6-Bolt Baffle Plate

[tonster]

Does is exist? Do you need it in the 6-bolt swap? I ask because I threw away my beat up 7-bolt baffle plate (hit by a rod).

 

[blackGSX2g]

The 6-bolts do not have windage trays in the oil pan. If you want, there are many different places to pick up a windage tray/crank scraper, but they are not needed.

 

[tonster]

thanks, my building process can resume.

 

[starsthensun]

are they needed for a 7 bolt? I just did a engine swap on my car, went from 7 bolt to 7 bolt, and my oil pan baffle doenst fit on right, and the oil pan doesnt drop in correctly....

 

[Kevin Johnson]

are they needed for a 7 bolt? I just did a engine swap on my car, went from 7 bolt to 7 bolt, and my oil pan baffle doenst fit on right, and the oil pan doesnt drop in correctly....

Very good idea to use one. Data from Nismo indicates having a girdle like that on the 7 bolt Mitsubishi engine in place can lower engine output by as much as 5% due to windage losses. Trays are an attempt to control this.

 

[Enraged78]

Very good idea to use one. Data from Nismo indicates having a girdle like that on the 7 bolt Mitsubishi engine in place can lower engine output by as much as 5% due to windage losses. Trays are an attempt to control this.

Any sources on this? I am finding that one really hard to swallow. A girdle should not impact power in any way, unless it was installed incorrectly. The only thing a girdle should be doing is adding strength to the assembly.

Matt.

 

[Kevin Johnson]

Any sources on this? I am finding that one really hard to swallow. A girdle should not impact power in any way, unless it was installed incorrectly. The only thing a girdle should be doing is adding strength to the assembly.

Matt.

Word of mouth from Paul St. Clair of Nismo to another Nissan enthusiast. The modifying of KA24 girdles is pretty commonplace. Might be one of those power secrets just emerging after several years time.

The girdle is impacting power by doing odd things to the windage flow.

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

Girdles are great as well as windage trays. Use windage trays a lot in drag motors as well as sprint car motors that aren't dry sump. It has kind of been one of those things that won't save a motor from going but it will help keep everything happy and running right. Windage trays are great to keep oil from aireating and getting foamy with bubble's. That will cause bearings wear spots where oil didn't come out of the galley but instead air did. I prefer to use them if I can but it's not a need to have thing.