8 qt. milodon oil pan - fitment warning!

[enferno]

dropped my engine in recently, 289 w/ c4.

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i threw in a 8 quart deep-sump milodon oil pan.

after getting everything hooked up, i turned the key and there was a bad knock.

the balancing weight on the flywheel was hitting the spacer plate between the block and the tranny. this was caused by the oil pan. the back lip of it pushed the spacer plate into the bell housing area just enough to strike the balancing weight. i had to drop the tranny and grind off about 1/16th of an inch of the pan and replace the spacer plate in order to get everything to fit propperly.




just thought i'd give anyone that has/is planning to use this pan a heads up.

 

[rbohm]

that why you need to test fit everything when using nonstock parts.

 

[enferno]

that why you need to test fit everything when using nonstock parts.

i did test fit, but there was no way of really knowing until i mated the transmission to the block and cranked it over.

 

[66forfun]

hows the ground clearance?

 

[iskwezm]

i put one on my buddies, no problems

and the clearance with 620's and 215/45/17's is fine

 

[enferno]

hows the ground clearance?

it sits just barley lower than the frame rails do. i'm really cautious going over speed bumps/bumps in the road as i'm not entirely sure how low my car will go when it's bumped.

no problems so far though

 

[Dark Knight]

No probs with the one I had either.. had it for years before I gave it away..

 

[enferno]

perhaps mine was just an oddball then . i still thought i'd give anyone thinking of getting this pan a eads up