LSX oil pans
I don't have an answer for you, but I'm curious to know what you are using that pan on?
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Thanks. I've got one of those pans I am going to sell and just wasn't sure what all people are putting them in. I doubt I'll find someone else doing your swap. That is going to be very unique indeed.
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As far as I know, any LS oil pan will bolt up to any LS engine. You do need a matching windage tray.
The biggest issue is whether you need the sump portion of the pan at the front or the back. This will depend upon any frame crossmembers and steering linkage.
The biggest issue is whether you need the sump portion of the pan at the front or the back. This will depend upon any frame crossmembers and steering linkage.
Good questions. You will need the correct windage tray and oil pump pick-up. So those are two other things to consider.
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If I had known I would be trying to answer detailed oil pan questions, I would have bought the F body pan too for measurements and comparisons. 
As I mentioned earlier, I suspect the Mast and Holley are made from the same casting. Best that I can estimate (again sorry I'm not sure), this casting is very similar to the F-body in terms of height and front clearance issues. The Holley/Mast is a safe choice to ensure that unexpected road debris doesn't destroy your engine.
As I mentioned earlier, I suspect the Mast and Holley are made from the same casting. Best that I can estimate (again sorry I'm not sure), this casting is very similar to the F-body in terms of height and front clearance issues. The Holley/Mast is a safe choice to ensure that unexpected road debris doesn't destroy your engine.
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Holley pan is the old RetroLSX pan that was designed with the clearence of an LH8 pan and the sump of an fbody pan. The Mast pan is a clean sheet design and if you look at the two side by side you can see they are no where near the same casting. Also the Mast pans have internal baffling. Not bashing the Holley pan but they are two entirely different pans/castings.
I knew the Holley was based on another pan and mistakenly thought it was the Mast.
I will edit my previous post for those people that don't read this 24 page thread.
i need some help fellas i bought what is claimed to be a GM Performance LS Muscle Series Oil Pan, which my very well be so but i have some questions the part # is 12624621 which i didn't see in the list at beginning of this post and doesn't match the summit part number either, however it measures 7 1/2" deep is this gonna work in my 71 camaro? its a lq4 and the pan is 9" deep that's on it any help would be great thanks.
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i need some help fellas i bought what is claimed to be a GM Performance LS Muscle Series Oil Pan, which my very well be so but i have some questions the part # is 12624621 which i didn't see in the list at beginning of this post and doesn't match the summit part number either, however it measures 7 1/2" deep is this gonna work in my 71 camaro? its a lq4 and the pan is 9" deep that's on it any help would be great thanks.
I originally bought that pan for my '81 Camaro and sent it back to Summit after measuring it at 7-1/2" versus 7-7/8" for the truck pan.
Bat Wing in a 67 El - Camino Hey guys putting in LS3 in my '67 it came with a batwing pan on it since its out of a vette. I have skimmed this forum a bit but its 23 pages and nothing jumped out at me. Anyone used this pan on this type of swap, does it fit, Pros - Cons, etc. Thanks in advance.
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http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229812
Post #5 is: "correct me if im wrong, but so far the LS3 has only been available in the vette and the 5th gen camaro. the vette pan wont work without cutting the crossmember on a second gen f body. i have no clue how the 5th gen pan is configured . as far as bolting up, yes it will, but u will most likely have to have the windage tray , pick-up tube , and dip-stick off the donor cars pan to work."
That's all I have - I have not seen a definite answer to your question.
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Attached are pics of the CTS-V pans, the pan on the left is for the 04-07 and the pan on the right is the LSA pan.
The LSA pan has cast-in mounts for the oil cooler, a different the boss for the oil level sender, and the larger thread size for the oil filer. Everything else (dimensions, internal baffling, windage tray, ect.) is the same.
The LSA pan has cast-in mounts for the oil cooler, a different the boss for the oil level sender, and the larger thread size for the oil filer. Everything else (dimensions, internal baffling, windage tray, ect.) is the same.
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LS Swap Holley Oil Pan Careful with the Holley oil pan. I tried to use it in my 69 camaro LS swap and the oil pan hit the stock crossmember before the motor mounts touched the stands. Went with the Autokraft pan and now have at least 1/2" clearance between the oil pan and subframe. I highly recommend the Autokraft pan, the only down fall is that it does not have provisions to mount the bell housing to the oil pan.
jmoli42572.. .what stye plates and mounts are you using that the Holley pan would be hitting the Crossmember ? I know that the front sump is deeper that an F-Body front sump, maybe 1/2" or more ?
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I think its a marketing ploy by Holley (and others) that people automatically think that an aftermarket pan is better and/or cheaper than the stock pan. That certainly was true in the SBC days, but is not true now.
While there is disagreement on whether the structural strength of the GM pans is important to overall engine durability, I feel more comfortable when everything, including the bell housing, bolts up as GM designed it. I cannot image that GM would put extra money into the pan unless their computer simulation or actual testing showed benefits.
As always - just my opinion.