AWD-Tony
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Yeah no bueno to leave it without a baffle. It’s going to push out any oil that’s in the vicinity. Wished they had threw the bigger ar on to see how much of a difference it makes.
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Yeah no bueno to leave it without a baffle. It’s going to push out any oil that’s in the vicinity. Wished they had threw the bigger ar on to see how much of a difference it makes.
I test fit it on a spare block and a couple holes need enlarged. Otherwise good fit. What kind of issues did u run into? The only leak I have is the one I made by welding the fitting on poorly, but I have heard of others having pan to main cap clearance issues. I haven't test fit it on the engine in the car yet, so there may still be surprises...
Holes didn't line up, crank hits, main studs, wasn't flat, leaked from around flange, no hole for factory dipstick. I put pictures in my build thread. I am running a stroker, so that may introduce extra clearance issues.
Looking at the pan i do see some pin holez on the inside, it also seems like some of the weld never took to the excisting weld either. One thing with alloy welding is you have to down slope the pedal or amps as it makes holes if you just stop. I learnt this with alloy welding. If you got any oil or dirt then thats not a good weld and will also create a possible issue for you.
Have you located the exact point of it leaking?
If its through it then its had it. Some are thin walled and dont work well, re looking at your fitting it dont even have a base to weld onto so all that heat will melt the thin wall. Thats a hard one to do actually as your likely going from 1.5mm to what 3mm on the pan? As for material its likely normal 1050 sheel, its easy to fold and weld but not super strong but for its job it dont need to be as if its going to get damaged it will very easily.Yes, it was actually leaking thru the fitting itself... i burnt a hole in it. ill post a pic when I cut it off to start over..
My buddy's welder ramps down the amps automatically when you let off, but I still have seen what you are talking about... He says this sheet aluminum is really trashy metal, which kinda makes sense for a bootleg moroso pan. I am toying with the idea of just welding a box to my stock pan for a sump extension... didnt you do this at one point @ec17pse ?
I do have some friends that can weld, so I think its going to end up costing me some beer to get this done finally. I dont want to keep messing up parts and grinding everything back down...