Hi Tom,
Many performance oil pans have a deeper sump in order to move the oil
level away from the crank and thereby reduce windage loss. These pans
should be used with an extended pickup (usually sold with the pan as
part of the package) and a windage tray to maximize the benefit.
Obviously you'll need to revise the dipstick marks or else your
interpretation of them in that case. I have a Canton pan, pickup, and
windage tray, and the dipstick reads about 1 quart low when I put in the
right amount of oil.
Cheers,
Theo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Witt
> Sent: August 13, 2009 11:59 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] oil levels
>
> I would think in theory that the oil to crank distance is
> intended to be the same regardless of capacity. So, if the
> pan is truly larger the extra capacity is either below
> (deeper pan) or to the side (wider pan - often at bottom with
> baffles) of the original level.
> The exception would be to reduce oil hitting the crank in
> extreme driving conditions. But in a situation like that
> they would probably use a 7 qt.
> pan and only fill it with 5 qt's. The results in that case
> would be the opposite of what you have. Has the oil been
> circulated (filter filled).
> That accounts for some of th capacity.
> Tom
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