[Peter D]

A mate of mine bought a new "High Energy" oil pan which had a "correct" oil volume specified for the standard sbf. When he did a preliminary test fill with water, the distance from the "oil" level to the sump gasket was 3.75".

This lines up fairly well with Kalun's estimate of 3"+.

I put a simple spreadsheet together which takes inputs of :

- Oil level to sump gasket level
- Height of dipstick entry above sump gasket
- Angle of dipstick

The output is the length of dipstick from point of entry to the oil level.

The following is a pic of the s/s with some rough numbers inserted - if any one wants a working version, just pm me.

Kind Regards,

Peter D.