Danny Bellmore
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I am looking for the best option oil pan for my 408 bracket engine. Who makes the best one?
Best performing small block oil pan?
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Lotsa the boys use Kevko.
Professor Fate
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Stock K frame?
Currently, probably the Kevco, like Rusty said.
All-time best (for bracket racing)?
The Milodon Super Stock 9 quart pan, with some caveats.
First, it's no longer produced. Hasn't been for quite a while now. Still highly sought after, so good luck finding one, and $$ if you do.
Second, it requires it's own specific oil pickup, also unavailable new.
Third, I'm not aware of any version made for the 360, only the 340/318/273. The rear pan seal is the difference (smaller on the 360/Magnums), although I have seen guys make a spacer for the pan and use the 360 rear pan seal. I'm assuming your 408 to be a 360/5.9 based engine.
Currently, probably the Kevco, like Rusty said.
All-time best (for bracket racing)?
The Milodon Super Stock 9 quart pan, with some caveats.
First, it's no longer produced. Hasn't been for quite a while now. Still highly sought after, so good luck finding one, and $$ if you do.
Second, it requires it's own specific oil pickup, also unavailable new.
Third, I'm not aware of any version made for the 360, only the 340/318/273. The rear pan seal is the difference (smaller on the 360/Magnums), although I have seen guys make a spacer for the pan and use the 360 rear pan seal. I'm assuming your 408 to be a 360/5.9 based engine.
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Danny Bellmore
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I have the QA1 K frame.
That’s a serious looking pan.
We are building a street/strip engine and are going with the new Kevko pan that has a crank scraper and windage tray built in. We used a Kevko pan on a previous stroker build and the quality was excellent. Made in the USA!
M302-W360Stock Location Windage Pan
Pan Depth: 8"Pan Capacity: 5 Quarts (4.7 Liters)System Capacity: 6 Quarts (5.7 Liters)Description: Our all new 360 Chrysler Stock Location Windage Oil Pan is fully equipped with a gate assembly with 2 trap doors, crank scrapers and front and rear oil baffle, and now with a full length internal...
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The only problem I see with the Kevco pan, is there are no pictures of the crank scrappers. I built my own when I used a Milodon pan on 15+ years ago. From what I've read recently here and on others sites is that Milodon QC sucks recently.
Newbomb Turk
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Newbomb Turk
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This^^^^^^^times 1000.
That pan makes more power and has the best oil control of any pan ever used or seen.
Sadly as you say, it’s no longer made.
That’s the pan I use.
Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
Yeah, it's serious. You did ask for "best performing".
Which QA1 K frame do you have? Lotsa different ones- torsion bar with stock steering and coilover with stock steering will pretty much limit you to a center-sump pan; the coilover with front-steer rack and pinion steering opens up a whole bunch of possibilities for rear-sump or dragster- type pans without having to deal with a crossover tube for the steering centerlink.
Check out Kevco, Canton and Champ to name a few.
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Danny Bellmore
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Torsion bar with stock steering box.
I had an old Ed Hamburger Demon a while ago and I do believe it had the pan that you listed on the motor.
Danny Bellmore
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I do have a Ishihara-Johnson scrapper. Not sure if that’s any better than Kevco’s though.
Newbomb Turk
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That I-J scraper is actually a scraper. The one in the Kevco pan isn't. He makes the best scrapers in the business. Hopefully you sprung for the up and down scrapers plus the teflon insert.
Danny Bellmore
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I did not.
But I just put it on my list.
I appreciate you sharing your wealth of knowledge.
perfacar
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I found a moroso or milidon scraper for a small block chev fits small block mopar. bore spacing is same. have to trim it some to fit and drill mopar pan bolt pattern in it, also i cut the pan gasket to bunt up to it. then ran a silicone bead full length of block and pan, to seal it. just food for thought. btw i have one in my 340 . i have bout .060 between it and crank c/w.
My only issue with aftermarket pans is ground clearance. I ran a Milodon on my '66 Belvedere II 426 Hemi 4SP. Great pan with good volume, but a rock fell down in front of me on Hwy 89 around Lake Tahoe while driving to a show and it busted the bottom out of the pan. Caught it quickly and got a tow back home to Rodeo, CA from a friend with a '66 Belvedere wagon. Now that was a sight going down the road.
Replaced pan with a new Milodon and all was well, but was very careful about ground clearance from then on.
Replaced pan with a new Milodon and all was well, but was very careful about ground clearance from then on.
Belvedere2
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I have one of those SS Milodons on my shelf. Believe I have the pump and pickup as well. Was planning on using it on my SB 380 but ended up going with a Kevko. Think I'd have 11qts of oil when using my remote filter. Lol.
Newbomb Turk
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You can run that pan with 11 quarts but it makes more power with 8 quarts. That’s all it really needs.
Swinger 340
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What about a six Qt. pan? Trucks and Vans already have them, and they are a dime a dozen. Just make sure you grab the pick-up tube. Only problem is, you need to adjust for the opposite side for the sump.
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