Windage Tray

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gremlin said

I was reading the Smallblock stroker book earlier and they say the windage tray was designed for the 318/340's. And it was not recommended for use with a 360??? Made me think about pulling my pan. They also say with a 4" stroker crank you could lose up to 43 hp. The book does recommend using the Moroso pan. without it. The book is, How to build big-inch Mopar small blocks.
Don't shoot the messanger, they wrote that not me.
Anybody here ever test that on the dyno?

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It may have been designed for the 318/340 with it's smaller stroke @ 3.31, but, the factory did equip the E-58 engines with them. (E-58 is a 360 4bbl in the late 70's. An HP motor. Think Lil'Red truck)

Does this mean the factory just slapped it on? Do they know what there doing? Did they think it through?
I don't know. Maybe a bit of both yea and nay in there.

If oil splashing on the crank causes a power loss and a widage tray to close to the bigger 360 stroke doesn't help, where do you/we stand?
(I'm guessing the reason is oil not being able to escape fast enuff to avoid the crank. Kind of like the oil is bunching up and getting in the way because of the longer stroke or something like it. I don't know.)
Maybe one day I'll get to the dyno and find out. Until then, my choices are limited unless I spend. I guess I'll stay with the tray.