quote:Originally posted by DOES 200:quote:Originally posted by Dave2811:
Ultimately, it is irrelevant what the pan capacity is. You are going to fill it according to the dipstick, assuming your stick is the correct dimension (38" from the hilt to the tip). Maybe double check it against another car.
Filling to the dipstick full mark, assures that the pickup won't ventilate. It is the dimensional relationship of the stick to the bottom of the pickup that is important, regardless of pan capacity.
Yeah, but I assume everything is modified, same as my red 5S with the 417 Fontana. Dip stick tube could have been modified as well, who the heck knows. I did notice on my red car that it has the same oil pan, and I see past receipts where they did 10qt, so I can probably assume these are 10qt (if they knew what they were doing).
Engine builders do a lot of things, but modifying the dipstick and tube, I believe, would be on bottom of the list. The end that stabs into the block has a bead on it, so that is likely untouched. The top part, where the dipstick enters, should be about 3 3/8" from the welded bracket to the end, so if you have that, and 38" on the stick, you should be stock and can trust the level.