best oil pan
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best oil pan what is the best oil pan available for a muscle car, my welding skills are limited to what I can con my brother into welding so cutting up a pan and rewelding it is out of the question so I am looking for opinions on whats the best pan out there, I gathering parts to do a swap in a 67 gto
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
for a OEM pan. I would say the CTS-V is a good choice. F-Body is a very tight fit, The so called Muscle pan is really a H3 truck pan. would still have very low, IMO, not recommened.
If after market. .Cast, would be the MAST or Holley.
Steel, AutoKraft because of the intergraded Oil Filter provision.. most of the others require remote filter.
read the FAQ on pan.. just look at the A-Body Build Threads..
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-oil-pans.html
If after market. .Cast, would be the MAST or Holley.
Steel, AutoKraft because of the intergraded Oil Filter provision.. most of the others require remote filter.
read the FAQ on pan.. just look at the A-Body Build Threads..
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-oil-pans.html
The advantage of the aluminum pans is a stiff fully machined rail which should help a lot with sealing.
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I can give you a pretty good deal on the muscle car pan..... or the Truck/Hummer pan.... I just pulled it off my car.... scraped a speedbump...and im not raising my car.....pm me if interested...
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I wrote about the Mast pan in my build thread. You can check it out here https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-swap-vvt.html
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ctsv pan will give you optimal clearance for depth and rear setback for the sump. With 1 in setback plates, id say that the ctsv pan will clear any stock clamshell mount/1in setback mount/gm rwd crossmember out there.
My car isnt that low either so it works out..I'm not slamming it.
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Ive got a half inch between the crossmember and the oil pan, i didnt notch the crossmember to get it lower. Still too low.
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MOR-20410/?rtype=10
I had this pan on my 86 Monte SS and only hit the ground once when the car was loaded with 5 people and hit a large bump dip in the road at highway speeds.
My nova sits way lower, I cant get a floor jack under the crossmember without lifting the car up by hand a little.
I had this pan on my 86 Monte SS and only hit the ground once when the car was loaded with 5 people and hit a large bump dip in the road at highway speeds.
My nova sits way lower, I cant get a floor jack under the crossmember without lifting the car up by hand a little.
I put the Holley pan in my '67 chevelle with SBC motor mounts and a tiny shim (1 washer) between the motor mount adapters and my poly motor mounts. Clears my inner tie rods, doesn't hang below k-member at all, uses same OEM filter as my '07 suburban, rear of pan provisioned for bellhousing, etc. No complaints, nice piece.
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Here is a pretty good thread discussing oil pan pro's and con's- https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...e-oil-pan.html. I used the Autokraft pan and it has been great so far. There are some pictures in that post of my Chevelle showing the pan's clearance underneath the car to give you an idea. It is installed on an LS1 and I have had no issues relating to the lack of structural rigidity of the pan and leaks.
