Yes, g loads are higher under braking, but the engine is unloaded. It's during acceleration with cornering thrown in is when lubrication is most critical. We found out front sumps to be a major problem with the TransAm cars in 1969 and '70 that required wet-sump oiling systems. Lost a lot of engines due to
oil starvation. So all types of pickups and pan baffles were tried by the guys at Kar Kraft in order to save those high-buck Boss 302s that were twisted at very high revs for the time.
So, if you're going to do extremely hard cornering and accelerating on slick race rubber with a wet-sump system, always go with a front-sump pan providing you have the option. Best of all is still a dry-sump system.
