72 Dart Swinger 3.6L Pentastar +T5
I've been meaning to update for a while. Project has been progressing..Collecting parts mostly.
OIL PANS
There appears to be 4-5 different pan configurations for the 3.6L. Ill list all I've found the couple I have.
DEEP REAR SUMP--Mostly Ram Trucks
DEEP FRONT SUMP: Grand Cherokee/Durango
MID SUMP JK Wrangler:
fairly Deep,,,Too Deep for stock center link
SHALLOW FRONT SUMP,,Passenger cars like Minivan, Avenger/200, LX:
This is what I went with because since the 3.6 sits so far back there's plenty room up front for the pan's underbite and since the engine is also so damn tall,, I wanted it to sit as LOW as possible. The low overall height of this pan makes it my choice. Here is where I'd like it to go in reference to my QA1 K frame
The passenger car pan is also the most shallowest pan so there's a good chance the stock center link/Idler/Pitman arm could actually fit under it. Fast Ratio arms probably won't though(too long) and are likely to hit before full lock.
The plan is to test fit this pan on the engine and with a Borgeson PS box and see where the Steering Column and motor mounts want to live. I'm actually leaning toward mounting the engine to the Frame rails and NOT the K-Frame,,but have to see about that.
I've been meaning to update for a while. Project has been progressing..Collecting parts mostly.
OIL PANS
There appears to be 4-5 different pan configurations for the 3.6L. Ill list all I've found the couple I have.
DEEP REAR SUMP--Mostly Ram Trucks
DEEP FRONT SUMP: Grand Cherokee/Durango
MID SUMP JK Wrangler:
fairly Deep,,,Too Deep for stock center link
SHALLOW FRONT SUMP,,Passenger cars like Minivan, Avenger/200, LX:
This is what I went with because since the 3.6 sits so far back there's plenty room up front for the pan's underbite and since the engine is also so damn tall,, I wanted it to sit as LOW as possible. The low overall height of this pan makes it my choice. Here is where I'd like it to go in reference to my QA1 K frame
The passenger car pan is also the most shallowest pan so there's a good chance the stock center link/Idler/Pitman arm could actually fit under it. Fast Ratio arms probably won't though(too long) and are likely to hit before full lock.
The plan is to test fit this pan on the engine and with a Borgeson PS box and see where the Steering Column and motor mounts want to live. I'm actually leaning toward mounting the engine to the Frame rails and NOT the K-Frame,,but have to see about that.