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| RE: canton racing pans |
| By John - 10/20/2002 9:47:52 PM; IP 142.177.103.122 |
It's probably fine, but is similiar in design to the Branda cast Aluminum Cobra pan I used to use. I was worried about too much oil staying in the heads during cold start-up, so I switched to an Aviaid pan (holds 9 qts plus the filter amount)...same type as used on the original AC Cobra 427. This type of car is light(fast acceleration) and a good oil pan is important to prevent sloshing and air being picked up. In a heavier car the pan you are looking at should be fine as long as you don't go much over the 400HP mark...i.e. no 600HP Nitrous, etc. Have a look at the AVIAID site at:
http://www.aviaid.com/
I'll warn you...they are expensive, but you get a windage tray and lower baffle and oil pick-up with the one I bought. The only problem with them is that the oil drain is on the left lower front of the pan, so a bit of oil remains in the pan unless you jack up the right rear of the car a bit higher then the rest when changing the oil. Oh...and the Aviaid pan has a tube for the dipstick and a larger tube for crankcase vacumn on the left lower "wing", so you'll need an extension tube and will have to block off the original dipstick hole in the block as well as decide wether to use the crankcase vacumn tube or just block it off. The Aviaid pan goes the full length of the engine and is shallow for improved ground clearance. |
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