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Old May 7, 2016 | 10:39 AM
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Is there any difference between the dorman ls1 oil pan compared to the GM oem one besides 60 dollar price tag? Has anyone tried the dorman one?
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As someone who just went through the nightmare of swapping oil pans out, I gladly paid the extra so I wouldn't have to do it over again. Was NOT going to chance the mating surface being out of spec.
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That's what I'm worried about.
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Old May 12, 2016 | 08:42 AM
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As someone who just went through the nightmare of swapping oil pans out, I gladly paid the extra so I wouldn't have to do it over again. Was NOT going to chance the mating surface being out of spec.
that's no joke. Headers and poly mounts easier than oil pan.
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Originally Posted by Darth_V8r
that's no joke. Headers and poly mounts easier than oil pan.
Amen. I'm actually doing that right now. Nothing like a "quick" oil pan/motor mount/header install project. Haha.
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