DeTomaso Mailing List: January 98, Message #198
     



From: 	"Mike Drew" <mikeldrew@hotmail.com>

Subject: Re: Oil Pans

Date: 	Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:10:05 +0000



Steve (who still has a job, for now) wrote:





... I guess you've never seen a factory Boss 302 oil pan...... 

lots-o-baffles!



I would think that the stock (hi-perf) baffled pans would be

fine as long as you were running an extra quart of oil..... 

Jack mentioned this the other day, that these have the

horizontal portion that surrounds the pickup, as well as the

scraper portion down the side of the pan to keep oil off the

crank.....  these definitely were not your stock Cleveland 

pans....



Steve



>>>Steve,



While I know Boss 302 pans were baffled, I was under the impression they 

were more drag-race pans (i.e. baffled to counter the effects of 

acceleration, but not braking or cornering.)



Also, does a Boss 302 pan fit a Cleveland?  I would say NO!



Now, there was a Boss 351 (1971 only), but I'm under the impression that 

these oil pans were only slightly modified stock pans.  I've seen plenty 

of stock Pantera pans and they were completely open, no baffles.  The 

question is, were these the only kind that came on Panteras?  Did some 

cars get the high-zoot pans?



I'd be inclined to not take chances, myself!



Mike



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