FE Windage tray

[cobrarkc]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

cobrarkc Rich which windage tray are you talking about? There are a couple of different styles. There is the Canton one with the 1/2 wire screen as part of the tray. There is the stock one with a solid pan look with drains in front and back of the tray. Some have 3-4 louvers on the one side to help the oil back to the pan. You may also want to run a crankshaft oil scraper which also helps remove oil from the spinning assembly. These trays are good for 10-15 HP under normal driving. In race form at 7,000 rpm you may get a 20 HP savings with tray and scraper. I run a canton system in my cobra with the T-pan. The windage tray needs to be checked for hitting of the crank. I had to modify mine, rod bolts where hitting the tray. The pickup was trimed too for clearance. NO other problem works fine. If you are looking for another 10-20 HP add a vacuum system to the motor. The motor must be well sealed. Limit the pressure to 8-10 psi. Rick Lake

Rick,
I was just asking what the advantage of a windage tray on an FE engine are because the sideskirts of the block push the oilpan farther away from the crank than most other engines which would take the issue of whipping or cavetating the oil away. I can see using a crank scraper to remove the oil, I was just wondering if the windage tray does anything for the FE style blocks.

Rich