Who fabricates the best aluminum oil pans? Stefs or Canton?

[fullmetaljacket]

Looking into an all aluminum oil pan for my next engine refreshen. Who fabs a custom oil pan the best? Canton? Stef's? Charlies? Real world experiences please.
Mine is a steel Moroso unit with a slight modified semi elliptical rear side wall to clear the center link.

 

[6PKRTSE]

Stef's or Charlie's over Canton or Moroso. Canton and Moroso's aluminum pans are better quality being built from scratch.
However, their steel pans are horrible being made out of cheap Chinese cores, just adding their sumps and traps doors, which seem to be welded up all over within the sump area.
The bolt holes are always off on the pan rails also. Usually, drilling each hole up one side gives you enough clearance to get it aligned and bolted up. We use hundreds every year and there almost never a drop on and bolt on pan.
I have always been happy with Milodon pans and products.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Stef's or Charlie's over Canton or Moroso. Canton and Moroso's aluminum pans are better quality being built from scratch.
However, their steel pans are horrible being made out of cheap Chinese cores, just adding their sumps and traps doors, which seem to be welded up all over within the summer area.
The bolt holes are always off on the pan rails also. Usually, drilling each hole up one side gives you enough clearance to get it aligned and bolted up. We use hundreds every year and there almost never a drop on and bolt on pan.
I have always been happy with Milodon pans and products.

Thank you.
Yeah, I wanna have them fabricate the exact one that I have now, which is steel, but in aluminum.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

That will require you to send them your pan I would think.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

That will require you to send them your pan I would think.

Yes, I can for a moment over the Winter remove my current steel pan and send it to whom ever gets the award to basically carbon copy it in aluminum. Nothing special.

 

[6PKRTSE]

Knowing your car, I am surprised you are not going with titanium.. lol.

 

[RemCharger]

What about hamburgers? Are they still in the mix?

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Knowing your car, I am surprised you are not going with titanium.. lol.

Titanium headers in the future.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

I think Hamburger's got swallowed up by Hedman headers.

 

[dvw]

After you price one you may be making a template. Then cutting and bending it yourself. Then you only need a good aluminum welder. We are thinking about running some flanges and replicating existing pans for our own use.
Doug

 

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Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans 20763​

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Part Number: MOR-20763

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Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans
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Brand:
Moroso
Manufacturer's Part Number:
20763
Part Type:
Oil Pans
Product Line:
Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans
Summit Racing Part Number:
MOR-20763
UPC:
084663207631
Sump Style:
Wet
Oil Pan Style:
Street/Strip
Rear Main Seal Style:
2-piece
Sump Location:
Center
Dipstick Location:
Passenger side
Oil Pan Capacity:
7.00 quarts
Stroker Clearanced:
Yes
Maximum Stroke with OE Rod:
4.500 in.
Dipstick Provision:
Yes
Dipstick Included:
No
Oil Pan Depth (in.):
5.500
Oil Pan Material:
Aluminum
Oil Pan Color:
Natural
Baffled:
Yes
Kicked Out:
Yes
Kickout Position:
Driver and passenger side
Windage Tray Included:
No
Pickup Included:
No
Oil Pump Included:
No
Oil Pump Driveshaft Included:
No
Crank Scraper Included:
No
Gaskets Included:
No
Hardware Included:
No
Quantity:
Sold individually.
Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans
Designed for street performance machines that see occasional strip use, these Moroso oil pans are modified with deep or kicked-out sumps for increased capacity and oil control under hard acceleration. With a simple bolt-on installation into most production chassis, these Moroso street/strip oil pans are perfect for the weekend warrior.
Warranty

does fit 1963 K frames with the lip trimmed.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

After you price one you may be making a template. Then cutting and bending it yourself. Then you only need a good aluminum welder. We are thinking about running some flanges and replicating existing pans for our own use.
Doug

Believe you me Doug. I have thought of taking a fab jab at making my own pan, but time is limited even though I have an excellent Military certified tip-mig-arc welder friend.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans 20763​

5 out of 5 stars ( 1 )

Part Number: MOR-20763

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• 
• 

$868.99
Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans
Oil Pan, 361-440 & 426 Hemi, Center Sump, Aluminum, -12AN External P/U Engine Application; 361-440 and 426 Street Hemi Fits; Chrysler B & E Body
See More Specifications | Check the Fit

Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans 20763​

Part Number: MOR-20763

Estimated Ship Date: Nov 1, 2024
$868.99
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Overview
Brand:
Moroso
Manufacturer's Part Number:
20763
Part Type:
Oil Pans
Product Line:
Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans
Summit Racing Part Number:
MOR-20763
UPC:
084663207631
Sump Style:
Wet
Oil Pan Style:
Street/Strip
Rear Main Seal Style:
2-piece
Sump Location:
Center
Dipstick Location:
Passenger side
Oil Pan Capacity:
7.00 quarts
Stroker Clearanced:
Yes
Maximum Stroke with OE Rod:
4.500 in.
Dipstick Provision:
Yes
Dipstick Included:
No
Oil Pan Depth (in.):
5.500
Oil Pan Material:
Aluminum
Oil Pan Color:
Natural
Baffled:
Yes
Kicked Out:
Yes
Kickout Position:
Driver and passenger side
Windage Tray Included:
No
Pickup Included:
No
Oil Pump Included:
No
Oil Pump Driveshaft Included:
No
Crank Scraper Included:
No
Gaskets Included:
No
Hardware Included:
No
Quantity:
Sold individually.
Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pans
Designed for street performance machines that see occasional strip use, these Moroso oil pans are modified with deep or kicked-out sumps for increased capacity and oil control under hard acceleration. With a simple bolt-on installation into most production chassis, these Moroso street/strip oil pans are perfect for the weekend warrior.
Warranty

does fit 1963 K frames with the lip trimmed.

Stg3 This pan by Moroso though looking very sturdy and well welded, the kick outs will interfere with my custom headers. Thank you though.

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Here's an of image of the pans oil well rear wall. It's a simple 971 Moroso 6 quart pan modified with a semi-ellipes rear wall to clear the center link movement. This is what I was thinking of having fabricated in aluminum.

 

[6PKRTSE]

Here's an of image of the pans oil well rear wall. It's a simple 971 Moroso 6 quart pan modified with a semi-ellipes rear wall to clear the center link movement. This is what I was thinking of having fabricated in aluminum.

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I just picked up the same oil pan with a 1/2" Hemi pick up tube for $50.00 for both at a swap meet recently. He made me buy it for that...

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Thank you.
Yeah, I wanna have them fabricate the exact one that I have now, which is steel, but in aluminum.

So Canton's bolt holes on the mounting rails are usually off? ...... or is it Moroso's?

 

[dvw]

Every crank scraper or pan I've used has the holes off. Annoying, but no real problem.
Doug

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Every crank scraper or pan I've used has the holes off. Annoying, but no real problem.
Doug

Funny thing is that both Stef's and Canton are relatively close to me. I can take a short drive and see their operations first hand and also pick up an existing pan that I could modify to my specifications. I have no scraper or trap doors in my steel pan, just a baffle and a center 1/2 NPT pick up.

 

[Jesse6869]

The morose pan above I have on my 69 charger with a hemi 2nd gen . The drag link hits pan when turned all the way right and left haven’t figured out what I need to do to fix it FYI

 

[fullmetaljacket]

The morose pan above I have on my 69 charger with a hemi 2nd gen . The drag link hits pan when turned all the way right and left haven’t figured out what I need to do to fix it FYI

Check the photo of what I did to my Moroso pan. It clears very well. That is why I would want a replica strictly following the modifications that I did in aluminum if anything. Not in a hurry though.