Would You Like An Upgraded Aluminum Oil Pan For Th
10-12-2003, 12:13 PM
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While I was at Englishtown for the fallnationals I got into a extended conversation with a product
developer/designer for a MAJOR performance company that makes a variety of products, as well as aluminum oil pans. They have street/strip, and full race applications for different motors, they also make aluminum oil pans for rotary motors, either 12A and 13B, here is an example of some of the advantages of what one of their 13B aluminum oil pan application offers:
Fully fabricated for exceptional strength and to provide several design advantages over stock-core pan; aluminum construction is lightweight and helps dissipate heat
Rugged 3/8" thick billet aluminum gasket rail with integral cross-brace serves as a girdle to greatly strengthen the entire engine assembly and reduce flexing under hard driving
Includes .080"-thick aluminum Baffle Plate to de-aerate and cool return oil
Dual trap-door baffles hold oil in the sump area during hard acceleration to ensure constant oil supply and oil pressure
Enlarged sump increases capacity to 6.25 quarts (with stock oil cooler installed), while adding only a quarter-inch in depth to provide ample ground clearance
Includes magnetic drain plug with extra copper washer, pan mounting kit with hex-drive steel studs to eliminate stripping the engine block and serrated-face flare nuts to withstand vibration
Accommodates stock pan gasket and dipstick (with modification)
Use with stock oil pump pickup
Includes oil temperature sender provisions
Where the conversation really got interesting is when I asked him that I wanted to purchase a aluminum oil pan
like this for my FD, BUT they didn't offer one, so then we started talking about the infamous oil leaking FD pan, the engine bolt holes going through the pan, not that much capacity in the pan, etc, etc. At this point the product devoloper/designer states to me that he can actually design the aluminum oil pan in probably 2-4 weeks, even though his company won't release anything until it's been tested for about 6 months or so. I asked him what is stopping his company from making this application, he stated to me that they need to see a reason that people will buy the pan, he told me that maybe if we can get alot of people to have an interest in that pan, feel a need for it, and some
buy it, then his company would pretty much build one for our application. The biggest advantage I see for FD owners in purchasing this pan is the whole structurcal reinforcement a pan like this would add to the engine assembly due to having a bigger gasket rail and integrated cross brace, more baffles to stop oil starvation at hard acceleration/deceleration, more oil capacity, and of course helping with the infamous leaks, once again helped by the bigger gasket rail/and or cross brace. I'm thinking probably every FD owner would purchase an oil pan like this, and definately anyone racing an FD. So basically, me, and the product developer/designer want to see the interest in the making of this pan. I have the product developers contact information, and e-mail address, and will keep him updated on this thread so that he can see if there is any interest with this pan. I know alot of you have wanted something like this, so depending on this thread we'll see if it can happen. I also want to state that the company we're talking about here won't answer any questions at this point, and won't allow me to post the name of it, due to legal, and ethical standards that they go by, BUT you can look and see(from what I wrote) which company I'm talking about if you do some research. They've been around for a LONG time, and their racing products are built second to none. Please write any statements or opinions on this thread, as well as how serious you'd be about buying an aluminum oil pan like this for your FD, thanks.
developer/designer for a MAJOR performance company that makes a variety of products, as well as aluminum oil pans. They have street/strip, and full race applications for different motors, they also make aluminum oil pans for rotary motors, either 12A and 13B, here is an example of some of the advantages of what one of their 13B aluminum oil pan application offers:
Fully fabricated for exceptional strength and to provide several design advantages over stock-core pan; aluminum construction is lightweight and helps dissipate heat
Rugged 3/8" thick billet aluminum gasket rail with integral cross-brace serves as a girdle to greatly strengthen the entire engine assembly and reduce flexing under hard driving
Includes .080"-thick aluminum Baffle Plate to de-aerate and cool return oil
Dual trap-door baffles hold oil in the sump area during hard acceleration to ensure constant oil supply and oil pressure
Enlarged sump increases capacity to 6.25 quarts (with stock oil cooler installed), while adding only a quarter-inch in depth to provide ample ground clearance
Includes magnetic drain plug with extra copper washer, pan mounting kit with hex-drive steel studs to eliminate stripping the engine block and serrated-face flare nuts to withstand vibration
Accommodates stock pan gasket and dipstick (with modification)
Use with stock oil pump pickup
Includes oil temperature sender provisions
Where the conversation really got interesting is when I asked him that I wanted to purchase a aluminum oil pan
like this for my FD, BUT they didn't offer one, so then we started talking about the infamous oil leaking FD pan, the engine bolt holes going through the pan, not that much capacity in the pan, etc, etc. At this point the product devoloper/designer states to me that he can actually design the aluminum oil pan in probably 2-4 weeks, even though his company won't release anything until it's been tested for about 6 months or so. I asked him what is stopping his company from making this application, he stated to me that they need to see a reason that people will buy the pan, he told me that maybe if we can get alot of people to have an interest in that pan, feel a need for it, and some
buy it, then his company would pretty much build one for our application. The biggest advantage I see for FD owners in purchasing this pan is the whole structurcal reinforcement a pan like this would add to the engine assembly due to having a bigger gasket rail and integrated cross brace, more baffles to stop oil starvation at hard acceleration/deceleration, more oil capacity, and of course helping with the infamous leaks, once again helped by the bigger gasket rail/and or cross brace. I'm thinking probably every FD owner would purchase an oil pan like this, and definately anyone racing an FD. So basically, me, and the product developer/designer want to see the interest in the making of this pan. I have the product developers contact information, and e-mail address, and will keep him updated on this thread so that he can see if there is any interest with this pan. I know alot of you have wanted something like this, so depending on this thread we'll see if it can happen. I also want to state that the company we're talking about here won't answer any questions at this point, and won't allow me to post the name of it, due to legal, and ethical standards that they go by, BUT you can look and see(from what I wrote) which company I'm talking about if you do some research. They've been around for a LONG time, and their racing products are built second to none. Please write any statements or opinions on this thread, as well as how serious you'd be about buying an aluminum oil pan like this for your FD, thanks.
10-12-2003, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' date='Oct 12 2003, 01:05 PM
I'll test one too, but over $300 for the one's they make now is too much.
BTW, only one company makes one now, so it's not much of a secret.
BTW, only one company makes one now, so it's not much of a secret.
