oil pan replacement - 454...stock or ??

[Cooose]

Question regarding a replacement oil pan for a BBC 454 w/ 2-Piece Rear Main Seal.

The boat will do a fair amount of surf duty when back in the water so assuming the boat is leaning a fair amount, I'm interested in opinions on going back stock, or something after market which might be a better fit given how the boat will be used now vs how it was originally intended.

Any thoughts?

[michael hunter]

What model boat? If you use a suck gate you don't need to lean the boat.

[Cooose]

Saltare...I've decided I was probably overthinking it an just went a standard pan.

[CJD]

That's what I would do. Since the stock oil pick up is aft, it's as good as it gets.

[Cooose]

The replacement oil pan came in but doesn't have the near the capacity of the original PCM pan. Looks like 4qts vs 7-8qts.

So...I've decided to try and fix the old pan instead. The issue with the pan is that the engine snapped a connecting arm that beat the crap out of the pan puncturing it in 4-5 spots. I've started beating it back into shape and grinding it out to prep for fixing the holes.

[cadunkle]

personally I'd just replace it. ebasicpower has a bunch of 7-8 quart pans listed for 454, though they are pricey "marine" pans. Measure your pan and compare, cheaper high capacity options on Summit. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...make/chevrolet Nothing wrong with fixing yours though if you decide it's worth the effort.