1961ba427

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I don't have an answer for you, but I'm curious to know what you are using that pan on?

RallySol

I'm guessing you mean which vehicle I need that pan for? A Mitsu Van from the 80s.


Fits real nice. Just need to know about that valve so I can bolt everything down.

1961ba427

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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.

mmarshall

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Champ is making a new 10QT pan with 4 trapdoors. I just got mine for my Daytona Coupe project.

krisFATAL

im putting an ls in my 63 impala SS and im really stuck on the oil pan thing? should i run a camaro firebird or a GTO? i saw the ls7 is smaller but i didnt think it would bolt up..

please help!

mrvedit

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.

MynameisLee

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Good questions. You will need the correct windage tray and oil pump pick-up. So those are two other things to consider.

krisFATAL

whats your thoughts on this..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/98-02-Camaro...0#ht_500wt_717

mrvedit

It's currently going for $155 plus $25 shipping, which seems high (like lots of things on ebay imo). It also does not include the dipstick tube and dip stick (which are another $35 list). I bought the pan ($127), tray ($55), dipstick tub ($12) and dipstick ($10) from the dealer for a total of $204 brand new with all the bolts, etc. I found these prices on-line and the local dealer matched them for a 25% discount off list. If your local dealer won't give you those prices, an on-line discount dealer will.

boatman936

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.

mrvedit

Thank you for the correction!
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.

weircc

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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.

mrvedit

No, send it back. It will sit much too low below the frame crossmember and be very vulnerable to damage. This has been extensively discussed on the nastyz28 forum. (I'm very active there and will find some links later today.)
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.

-TheBandit-

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Damn that thing is a monster! Got any pictures of the sump/baffling?

tonyturbo42

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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.

mrvedit

Assuming you are talking about a '67 Camaro, the closest I could find was this link on Nastyz28:

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.

uneek1976

Great info here, what's the difference between the ctsv pan and a c6 vette pan?

jmoli42572

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.

bczee

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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 ?

mrvedit

Keep in mind that each model car has a different fit. While jmoli42572 couldn't get the Holley pan to fit his 1st Gen Camaro, I know it will fit a 2nd Camaro just fine with plenty of space between it and the Crossmember. The Holley pan is just not a good value - very expensive, not well made and missing both a gasket ($30) and oil sensor provision. It is MUCH cheaper to buy a brand new GM pan of your choice from the dealer.

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.