Oil pan studs or bolts?

[blykins]

It's a combination of an aluminum block that squirms with heat, a pan with a windage tray that needs two gaskets, and no reinforcement.

Dan is right, cobrakiwi on here makes stiffening plates that I will use from here on out when I use Aviaid pans or Moroso pans with trays.

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by blykins

It's a combination of an aluminum block that squirms with heat, a pan with a windage tray that needs two gaskets, and no reinforcement.

I was speaking with Tom Lucas yesterday and he said the exact same thing.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by rodneym

I was speaking with Tom Lucas yesterday and he said the exact same thing.

... and wasn't I touting the wonders of a quality, decades-old, seasoned iron block just a few threads ago?