Hey guys I'm helping out a couple of guys by prototyping my car out on a new setup that will End that nagging oil pan / engine mount leak problem....not to meniton rotor and e-shaft flex on high HP cars!! check this out!!

this thing has a very very thick flange with an O-ring seal that will prevent leaks FOREVER!!! I'll keep everyone informed of the progress and performance of the part......

 

Interesting idea.

If this is to be used without a gasket, why do you think it will be better? If it is to be used with a gasket, it looks like the gasket will have to be trimmed.

 

NO Gasket.....it's an O-ring .........which is a better seal all together!

 

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They are also installing a Stock Level sensor port and a baffel system to prevent pooling! it's going to be sweet!

 

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The oil pan is going to be from a-spec tuning/ZeroR. I can't wait for this sucker to come out.

Anybody know if it increases oil capacity?

 

It uses an O-ring instead of a gasket...Looks pretty schweet too. I wonder if you'll have any issues with the O-ring staying seated during installation.

 

NOPE! You will be insalling it UP into the engine it just sits there and waits to seal that motor up!!

 

Yea check out the bottom!

 

A little increase in capacity about a 1/2 court! The big thing for this pan is the stiffness of the whole thing....I'm using it to TIE my motor together better to keep housing from twisting and e-shafts from flexing.....it's made to take as much HP as you can throw at it and help keep the motor straight!!

 

Here is the flange!! IT"S 3/4 of an Inch thinck!!!

 

How thick is the area where the motor mounts bolt up ? My mechanic was going to weld up a pan but he thinks the thickness needed will jack up the engine to high and all of the hard pipes will be out of line .If the flange is not thick enouth then the idea is not an improvement .Plus with welding one the materal can warp and that will cause problems . So he quit after doing some work on the project . With a cast pan the warp can be milled out . So the question is how thick is the area where the motor mounts are? If it is within reason ,my mechanic will want one .

 

Your mechanic will want one!! it fits perfect!! no warp or raising of the motor!

 

This is a very good idea and looks like something I would definately buy. Can you find out how much this would end up being in the end? Cause I think I would definately end up buying one!

 

Good point about the IC piping.

 

If it were double o-ringed then it would be as reliable as our coolant seals!! haha! J/K...I like the idea, I hope it works out OK.Keep us informed.

 

The flange is 3/4 of an inch thick

 

So is the engine higher in the frame by 3/4 inch or at the stock height ?

 

I think that they figured this out already...I'll have to call and ask them in the morning.......I'm not positive and I don't want to give false information......I believe that it is at stock height but I'll double check!

 

Please do . my mechanics engine is out right now , and he did some work on the pan last week . A new one now could work out nicely . All of his piping is custom made to fit dead on, even the pipe to the rear turbo has been modified , He is useing the BNR turbos with the huge compressor housings . The only set made ,so all the pipes are made to fit and the work involved to lower them would be to costly in money and time . MORE INFO PLEASE as the timming is right . If the price is right and the pan makes the engine sit higher maybe one can make motor mount pads that are lower . I will show this topic to my mechanic this week end . THank you .

 

Yes, on a serious note though i used to have a toyota camry a few years ago. One day i started to notice oil leaking down by the crank pulley, thought it was the front main oil seal, pulled things apart and found the oil pump was gushing out oil from the mating face, pulled it off and it was the rubber gasket was perished.

It was an o-ring type gasket shaped kind of like Africa which sat in a recess just like the sump pictured.

The car had done about 70k so it did last a long time before it went, maybe better material would make it last longer but with an o-ring type gasket that is travelling in a long twisted route it maybe is not as effective as a typical 'O'-ring when it comes sealing time, just my opinion anyway.

I think your idea is very good, hope it works, looks like it will but i don't think anything can last forever.

 

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I believe that when you mount up an oil pan it does not sit between the engine and the mount but under both. You don't have to take out your engine to swap an Oil pan I believe? (correct me if I'm wrong) ...Again I'll double check and get a frim answer today!

 

Hmmm, not sure where the other thread went. There was a whole discussion on this already a week or so ago.

 

Nope. It goes ENGINE/OIL PAN/MOTOR MOUNTS in that order.