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oil pan clearance
how close to the ground is yours and is it a problem going in and out of parking lots. mine is 3 3/4 and would like to drop it for better hood clearance
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It's not the overall clearance that is as important as what part of the underside will hit the ground first. If it's you oil pan, than you are looking for trouble. I don't like having the oil sump as the scrub point.
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it's the only thing between the motor and the ground no cross members
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Build a shield...
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Shelby, check my pictures........
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i like that but how low is too low without something like that. myb car is new and i dont have any miles on it yet and that dammm white stuff is not gone yet thanks
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Shelby: I have 5.5" of clearance...never a problem in 3500= miles. Do you have a T pan? 3.75" is a bit close for me.
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Shelby ,
with a 90 " wheel base you shouldnt have too much pan trouble,(although a little is a lot) Ive found the first thing that scrubs is the oil cooler shroud |
Don't know what kind of pan you have but you may want to look at those 'T' road race pans. Not as deep as a stock pan but hold 7 quarts. Lowest part on mine is the bellhousing...about 4.5"
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Agro's right.......
......I'm building one out of 3/16 C/R formed on a nibbler, predrilled and coated. The local welder is charging me $38.50 for the completed piece! Sometimes it pays to live in the Sticks, especially where winter's are slow.........:JEKYLHYDE :D
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i've got a canton road race pan. the motor has a air gap intake on it but its not that much taller than a standard intake and i cant hardly get my hood to latch.
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I have an Aviad, so it is pretty well tucked up inside the side frame rales. I think if you drive a lot, sooner or later you will straddle some sort of road debris, a truck tire, a dead animal, or 2X4, and if you punch a hole in your pan, or develope a crack, and lose your oil and not know it, it will ruin your whole trip. I would find a way to put on a low profile sump, because sooner or later......
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