alainburon Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Do you have pictures of the pan installed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsicard Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Pan came in. Looks good but the paint job sucks. Says it should have a 5 qt capacity, plus the remote filter, plus the 3 qt accusump I'll be running. I think I'll be OK. Very Nice 4 trap doors. Curious to know with the trap doors, if the accusump will be activated in hard corners. If you can remember, please let us know. I have a SBC oil pan with kick-outs and trap doors and want to know if an oil accumulator will be needed for hard cornering in road racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I'll get a pic of the pan installed on the engine tomorrow. Still not in the car yet. If I had it to do over again, I'd measure how far the bell housing hangs down and make the pan that depth. As it is I think the pan is shorter than necessary. The LS evidently has some oiling issues so I'm hoping this does enough, but I'm pretty well sure that the accumulator will see action. I have a mechanical valve, so I don't know how to tell you it worked after the fact, other than to have a passenger stare at the gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfan1 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I installed a LS2 Corvette oil pan and have no problems with clearance, it sits dead even with crossmember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I installed a LS2 Corvette oil pan and have no problems with clearance, it sits dead even with crossmember. Is that the one with part # 12624617? If so I think it holds 5.5 quarts of oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfan1 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Is that the one with part # 12624617? If so I think it holds 5.5 quarts of oil. Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisguy Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 After smacking my LS1 pan on some dried concrete in the road I built this "snow plow" protector. I also went with a LS2/3 pan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 That should do the job until they start working on 290 at which point we may a tank to drive down these streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisguy Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 That should do the job until they start working on 290 at which point we may a tank to drive down these streets. I dread the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey303LSZ Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 After smacking my LS1 pan on some dried concrete in the road I built this "snow plow" protector. I also went with a LS2/3 pan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey303LSZ Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Ouch. I like the square tube. This is next on the list after installing the Silvermine brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisguy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 BTW anyone installing the LS2/3 pan in car with with jci mounts you will have to lift the motor. It will NOT slide in and out like the LS1 pan due to the thicker front section not clearing the front crossember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 BTW anyone installing the LS2/3 pan in car with with jci mounts you will have to lift the motor. It will NOT slide in and out like the LS1 pan due to the thicker front section not clearing the front crossember. You can lift just the passenger's side with a 2x4 and a floor jack. Its precarious and tricky, but will get you out of a tight spot if you don't have a cherry picker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzeal Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 It appears the lowest part of my car is the LS1 oil pan. I'm curious what others have done in terms of protecting the pan with a guard etc... I have a few ideas and before I start I wanted to see what others have done. I could probably find a different pan to improve clearance but I'm really looking to do this w/o messing with the pan etc. Thanks - Mike Should you decide to swap pans the LS2 Corvette pan is a good choice with good clearance and decent baffling. It came on the early C6's, from '05 to '07. They went to an LS3 in '08. You can see I need to re-locate my lower control arms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey303LSZ Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Zzeal - Thanks for posting the photos - the pan is the cleanest answer. I'll switch to the LS2 pan the next time I have the engine out. Until then square tube will do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisguy Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Just to clarify, the LS2 and LS3 pans are the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Z Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Just to clarify, the LS2 and LS3 pans are the same thing Truth. Much better option than the LS1 pan, if it hasn't been said yet. Internal baffling, and lower profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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