Does this look like higher capacity pan?

[Jeff Peterson]

As long as “Hazard County” isn’t where you do your motoring you’ll be fine

 

[Cranky]

As long as “Hazard County” isn’t where you do your motoring you’ll be fine

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Have a buddy that went over a rise in the road doing 45 and scraped the pan on the other side of the rise. It was one of those deals where you wouldn't think it would happen. The scrape made the pan leak like one drip per second.....at least he was able to get it home.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Is this a street car or drag car. Down side for a street car with a deep pan is hitting something like a dip or road hump. Gotta be careful with them.

It’s a street car now. Prob has been its whole life but I have no history unfortunately.

 

[Jeff Peterson]

And how many scratches, dings, dents, welded patches does it have?

 

[Bleep Bleep]

 

[Jeff Peterson]

The oil pan that is……

 

[Cranky]

The oil pan that is……

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Ha. None actually. But it is missing a lot of paint down there

 

[33 IMP]

I'm running the low profile deep pan (kind of a triangular sump)from Milodon. I've never hit anything with it, but it's at least an inch or two shorter than yours, and has similar capacity. But I run it a quart lower than Milodon rated. 6+1.

If memory serves, my headers hang lower than the pan. I've never hit anything with them either.

 

[autoxcuda]

If your ride height is high in front that helps a lot.

Just be careful with parking lot speed bumps. They seemed to have gotten aggressively higher and increased use over the years trying to slow down idiots.

 

[68-500]

Before you go running less oil than the dipstick calls for you should verify that a longer oil pickup tube was also installed.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Before you go running less oil than the dipstick calls for you should verify that a longer oil pickup tube was also installed.

Yeah, not knowing any better I wondered if that might be a factor also. But, if the xtra capacity is simply deeper from stock wouldn’t the stick still read from the same as stock pan level. Full is full, just more volume to get get the same full level?
I couldn’t decide which.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Good point. Conceptually thinking of changing the rake (slightly - maybe a couple inches). In addition to swapping the 14s for 15s.

 

[33 IMP]

Good point. Conceptually thinking of changing the rake (slightly - maybe a couple inches). In addition to swapping the 14s for 15s.

The deeper the sump, the higher the ride height needs to be.
In theory, with the dipstick tube stuck in the block, (instead of stuck in the pan, like some bbc) the full level should not change, assuming the dipstick used is correct. A fifteen qt pan, and a four quart pan should both come to the same full mark ( distance from crankshaft) one just takes more oil to get there.
But, imo, the benefit of a deep pan is getting more oil in the sump, AND getting it further away from the crank.
Since you probably have double the capacity of a standard four quart pan, (and assuming the pickup is in the right place, as above!) I'd run that pan at least a quart low on the dipstick, maybe more.
(And for peace of mind, a mechanical oil pressure gauge, to look for loss of oil pressure under hard acceleration or braking.
(There is a rumor that when mother Mopar did initial engine tests to establish horsepower rating, they would use a foot and a half deep sump and pickup, to get the oil far enough away from the crank. I think I remember seeing photos.)

 

[33 IMP]

Any swap trom 14s to 15s is a good thing.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

I'd run that pan at least a quart low on the dipstick, maybe more.

Ok. That’s just about where it is now - if the dip stick is correct.

(And for peace of mind, a mechanical oil pressure gauge, to look for loss of oil pressure under hard acceleration or braking.

Came with a SunPro gauge that’s reading about 75 lbs at normal idle. Soon going to replace it so I have more confidence what I’ve got. Mechanical was the way I intended. Thanks for the reinforcement.

Any swap trom 14s to 15s is a good thing.

AMEN!

 

[33 IMP]

I was shopping summit for an oil pan for my Opel, and ran across a pan that looked an awful lot like yours. Specs said it was a 7+1 pan.

 

[khryslerkid]

Came with a SunPro gauge that’s reading about 75 lbs at normal idle. Soon going to replace it so I have more confidence what I’ve got. Mechanical was the way I intended. Thanks for the reinforcement.

I had a higher than I liked oil pressure with 20w40w oil. Went to a 10w30w and it's much better.

 

[Cranky]

If your ride height is high in front that helps a lot.

Just be careful with parking lot speed bumps. They seemed to have gotten aggressively higher and increased use over the years trying to slow down idiots.

Then you have the idiots that don't slow down no matter what!

Before you go running less oil than the dipstick calls for you should verify that a longer oil pickup tube was also installed.

Hopefully, the oil pickup is already down in the bottom of the pan. One way to find out is to drain the oil, then drop in 2 quarts. I like to remove the spark plugs when doing this.....watch the mechanical oil gauge while using the starter. If the pickup tube isn't deep enough, you will see it on the gauge pretty quick. A high volume pump will show up even faster.

 

[Bleep Bleep]

I had a higher than I liked oil pressure with 20w40w oil. Went to a 10w30w and it's much better.

It’s been cold here since the car was delivered. Yesterday changed the black coffee oil for new 10/40. I had purposefully not ran it much until having fresh oil. But today ran it altogether about an hour - flushing coolant. The psi settled at 45 which feels a lot better range.
I guess I hadn’t taken into account the temps here and the relatively short run times to this point.

I was shopping summit for an oil pan for my Opel, and ran across a pan that looked an awful lot like yours. Specs said it was a 7+1 pan.

Thanks. Thats right where I’m at. Contemplating whether actually I’ll keep the deeper pan, and if there’s any advantage given I’ll never race it.