods can explain it to you, but they can't understand it for you..."
"Crazy can be medicated, ignorance can be educated - but there is no cure for stupid..."
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