How critical is a High volume oil pan?
12-16-2006, 07:15 PM
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How critical is a High volume oil pan? I was planning on building my 383 soon , and planned on replacing the pump. I really wanted to know how important a bigger oil pan is. Is it a must have or what?
12-16-2006, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 97LT1
I was planning on building my 383 soon , and planned on replacing the pump. I really wanted to know how important a bigger oil pan is. Is it a must have or what?
(caveat: it really depends on what you're doing with the car; for example if you're planning on long full power operation IE roadracing or the Silver State style courses I'd go for all the oil volume and best cooler I could afford.
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12-17-2006, 05:50 PM
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the reason you upgrade the pan with a HV pump is becasue at high RPM the stock pan will get sucked dry, you need a higher capacity pan if your going to have a HV pump and be at fairly high RPMs
