the tray in the oil pan is a windage tray. common on big 'merican v-8s
(at least mustangs). dunno about mounting one to a spit, but the theory
should be the same.
On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Terry L. Thompson wrote:
> I was watching hot-rod magazine when they put a sump pan on that had a
> tray that from my recollection had a mesh to it (like a siv) that supposedly
> kept aeration in the oil to a minimum.
>
> Would something like that work on a spitfire oil pan? One of the performance
> upgrades was to increase the depth of the oil pan and put in a "curved" oil
> pump. I've wondered if that would give room for such an item. (Ted?)
>
> -Terry
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