quote:I heard advice about the cornering issue and oil baffles/windage trays etc... But is the position well established about a regular Milodon (or other vendor' gen purpose) 351C oil pan?
I don't know about the Milodon, but if it's not a fully baffled ROAD RACE pan (NOT a drag race pan), then it will be no better than the stock pan. Most Panteras, especially those with engine, suspension, or tire upgrades (any one of the 3) can accelerate and corner well enough that all the oil is forced to one side of the pan where it climbs the side wall and leaves the oil pickup dry, which does bad things to your engine.
Click this link to see what can happen to a completely stock engine (save for holley carb, performer intake, headers, and electronic ignition) when you grab second gear on a hard uphill corner to pass a lazy minivan on Hwy 9 (a driver's road!). It's not pretty. As soon as I was all the way into it on a hard inside corner the engine promptly emitted awful noises - like a tin can with ball bearings being violently shaken!
http://www.banzairunnerpantera.../engine_teardown.htm
Using the factory pan on a 'driver' that's never been on a race track cost me my engine on a spirited drive on a lovely Sunday afternoon. I now have a fully baffled Armando pan for my new engine.
One more thing... Be sure you have a removable cross brace in the bottom of your engine compartment otherwise you will not be able to change the pan later without pulling the engine again.