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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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hey everyone, i'm dave
i'm new c3 owner and new to the forum. i going to buy a oil pan for my car, i'm looking at a deep sump pan and will any small block pan work.
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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i'm new c3 owner and new to the forum. i going to buy a oil pan for my car, i'm looking at a deep sump pan and will any small block pan work.
The short answer is no. You have all kinds of clearance issues with the linkages and ground clearance for the sump. Kick outs usually work better but can have issues with exhaust and the starter.

A better question is to ask why you want more oil capacity?
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i'm going to do some scca racing, so i'm looking at Baffled ones, but there not really telling me if they would work on my car.

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Here's one I'm pretty sure will fit:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MIL-30900/

You might get further going to an oil cooler though.
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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Stock pans are 7 1/4" deep

I hav used these with no probs and at the right price, has baffles trap doors 7 qt scrapers etc. Clears everything including steering and can use the 2 qt oil filter if wanted.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Garage...-Pan,5083.html




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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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it should fit, yea i plan on putting a cooler on also
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hey, thank the pics really help. for that price i'm going to buy one.
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Good pan. I had to modify my mini-starter mount slightly.

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Originally Posted by purvis1981
will any small block pan work.
If you have the original motor in your 81, you need an oil pan for an 80 or newer.
79 and earlier pans have the 'notch' on the driver side for the dipstick.
80 and newer have it on the passenger side.
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the original motor is in the car, but i'm building up a earlier one for the car.
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If you go with a gated pan, make certain none of the gates bind when installed (BTDT). Also, you might want to plan on adding an accumulator (Accusump) as insurance from loosing prime/pressure in long sweepers, especially if your car is able to pull 1G or more after you get it set up and sorted.


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thx for the info, but i have Accusump on my shelf from my bmw, i planed on using it in the c3.
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