Oil Pan for Road Course

[68restoman]

Hi all I'm putting a fresh 302 into my '68 open track car and was wondering what would be a good oil pan for it.

It's primarily used at the local road courses such as Thunderhill and Sears Point. I'd like something with a low profile sump and baffling but that can fit over a windage tray...Thanks

68Restoman

[Maxum96]

I have a Canton road race pan like this on my car.

[Tims65]

I have a high capacity, low profile Canton pan like the one pictured above with a windage tray and baffles for road racing. It fits great and clears my TCP Rack and Pinion. I bought mine through Street or Track - http://www.streetortrack.com/15-630-...-pr-21391.html

Tim

[silverblueBP]

Ok, I have the same pan too. I've not experienced any low pressure readings from the oil sloshing away from the pickup. The road race pan works great

[solomaniac]

I'm only autocrossing, not open tracking, but I have a Cobra T-pan and a Ford windage tray. Kinda hard to watch the guage with the cones coming at me so fast, but near as I can tell no oiling issues.

[garner67]

+1 for the Canton Road Race pan with a windage tray.

I also got my pan from Shaun @ StreetOrTrack.

[tjc1965]

+ 1 on the Canton pan also. Someday I'll get the car back on the track...

[68restoman]

OK I'm looking at that Canton pan and had a couple of questions. First it says it includes a crank scraper, is that built in or is it removable? Reason I ask is I already have a windage tray with a built in scraper. Also, the pickup says it's larger diameter for high volume pumps. Will that still work OK with a standard pump? Thanks all!

68Restoman

[Shaun]

The crank scraper on the 15-630 is tack welded in. If you don't need it guys just cut it off.

[1966conv]

I have the same pan and have a standard pump and windage tray. I can't say to the scrapper

[68restoman]

Great, thanks for all the help!

68Restoman

[LanceMach]

Some of the guys in the NorCal Shelby Club (of which I am a member - going to Thunderhill on Saturday!!) like the Avid pan, but it's a bit more than the Canton.

Like most here, I went with a Canton (9 quart, road race version). Like some here, I also got mine from Shaun at Street or Track, but I went one further: he helped me install it (Disclaimer: Shaun and I have been friends since he was a young punk - now he's slightly older: still a punk, but a pretty good guy nonetheless).

I used to get oil starvation in the Carousel at Sears Point and in turn 3 at Thunderhill - not any more!

Also, my car is lowered quite a bit, but I have never had a problem with the pan being too low - wish I could say the same about my headers!

Shaun may be able to answer your questions about the scraper - he's a pretty sharp guy, but please don't tell him I said that!

[rusty105]

Anybody willing to snap a couple of pictures of the inside of these pans? I got a couple of ideas

Rusty

[rsrr]

does that pan hold 9 quarts? does everyone run 9 in it,my engine builder told me 7 quarts would be fine.should i add 2 more quarts?

[shelbyman1]

I have no axe to grind with Canton, or any mfg for that matter, but you are likely not to see that pan on any serious race car. Aviaid or a pan made by AR Oil pans (http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/flats/1624/) might be the way to go. You can have either one make it to your specs. If you don't need the scraper make sure to have them leave it off...its a pain cutting it off later. The one Armando puts on his pan normally will interfere with a stud girdle. I would take a pic of my block pan surface area and send it to them. A really good pan costs a bit because it works. Also make sure you weld a small nut or similar to the bottom of the pick up in case the bottom of the pan is hit it won't cut off oil to the pickup. Most forget this can happen...it can. I redesigned Armando's to hold 10qt and give more ground clearance and had him make it. Good luck.