quote:Originally posted by Panterrrra:
@ PanteraDoug: The car is not for racing purpose, but also not for cruising only, so 1G cornering forces should be possible.
The question is which benefits a big sump has. For cornering only a deeper pan or some baffles make sense, a wider one does not guarantee a better oil supply when cornering from my point of view. On the other hand more oil is good to equalize temperature peaks, but for this i have the oil cooler. So any ideas what the difference really makes?
Thanks
Andy
I think it more then coinsidence that 10 quarts seems to be the norm with a high performance oil pan.
With 5 quarts the engine is capable of pumping the pan dry at upper rpms. There is a reason most Fords, even high performance ones are restricted to 6000 rpm.
Just drag racing a Boss 351 with a 7000rpm limit, the car needs 8 quarts. Been there done that.
There are no side tanks for these pans on the Pantera. The extra capacity is added to the rear of the sump.
It all depends on the intended use? I had my car on Ford's Utica, MI test track. It has banked turns. 100mph is nothing on that track. Old ladys in shopping carts were going 125 through the turns. Where so you think the oil goes at 125 mph on a banked turn without internal baffling in the pan?
To me the Aviad pan is cheap insurance compared to what I have invested in the engine.
Did I even tell you that I spun in my own oil when I blew up the oil cooler hose? That could have cost a lot more then just an engine. Now all the hoses are braided metallic.
All personal choice. Personal perspective.
Everything I have done is for a reason.
There is a similarity here with being a fighter pilot. 99% of the time is sheer boredom, but the other 1% is pure terror. You don't have even time to think if all your equipment is ready to run. You just do it, but under those stresses a mechanical failure is sure death.
99% of the time in a car you need nothing of things like this. It's the 1% you need to provide for.
Best to be prepared without hesitation to my way of thinking.
I've done what I can to show anyone who is interested alternatives. Gentlemen, the choices are yours.
