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Technical => Matt Shaff's Engine Shop => Topic started by: gasserx on July 03, 2015, 11:30:22 AM

Title: How much oil?
Post by: gasserx on July 03, 2015, 11:30:22 AM

How much oil do you recomend for a sbc with a Milodon 31145 pan?

Title: Re: How much oil?
Post by: Paul New on July 03, 2015, 12:00:26 PM

Milodon states that this pan is 7qts plus the filter. We ran  this pan with 8qts in our blown SBC running 6.60's. I have also run this pan with 6qts in a lower HP application.
I do have one of these oil pans for sale granted it does come with all the parts between the pan and intake.......lol,

Title: Re: How much oil?
Post by: gasserx on July 03, 2015, 12:12:04 PM

Quote from: Paul New on July 03, 2015, 12:00:26 PM

Milodon states that this pan is 7qts plus the filter. We ran  this pan with 8qts in our blown SBC running 6.60's. I have also run this pan with 6qts in a lower HP application.
I do have one of these oil pans for sale granted it does come with all the parts between the pan and intake.......lol,

I already have one  ;)
But was not sure how much oil to fill in it. This is not a very high power engine. Injected alky. Not highest cr around. I'll try 6qts + filter then, should be safe?

Title: Re: How much oil?
Post by: dusterdave173 on July 03, 2015, 02:59:17 PM

I have used 7 total with good results--When we ran 8 total she would spit a little out one breather at high RPM--either way you will be OK but 7- to 7 1/2 will do just fiine IMO

Title: Re: How much oil?
Post by: George on July 04, 2015, 08:34:43 AM

I have run the same pan for several years . 8 quarts total with the spin on filter.

Title: Re: How much oil?
Post by: ricardo1967 on July 04, 2015, 09:06:06 AM

If you guys could share some wisdom... this is an old question I have:

With drag racing in mind, wouldn't a rear sump oil pan (like Milodon 31167 (http://www.milodon.com/oil-pans/drag-race-sbchevy-oil-pans.asp)) be preferred over a full length (flat bottom) pan? If seems to me that it would be easier to keep the pickup tube immersed with the rear sump one, with possibly lower oil level.

Thank you,

Title: Re: How much oil?
Post by: George on July 04, 2015, 09:38:23 AM

http://rehermorrison.com/tech-talk-74-the-oil-pan-paradox-power-or-reliability/



http://www.dragzine.com/tech-stories/j/

Title: Re: How much oil?
Post by: ricardo1967 on July 04, 2015, 06:06:59 PM

Quote from: George on July 04, 2015, 09:38:23 AM

http://rehermorrison.com/tech-talk-74-the-oil-pan-paradox-power-or-reliability/

http://www.dragzine.com/tech-stories/j/

Thanks for the links George!