Guys,
I just got a new custom oil pan to try out on my Lola replica. This took some doing, as nobody seemed interested in building a pan to work with the stock LS7 oiling system. Finally found a really good guy in Oklahoma - he builds lots of sprint car and dirt track car pans and valve covers.
I am still working on a couple small sheets of aluminum to provide more windage control, they will bolt down to the baffle bulkheads shown in one of the photos. The whole idea of the thing was to get just under 4 inches depth so I can close up the bottom of my car with a belly pan. At the same time, the baffles and windage tray will hopefully provide a lot more oil control to keep the oil down in the sump near the pickup, instead of sloshing around in the open as the stock LS7 pan does.
Finally, the use of all external lines (scavenge, oil out, oil in) is more direct, which will hopefully mean better scavenging and flow. The front pan rail is 5/8" thick, which should make for a stable and flex free seal against the oil pumps. Since the bottom of the car is sealed, and the fittings are above the frame rails, no worries about tearing off fittings on the ground.
What do you guys think?
Tom
I just got a new custom oil pan to try out on my Lola replica. This took some doing, as nobody seemed interested in building a pan to work with the stock LS7 oiling system. Finally found a really good guy in Oklahoma - he builds lots of sprint car and dirt track car pans and valve covers.
I am still working on a couple small sheets of aluminum to provide more windage control, they will bolt down to the baffle bulkheads shown in one of the photos. The whole idea of the thing was to get just under 4 inches depth so I can close up the bottom of my car with a belly pan. At the same time, the baffles and windage tray will hopefully provide a lot more oil control to keep the oil down in the sump near the pickup, instead of sloshing around in the open as the stock LS7 pan does.
Finally, the use of all external lines (scavenge, oil out, oil in) is more direct, which will hopefully mean better scavenging and flow. The front pan rail is 5/8" thick, which should make for a stable and flex free seal against the oil pumps. Since the bottom of the car is sealed, and the fittings are above the frame rails, no worries about tearing off fittings on the ground.
What do you guys think?
Tom