440 0il pan Mods

[punisher72]

Im tossing up whether to buy a new oil pan or just modify my standard one by adding wings.
I have a standard stroke milodon windage tray i want to use,so may as well change both at once.
I like the ground clearance i have now. By going to a larger sump i lose about 2" of clearance.
Or if i bought a hemi sump,it has a baffle and still a lot of ground clearance.
I want to do some drag racing as soon as i have some teething problems out of the way,this is why im looking at the oil pans.
What are your thoughts?
Anyone got pics of their modified oil pan?
 

[Chryco Psycho]

I welded boxes on the sides of my oil pan instead of deepening it, I ended up with 11 qt capacity !! The Milodon road race pan is similer but I think it needs to be installed once the engine is in place in the car

[punisher72]

Wow Thats a lot of oil CP!!!!! I was looking for another litre or so.....
Im thinking i might just track down a 2nd hand hemi sump.....
I wont rev over 6000rpm.
Would i be alright to use the standard milodon windage tray with the hemi sump?
Not too much baffleing?

[Chryco Psycho]

the plates inside the hemi pan stop sloshing so the oil will stay in the sump , the windage tray separates the the turbulance from the crank from the sump so it doesn't tend to lift the oil in the sump , they are designed to work together , if you want to be more effective use a crank scraper as well to cut the excess oil off the crank .
 with my modified pan I was shifting at 7200 rpm with the front wheels well of the ground leaving the starting line & never had a brg problem in 9 years . All I did was add a box to each side of the sump & figured I would gain 2-3 qt capacity , I also added a plate at the rear of the sump angled slightly downward to keep the oil in the sump , I kept the stock ground clearance but misjudged the anticipated 7-8 qt capacity by 3 qts !!

[punisher72]

Ok. I've decided to just add to my standard sump. I will keep the same depth so I keep my pickup and will add wings and put a plate at the back to stop the oil sloshing back.
Thanks for your help CP once again 

[punisher72]

I started on my pan today. I mocked up the wings roughly. They are all tacked together and then i trial fitted it to the motor.
1/4" clearance on driver side and 1/2" on pass side.
Not sure how much oil it will add? Wont know till i fill it up 
Im guessing around 1 to 1.5 litres.....     1 litre is 1.05 quarts in yankee language 

[Todd Smith]

I welded boxes on the sides of my oil pan instead of deepening it, I ended up with 11 qt capacity !! The Milodon road race pan is similer but I think it needs to be installed once the engine is in place in the car

Chryco, Have a pic of that one? I'm not spending $445.00 for a Milodon pan.    11 qts is a little over the top, but only a little. I like lots of oil available to my motor.
My 3500 diesel 1 ton takes 10 qts.

[punisher72]

Heres the finished product!! I will fit it tomoz and see how much oil it takes now 

[HP2]

Punisher, you might want to add some baffels in there as well to help keep oil from climbing the walls during acelleration, braking, and cornering.

There is more to a good oil pan than just capacity. Like CP said, there are different pieces that serve different roles in controlling the dynamics of the oil in motion.

[punisher72]

Heres the finished product!! I will fit it tomoz and see how much oil it takes now 

How do i do that HP2? CP did say to put a plate to the rear of the sump? Would this be a 1" strip down near where the pickup is all the way across?

[HP2]

I'd put a 1 to 1.5" shelf just down past the radius that goes to the sump, around all four sides if this is a street car.  A windage tray is also a good addition. It is worth a 5 horsepower gain as low as 3500 rpm and more as the revs increase.

[punisher72]

I'd put a 1 to 1.5" shelf just down past the radius that goes to the sump, around all four sides if this is a street car.  A windage tray is also a good addition. It is worth a 5 horsepower gain as low as 3500 rpm and more as the revs increase.

Cheers HP2. I added a piece to the back only as i want to go fast in straight lines only. 
I also fitted a milodon windage tray.
Havent filled with oil yet,just finished fitting it all back together tonight.

[Todd Smith]

Sweet