[djseed]

The aluminum pans look great. The problem is that if you hit a rock or something, they have a tendency to hole. This would be a show-stopper if you where on the road and didn't shut off your engine quickly. The advantage of the the steel pan is that it has a tendency to dent. I know the BBF 9 Qt Canton Marine pan is slightly heavier because the Tech department told me it was 14 gauge metal, which was a bit thicker than the other pans. It never made any sense to me to install a pan that is designed to accomodate a front cross member when there is none in an SPF Cobra.