Shortened oil pans

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sweetguth
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Shortened oil pans

Post by sweetguth »

Hey chaps,

Who makes a good shortened oil pan. The stock one is causing clearance issues. Or is there a DIY method to gain a few inches of clearance? I have a suby 2.5
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panel
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Post by panel »

Most Subaru builds have made them or had them purchased. Couple of my favorites is here though:

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billz60vw
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it also depends on the motor mount! the subaru gears mount raises the engine i think 50mm from stock.so no short oil pan needed or at least i didnt need it.the frame rails are lower than the sti oil pan i am running.
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I cut one down and made it. It seems to be okay. I would have preferred to get one of the many that I have seen professionally made but they all seem to cost $500 US.
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Post by Iguana »

We make the best shortened pan on the market and from what I can see the shortest by over 1" which means a lot when your dragging ya ass.

Same internal capacity as stock and over 15 years without issue.

http://subistuff.com/subi-conversions/s ... -sump.html

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Post by H2OSB »

Anyone make a shortened oil pan that works well for high g maneuvers, i.e. autocross?
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