Armando's or Aviaid Oil Pan?

[Dimis]

it's not for 460 ford, but 427 series. 8qrts front memory, but once you add things like remote filter mount, plus cooling & lines I need to buy oil by the barrel. Lol
The bonus was once installed it didn't hang below the chassis rails like I had noticed on other Cobras. So that was a win that I didn't expect to have, but glad I did.

[blykins]

I thought that it was Anthony's Moroso pan that leaked, but now I'm second guessing myself...(maybe I just changed gaskets???) I have had one Moroso pan leak before, but I use a ton of them, so the chances are very slim.

I have had *several* of the others leak...

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by Dimis

The bonus was once installed it didn't hang below the chassis rails like I had noticed on other Cobras. So that was a win that I didn't expect to have, but glad I did.

I double checked my dimensions yesterday, and the distance from the current pan rail to the bottom of the frame is 8.75" (front) and 7.25" rear. Armando's 7" depth will keep it slightly over 1/4" above the frame rails (20" long sump ends a few inches short of the bell housing), while Aviaid's 7.5" depth means it would be slightly below the frame rails, even with the sump being 2" shorter (front to back).

The only bogie I see right now is Armando's drain plug is at the front of the pan, so I'm going to need that installed at the back of the pan. That will make draining it a bit of a PITA, given the short space between the back of the sump and the bell housing.

Alternatively, I could have the pan built with a sump horizontal to the frame, meaning it would be deeper at the front than the rear by an inch or more, but that would compensate for the installed angle of the engine.

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by Dimis

it's not for 460 ford, but 427 series. 8qrts front memory, but once you add things like remote filter mount, plus cooling & lines I need to buy oil by the barrel.

The bad news is there is certainly a greater selection of pans appropriate for Cobra use for FE engines than for 385 engines. The good news is that, while the selection is limited, there are good pans available for the 385.

I'm sure nobody figures out which pans will work best BEFORE selecting their engine. It's pick the engine first and deal with issues like this later. C'est la vie.