Other FD Oil Pan makers..
 

i need to get an oil pan for my fd asap. but i want the best price. i know pineapple racing sells them for $425 but i was looking elsewhere as well. let me know what u guys think. thanks

http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/pric...ngine/Oil_Pans

You sure that is for an oil pan? Description says differential...

Hahaha - they don't know what they're talking about :).

The pic is an SR20DET oil pan. The description is for the Greddy differential cover, which replaces the stock diff cover with a higher-volume one.

For aftermarket pans, there's the Ground Zero pan (which is the same thing Pineapple sells, I believe) and.....that's it :).

IMHO, I don't recommend the Ground Zero pan for a street car. The pan hangs lower than the subframe, and if you go over something irregular in the road where the pan can contact it, the pan will break and shatter, not just dent like a steel oil pan. Also, that pan doesn't have a provision for the oil level sensor, so you won't know all your oil just dumped out all over the road!

Best setup for a street car is the stock oil pan, properly installed, and an oil pan brace. Good to go.

Dale

I've got an FD stock oil pan that I'll see you for the best price---50 bucks.

I agree with Dale, I don't really think those GZ oil pans are suitable for a streetcar, although I do have one of their badass LIMs on my FD :)

I have that pan and plan on making a stainless skid plate since it's the lowest point in the car now, on the high side of an 1/4".

You can get a moroso oil pan and I already found it for you. cheaper then the pineapple racing one and GZ.

http://www.prostreetonline.com/sku/mor-20942.html

Chris

That particular Moroso oil pan was not designed to fit in the stock FD chassis. The last time I check Moroso did not make an oil pan for the FD.

Don't under estimate the value of that extra quart of oil in the pan. It makes a big difference in stabilizing temps and oil life. IMO the Pineapple pan is well worth the trouble of fabbing skid protection for it.

I'm looking into doing this myself, but it doesn't seem like it's going to be that difficult to drill a hole and transfer the level sensor.

I agree, but I don't know why they don't come with the opening and three threaded bolt holes for the oil level sensor. For that kind of money, I for one would appreciate a bolt-on part.

Bah, I say stick with the OEM pan. I see no reason to change it. I have an extra L of oil capacity and enough cooling by running two 25-row coolers.....