so what do you guys run for oil pans for autox/road racing? id like to move to something baffled and lower profile than my factory pan...

so far ive found 2 options really.

a moroso pan would give me the baffling and lower profile (i think?) but i have read many storied of people never getting them to stop leaking.

or i just found the baffle kit on heeltoeauto.com for $24 bucks, but i dont have any welding skill and am not sure who i could get to weld in it correctly, and this would leave me with the stock clearance still.

so what do you guys think i should do. oh ps its for a b18 block.

 

i have used the morosso. ive had 2 of them and neithe rone leaked. my first one sweat a little but my currant one is fine. personally, i realy don't care. it keeps oil around the pick-up at all times and doesnt ruin my garage floor.

 

And I've used a stock pan with the Heeltoe kit in it for two seasons now...

 

is there anything special to installing that kit?

 

I have been running a morosso for two years now on my dc2. I have had no problems with leakage. Its the same exact size as the factory gsr pan but with baffles, so the one I got didn't help me in the clearance department. The only suggestions I have are: Use a factory pan gasket (or factory equivalent). DO NOT use a cheap cork gasket. Dab hondabond over the seems where the block and oil pump housing meet and also the seems where the block and rear main seal housing meet. (These steps should be done while installing any pan, factory or aftermarket). And the last thing I did was put hondabond on the threads of the drain back plug. (I am not using the drain back). Follow these steps and you should be ok. Good luck.

 

well if the moroso offers no more clearance im just gonna go with the heeltoe kit and save money.

just gotta figure out how to weld...

 

FYI, I got the morosso pan off of ebay for about $150 shipped.

 

yeah...the heel toe piece is 25 lol and it would just require me actually practicing my welding (i have a lincoln mig, which im guesisng would work fine.

 

You should be good to go

 

scratch that my dad said we only have an arc welder, so it will do me no good...damn

 

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I did mine with my Lincoln MIG. Just make sure you clean it well and don't burn any holes in it. (And if you do, weld'em closed again...)

 

Why are you looking for better oil pan clearance? Your header will get trashed well before an oilpan.

 

i have a side exit track header

 

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Nice

Thanks for the link to heeltoeauto. I was just thinking about lookin to have my stock pan baffled and those kits are rather cheap in comparison to a morosso pan.

 

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Oh christ... I would hate to be your instructor...

 

i run a moroso oil pan as well. i posted on your BJ. thread about needing an oil pan.
i have a few if needed.


joe

 

yeah im tryin to decide what to do at this point, just found out im goin away for a week so i might be able to do it then

thanks joe