hmm, it seems as though i have posted a pic in error
the second pic is this one
it's the sump from a 24V granada and the oil returns are from the heads (both banks) as there is not enough space in the block to return all the oil and so it goes out through the backs of the heads and out along the back of the block into the sump
so, if ford have decided that they want to return the oil from the head back into the sump BELOW the oil level then there has got to be some sort of mega money spent by cosworth in order to make it happen
what would be the reasoning for it otherwise?