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09-29-2008 #1
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Oil pan baffling
Does anyone know of information on adding baffles trap doors etc to a steel street strip type oil pan to make it into more of a road race pan?
Does anyone make a kit or sell parts (like the trap doors?)
Any info appreciated, even if its just telling me to buy a road race pan.
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09-30-2008 #2
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Some circle track suppliers sell baffle kits, etc, and I've even seen kits to increase sump size on a stock pan, but I don't think it's worth it. For $100- $300 you can get a pretty good variety of nice pans for almost any type of driving. The only exception I can see is if you have an oddball motor or really tight chassis.
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What type of engine?
I just got a LS type pan from Canton that is full of baffle coolness. I know ATS makes a sweet pan as well."A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
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Engine is a 540 BBC. Bowtie block with the mark 4 crank and pan setup.
Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2
Canton does not seem to make a road race pan for a BBC.
I did some searching on here and it seems that without a dry sump setup a BBC is going to have oiling problems.
I think I will try what I have, thanks all for the input.
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I modified a pan a few years back, I made it quite alot bigger and made up baffles out of sheetmetal.
what you want is to keep the oil around the pickup...Have Fun!
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I wouldn't bother; you can buy a claimer pan from Milodon, Moroso or Canton.
http://www.milodon.com/oil-pans/stre...ns-sbchevy.asp
Look at PN 31503
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http://www.cantonracingproducts.com/...ion&key=15-0101971 Camaro, 383 stroker ~500HP,M21 Trans with lightened flywheel. All Sorts of Auto-x Goodness in the Suspension. 12" Brakes ->SOLD
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Ah - didn't realize it was a BBC
http://www.moroso.com/catalog/catego...?catcode=11902
http://www.moroso.com/catalog/catego...?catcode=114491971 Camaro, 383 stroker ~500HP,M21 Trans with lightened flywheel. All Sorts of Auto-x Goodness in the Suspension. 12" Brakes ->SOLD
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Oil Pans
Milodon sels a road race pan. It is 8.25 inches tall, holds 9 quarts of oil, and is baffled with trap doors to the center of the sump area.
I'm going through some oiling issues with my Nova now as well. I'm running a BBC. Milodon suggested using oil galley restrictors to the upper end so that it doesn't pump too much oil into the valve covers. They can not be used with hydraulic lifters.
I'm running the circle track pan because it has a 7.25 inch pan height. I need the ground clearance. I'm having oiling issues around right hand corners since the sump is in the right rear corner and the baffles are designed for left hand corners. I'm going to add some more baffles to divert all of the return oil to the sump area first as well as using the oil galley restrictors.
I'm going to do the changes this winter when I pull the engine out for dyno tuning. I'll take pictures of the mods as I go and add them to this thread or the one I started a few weeks ago.
Dennis Linson
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