Aviad FE Pan Capacity

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the pan we have been building for the 427 cobra since 1965 is 6" deep at the front, and 5" deep at the back of the sump. this puts the floor of the pan about 1/2" above the bottom of the frame rails of an original type chassis.

the sump is 18" long, as compared with the front sump pan, an item we also have been building since 1967, which has a 10" long sump.

The sump is divided into 4 quadrents by the 4 door pickup box assembly and the 4 baffles radiating out from it. A hard slosh baffle bolts down on top of this. A custom fabricated pickup with wire screened pickup box bolts to the pump and the intermediate windage tray that bolts between the pan and the block. this is a piece we fabricate from scratch, not a modified stock tray. It incorporates directional windage screen welded behind the 4 oil windows in the tray.

the entire assembly is cad 1 plated, which gives it the silver or aluminum look. not zinc.

we know the sandwich tray works. some years back they tried selling an inexpensive version of the pan without the tray. it would not hold oil pressure. We supply the same tray with our front sump pan.

all our pans are sold complete, including any tray or pickup required. we build them as best we know how within the confines of the space any particular chassis allows.

given that these pans have run successfully the world over, we know for a fact that some cars today are well beyond the capabilities of the best wet sump system. which is why we build a dry sump system specifically for a Cobra chassis. but that is a story for another day.

our 460 Superformace Cobra "427" replica pan, modeled after the original "FE" pan has the drain plug and temp sender bung on the back of the sump.