What oil are you guys running?
03-31-2006, 01:18 PM
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You need to look inside an LS1 Camaro pan, you'll see how it can happen. The tray is tight to the crank where you'd expect it. The sump of the pan is pretty far down from there, and there's a windowed baffle about half way between the bottom of the sump and the tray. Total distance is like 3-4 inches. The problem really shows up because the pickup tube is forward in the sump, and below the baffle (obviously). Couple that with these motors tendency to push a bunch of oil to the top, add in some G force to push that oil against the back of the sump and you can uncover the pickup.
Soo, you just keep a bunch of oil in it so there's plenty to go around, because you'll still never get it close to the crank. I put a return drain from the turbo into the pan right above the baffle, and oil won't even drain from there with 6 quarts in the motor -- and that point is still a good inch or more to the bottom of the windage tray.
Soo, you just keep a bunch of oil in it so there's plenty to go around, because you'll still never get it close to the crank. I put a return drain from the turbo into the pan right above the baffle, and oil won't even drain from there with 6 quarts in the motor -- and that point is still a good inch or more to the bottom of the windage tray.
