Nope, it doesn't lower the oil pan at all. The windage tray sits in the oil pan and snuggles up to the crank. Instead of having a traditional oil pan gasket, the windage tray has a rubber gasket that seals up the block and pan.
-josh --- "Hauptmann, Eric" <[email protected]> wrote: > josh, > > About the windage tray, you say it integrates with > the oil pan gasket but i > was wondering if it will cause the oil pan to be > "lower"? If so, will that > affect the oil pick-up? I know that the oil pick-up > extends into the > "dimple" on the oil pan so if the windage tray adds > a little thickness, will > you see a problem with oil starvation during hard > cornering? > > Just curious. > > Thanks, > > Eric > > -----Original Message----- > From: DocWyte [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 7:49 AM > To: D. Spratte; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Schrick/Autotech Aluminum > Oil Pan > > > You might as well put in the windage tray. They're > cheap and integrate the oil pan gasket that you'd > have > to buy anyways. > > What kind of oil temps do you see? My GLI rarely > gets > over 214 degrees. Even on the track this summer I > didn't get over 234. I have an oil cooler sitting > in > my basement, but with those temps I don't see the > need > to install it... > > -josh > > > --- "D. Spratte" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm going to be replacing my oil pump and pan > gasket > > shortly. I've got a > > flickering idiot light at idle, so I'm looking to > > replace the pump before I > > have to replace the bottom end. > > > > my plan is to do useful upgrades when I have to > > repair stuff. But from the > > comments on this list it seems like all that pan > > stuff isn't the best place > > to invest. > > > > I am intending to auto-x the car and do some track > > events. My first driving > > school will be next month. > > > > So instead I'll wait until summer and get an oil > > cooler to deal with the > > Carolina heat. > > > > This list is a great resource. It stops a complete > > noob like me from > > learning everything the expensive way. > > > > ===== > Josh Wyte > Momentum Motorsports > 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
