oil pan mods?
 

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/m...1-p-53187.html

I've seen this, i've seen the atkins "baffle" plate that sandwiches between the "block" and pan.

I've seen dry sumps (for ballers) but what are you bastards doing on the cheap and do you think the above pan/mods are worth it?

I installed a baffle plate from racing beat in a club member's 10AE.. probably the cheapest oil mod you can do, it was like 55 bucks.

Originally we were set to do his pan gasket but he figured might as well just throw the plate in since we will be down there anyways.

You hear that shit about happy meals becoming outlawed in your county?

I kinda ask because i was going to be a lazy fuck and just put a bulkhead fitting on my pan for an oil drain, hope for the best and shit. About the pan, not happy meals.

Got a Pineapple cast pan... has baffles,etc...

Yeah basically they are banning toys from being put in kids meals to discourage people from buying the meals for their kids. It is ridiculous if you ask me, and if your kid is a little fatty it is not McDonald's fault it is entirely your own.

Anyways they sell quick drain-drain plugs if that is what you are trying to do.

Agreed.


For turbo. Na-t. Ghetto style.

But since i'm having the pan off i figured i'd ask. No need for a quick drain. Changing oil/filters on an fc is godsend compared to most cars i've done in the past.


This is straight porno. Good price too!

http://www.pineappleracing.com/Produ...FCpan-MC1a.jpg

http://www.pineappleracing.com/fcaluminumoilpan.aspx


Anyone have pics of the inside? This looks like it will work better than the rb plate.

Sorry about that guys. I'm having the boss post more pictures right now.

IMG_0238.JPG I was just giving this a try...

oil pan brace.. Banzai racing.. No mo stripped studs and leaks...

As much as you do rebuilds, that is a freaking requirement.

No, seriously. Those oem 10mm head thin shank fine pitch things they use to fix the oil pan in place to prevent leaking is a JOKE.


Other Daniel (leed): No worky.

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Definately have the boss take more sexy foto of the pan plz. Like a boss....

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...c592622a0c.jpg

Look close and you can see the internal baffles behind the plate. I'm sold.

Speaking of which, I need a new o-ring/gasket for mine...

No...THIS is oil pan baffling: http://www.reganrotaryracing.com/fdoilpan.htm

The plate provided with the GZ/Pineapple cast pan helps but is merely a small bandaid.

I've also used the "atkins" style baffle plate with an OEM pan in both a 2g (my old ITS racecar) and 3g (track monster :D ) cars and they help...a little. But to really stop oil slosh/starvation issues you need real baffling down in the pan where the oil is.

Regards,
Crispy

Oh that's great and all... but the pan that I have has baffling, and is not just high capacity...

Cool post though.

stock here

Good info. I'm still trying to hunt down a picture of the pan with the plate not in the way.


http://midevel.net/photos/lapinski/p...14DSCN1609.JPG

Google did direct me to pineapple stuffed in a bird's baffles....on a plate.

This is my pan without the windage tray. the actual is in the center of the walls is where the pickup sits.

Oh hell yeah. Thanks.

Nice work! This is exactly what I'm considering doing to my FB oil pan (see the cardboard mockup pieces in the picture). A few questions:

1. What has your real world experience been? Have you seen it resolve an oil starvation issue, or is it more that you know it must be better?

2. How is the oil drain? It seems like your baffles seal off fairly well and it would take a loooong time to drain all the oil.

3. I've seen the BMW baffle flaps used in other applications. Did you consider metal doors too? What are the relative advantages?

1. real world appl is good. I've not had ANY oil starvation issues and typically can run the oil level WAY down on the dipstick without issues. But just don't forget to extend the pickup tube to take full advantage of the added depth of the pan.

2. the drain is a little slower but not that much more....I always open both drain plug and is seems to be fine. Although i must admit I usually open them up and then putter around for about 30 minutes doing something else while it drains.

3. I considered the metal doors but liked the OEM design attributes of the rubber doors. If it was good enough for an M3 it certainly should be good enough for me. Plus they were much easier to install. Just drill a hole cut the slot and pop them in....no welding required.

BTW your mockup looks good.
Regards,
Crispy

Thanks. It makes sense to use a proven part (the rubber BMW flaps), but I think I'll try metal. I just bought some aluminum piano hinge off eBay. Hope it works as well as yours.

I was going to make a recessed sump area on a stock pan about an inch deep with a piece of 3inch pipe and extend the pickup to drop into it and add some baffled and piano hinge... I talked with Dave at KDR about it for like an hour and he was all about it. Then I thought, well why not just hack up a stock pan and make an awesome higher capacity pan with the windage trays and all... Then I bought a pineapple pan and never thought about the oil pan I was going to build until now.

The pineapple pan is a really nice piece. Just make sure they have them in stock. I had to wait a month for mine.... But it was well worth the wait.

i use a mazdatrix baffle plate here. 55 bucks, boom!

Kill two birds with one stone.

Instead of getting a baffle/windage tray, what ever you want to call it.
http://www.banzai-racing.com/2008_cu..._rebuild11.jpg

And then an oil pan brace.
http://www.banzai-racing.com/2008_cu..._rebuild14.jpg


Just have the baffle/tray cut in half inch stock and build the pan out of that.



p.s. VG motors are gay.

Progress Update
 

Since my car's an FB, I don't know of any aftermarket oil pans. Plus, I tend to end up off the road course from time to time, and I don't want something that hangs down below the crossmember in harm's way.

I debated what to make this thing out of, and I finally decided on aluminum that just sits in the pan for a few reasons:
1. I had plenty of it laying around
2. It's thick enough that it wouldn't deform while I made the pieces, which is important so my trap doors won't bind
3. Since it's not welded, it won't deform, once again so the trap doors won't bind
4. I can cut and form it marginally faster than steel
5. I have a "windage tray" to keep the thing in place

The aluminum piano hinges took a bit of work to make them swing freely. I removed the pin and turned it down a bit, and I also removed a little material from the back side of each swinging portion to reduce friction. Lastly, I used cotter pins to fix 'em in place on the side baffles. It wasn't necessary on the rear baffle, since the side baffles prevent the pin from sliding out.

I left a thin strip of aluminum on the side baffle doors that I bent downward to limit travel to about 45 deg. I didn't want the doors to flip all the way upward and get stuck in that position. The rear trap door hits the center hinge on the side baffles, effectively limiting its travel by the same amount.

The trap doors all swing freely, and there's no way they can get hung up on one another, since the rear door swings through a higher plane than the side ones.

Now the questions:

A. The baffle plate or "windage tray" is supposed to slow the return of oil to the pan so it has a chance to defoam / dearate. Why does oil dearate better on a thin plate than in the sump?

B. Where should the holes in my "windage tray" be located? I'm considering making a new one (since I have the metal laying around). If you look at the picture, would it be better to have a larger hole over the central sump where the oil pickup is so more oil would go directly there?