Oil Pan Upgrade Question
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Originally Posted by anotheraznguy
just a lil fyi on the aps
you will need to add a spacer to the oil pickup as it does drop the pan lower
you will need to add a spacer to the oil pickup as it does drop the pan lower
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Originally Posted by undrgnd
That is a good point. Are the oversize oil pans for the VQ always deeper or just wider? Has anyone received a spacer with their aftermarket pan? A deeper pan without an extended pickup will not fully utilize the entire oil capacity, and the extra oil will sit 'below' the pickup.
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Well, I went ahead and ordered the damn oil pan from slowboyracing.com. I'll let you guys know what the kit comes with. I wanted to ask before I orderd but they aren't open Sundays and I really need to get this part ASAP so I can get the car back on the road. Didn't want to put the decison off any longer. Hope that wasn't a big mistake. We'll see... and like I said, I'll let you know for those who are interested in whether this is a legitimate deal or not.
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Its not a mistake, you needed one anyway. I highly doubt on a stock car you'll see any benefit to this mod. On a track car or a FI vehicle I could see the added benefit because the engine is seeing unusaullly higher temps than just driving around the streets which is what Nissan engineered this vehicle for. Look at it this way though, if you ever decide to do a build on the motor or turbo it, then its one less thing you have to buy.
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Originally Posted by redman333
Its not a mistake, you needed one anyway. I highly doubt on a stock car you'll see any benefit to this mod. On a track car or a FI vehicle I could see the added benefit because the engine is seeing unusaullly higher temps than just driving around the streets which is what Nissan engineered this vehicle for. Look at it this way though, if you ever decide to do a build on the motor or turbo it, then its one less thing you have to buy.
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Originally Posted by Kwame@z1
The APS oil pan comes standard with an oil pickup spacer and all the necessary hardware to ensure a trouble free installation.
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So yeah... I got a call today from Slowboy. They said the APS oil pan has been on backorder for 2 months and they have no idea when they are going to receive any new ones. I went ahead and got a refund since I don't have "forever" to wait around for them. What a pain in the ***. All that deliberation and contemplation for pretty much nothing. After all this I'll probably end up getting a stock pan just for the sake of time.
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