[SBillinson]

A wise man once said: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

There is no downside to an accusump.

On my car, I have a single stage external pump plumbed to a good pan with a sump that's almost completely covered and baffled. Oil pressure drops at the stripe if I don't immediately kill the engine.

Apart from an accusump, I "waste" my money on coated bearings and racing oil.

On an expensive, professionally-built racing engine that turns 10,400 rpm pass after pass, I "foolishly" spend a few hundred more on parts that any professional builder would consider a good idea.