Quote Originally Posted by ViperSRT View Post
It has been reported that 2 Qts low is all that is required to cause engine failure if high G turning, accelerating or braking occurs. The safe zone on later Gen5 was only 1 Qt. Real time is not required, but reasonable accuracy is. Dynamic measurement would be incredibly difficult as the oil surface looks like the ocean during a hurricane (and yes I have viewed crankcases via video and windowed oil pans during operation), with the prevailing surface moving up and down based on oil temperature, oil foaming (dynamic based on aging), engine speed and of course engine tilt.
One good reason why the dipstick was changed to have a 1 qt safe zone instead of 2.