383 Stroker - L98
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383 Stroker - L98
Hi everyone,
I am building a 383 Stroker out of my 1985 Corvette L98 block. I have just installed my 6 3/4" harmonic balancer and wondering if my stock L98 oil pan can be used or will the 400 crank interfere with factory oil pan.
I am building a 383 Stroker out of my 1985 Corvette L98 block. I have just installed my 6 3/4" harmonic balancer and wondering if my stock L98 oil pan can be used or will the 400 crank interfere with factory oil pan.
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It didn't take much and completely skipped my mind (such as it is, LOL) since I hadn't thought about this in so long a time.
No grinding on the block was needed though and I don't even have to do anything to the oil pan gasket.
Sorry for any confusion this may have called.
Thanks, Pete. Maybe I should put you on retainer, LOL
Jake
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I just did some fitting and the connecting rod bolts are hitting the oil pan when I spin the crank over. I have identified that the bolts hit in 2 difference places and thinking that there may be more that are close.
I am looking at an after market oil pans, but there is not much clearance between the front of the engine and the cross member. Which Moroso oil pan will fit? Are there other types of oil pans available?
Does any one here on the corvetteforum work at Moroso?
I am looking at an after market oil pans, but there is not much clearance between the front of the engine and the cross member. Which Moroso oil pan will fit? Are there other types of oil pans available?
Does any one here on the corvetteforum work at Moroso?
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I just did some fitting and the connecting rod bolts are hitting the oil pan when I spin the crank over. I have identified that the bolts hit in 2 difference places and thinking that there may be more that are close.
I am looking at an after market oil pans, but there is not much clearance between the front of the engine and the cross member. Which Moroso oil pan will fit? Are there other types of oil pans available?
Does any one here on the corvetteforum work at Moroso?
I am looking at an after market oil pans, but there is not much clearance between the front of the engine and the cross member. Which Moroso oil pan will fit? Are there other types of oil pans available?
Does any one here on the corvetteforum work at Moroso?
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Thanks. The below SES-3-60-08-380 has a one piece rearmain seal and mine has the 2 piece rear main seal. I did some research on the summit racing website and found this oil pan
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
What do you think?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
What do you think?
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I think this oil pan is under final consideration
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
Any thoughts/opinions?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
Any thoughts/opinions?
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I think this oil pan is under final consideration
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
Any thoughts/opinions?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
Any thoughts/opinions?
http://champpans.com/index.cfm
A link to my thread.
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I think this oil pan is under final consideration
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
Any thoughts/opinions?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CTR-15-240M
Any thoughts/opinions?
Jake
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With the low cross member clearance, oil cooler lines and the high potential of needing to do some modifications to a new oil pan, the ball peen hammer trick is on the table. I will do some more research.
You know, now that I had time to chew on it, I did have to hit the pan a little - yep same ball peen hammer trick - in the area of the oil pump. As I recall now, now that Pete K turned on the light bulb in my brain, it was the after market oil pump that needed a tad of clearancing.
It didn't take much and completely skipped my mind (such as it is, LOL) since I hadn't thought about this in so long a time.
No grinding on the block was needed though and I don't even have to do anything to the oil pan gasket.
Sorry for any confusion this may have called.
Thanks, Pete. Maybe I should put you on retainer, LOL
Jake
It didn't take much and completely skipped my mind (such as it is, LOL) since I hadn't thought about this in so long a time.
No grinding on the block was needed though and I don't even have to do anything to the oil pan gasket.
Sorry for any confusion this may have called.
Thanks, Pete. Maybe I should put you on retainer, LOL
Jake