S-car oil pan baffles

[Bernie Benz]

Oh, come on, Mike!
Think outside the box!
Si caulk is the better sealant, I discard all hard gaskets in favor  
of it (excepting head gaskets, and use it on them).
It won’t leak if done right, doesn’t age, is easy to remove, and why  
would you torque any differently?

Bernie


On Jan 22, 2010, at 6:55 AM, Mike Sylvester wrote:

> Part of being a great mechanic is being clever.
> Bernie, you are all of that, however using liquid gasket on both sides
> of the windage tray may be OK if in a pinch, but will not only be a
> mess, but will also be a real pain if it leaks.
> I wouldn't even know how tight to torque the bolts with the liquid
> gasket in there.
>
>
> Mike
>
> www.urq20v.com
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: S-car oil pan baffles
>> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>> Date: Thu, January 21, 2010 6:21 pm
>> To: DeWitt Harrison <six-rs at comcast.net>
>> Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
>>
>>
>> Gasket thickness should be no problem. Just use fluid gaskets either
>> side of the tray. Si caulk solves another problem!
>>
>> How long can one hold the throttle to the floor in a 1G turn?
>> Retained oil will keep bearings lubed for quite awhile with a closed
>> throttle.
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>>
>> On Jan 21, 2010, at 1:17 PM, DeWitt Harrison wrote:
>>
>>> As a side note to the remarks others have made about the
>>> windage tray and elongating some holes to account for the extra
>>> pan gasket thickness, the ur-S4 oil pan does not clear the
>>> front subframe of type 44 cars. Install the windage tray in
>>> your original 3B oil pan.
>>>
>>> This mod's primary benefit is to reduce engine drag by capturing
>>> more of the oil slung off the crank to the sump and reducing the
>>> the density of the oil mist cloud the crank must spin in. In the
>>> process, the dynamic oil level in the sump is improved somewhat.
>>> But a windage tray doesn't really solve the problem of oil  
>>> starvation
>>> in hard right hand turns where the oil in the sump climbs the left
>>> wall
>>> of the pan and engine block. Custom baffles must be fabricated to
>>> address that issue.
>>>
>>> DeWitt Harrison
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:23 PM, "200q20v"
>>> <a200q20v at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Subject: S-car oil pan baffles
>>>
>>>
>>>> In his last email Brett mentioned that his car has S-car oil pan
>>>> baffles
>>>> installed. I've been facing oil pressure drops on hard turns for
>>>> quite
>>>> some time and really need this done before next HPDS season. I can
>>>> get
>>>> an AAN oil pan but I haven't been able to find anyone who actually
>>>> did
>>>> it. Since Brett have been unresponsive to several private emails  
>>>> I am
>>>> wondering if anybody on the list have done it or knows how to do
>>>> it and
>>>> what is involved. Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Eugene.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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