Oil pan, was: <VV> OK is it true or not ?

[Mark Corbin]

Yea, I have. And that's why the GM pan doesn't have that "extra" half inch. Doesn't sound like much, but GM DOES have their standards, for a reason.

But then also, their standards can't take into account EVERY incident. Just the ones that they consider MOST likely to happen.

It's also why the stock pan is plain steel, instead of cast aluminum, for those instances where no amount of ground clearance is enough.

-Mark


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Sent: 8/23/2007 9:29:18 PM 
Subject: Re: Oil pan, was: OK is it true or not ?


In a message dated 8/23/2007 6:22:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, airvair at earthlink.net writes:
If you notice, that's why the STOCK Corvair oil pan is designed the way it
is, even on the late models. GM went to great pains to make sure it had
road clearance, even to the placement of internal engine components. Most
all aftermarket pans will have such clearance problems for that reason.

Have you ever seen a Clarks' oil pan? The one designed by Cal Sr.? It's maybe 1/2" deeper than a stock pan.
Scotty from Hollyweird