[er455]

Is there a aluminum oil pan available for a Pontiac engine ???

[steve25]

Cal custom use to offer them, don't know if there still around?

You do know what happens should you bottom out with one of those pans right ?

[er455]

Yea about the same with the thin steel pan , but the heat that the aluminum dissipates is what I am looking for ...

[er455]

All the newer motors today are cast aluminum pan as well

[steve25]

For basically the cost of a Aluminum pan if you could find one you can cool the oil the right way with a oil cooler , unless you want the eye candy too!

[jm455ho]

You can get fabricated aluminum pans from Canton, Moroso, probably others

[T Syron]

Stef's makes some nice pans

[SS-TA]

Herb Adams VSE made a cast aluminum finned oil pan for the Pontiac V-8, maybe some used ones still around.

[er455]

Would love to fine a cast aluminum pan ... Anybody got one ??

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by SS-TA

Herb Adams VSE made a cast aluminum finned oil pan for the Pontiac V-8, maybe some used ones still around.

I spoke to Herb Adams about those Fire Am cast Oil Pans at a car show a while back.

Ask him how many he actually had cast up. He said less than 10 after the ones put on the Special Fire Am (when people ordered one of them).

I have been looking for 20 Years and have only seen one on E+++ so far.

Good luck on finding one.

I hope I see it before you do. LOL!

Tom V.

[er455]

Ok so that's not going to happen ,, why can't somebody start making them again ??

[SS-TA]

Tom:

I have one of the Herb Adams aluminum pans on my current 462.

[GTO Dan]

Moroso Custom Shop

[RAIV-Z]

Originally Posted by GTO Dan

Moroso Custom Shop

X2 on Moroso Custom Shop.

[pro-tour79]

Originally Posted by er455

Ok so that's not going to happen ,, why can't somebody start making them again ??

there is you opportunity...the market is wide open, start designing and find a mold maker, contract a foundry and get it done ...simple you should have it done in a week LMFAO.

[GTOGEORGE]

I have a 2 piece Billet Fabrications aluminum oil pan it's pricey more of a Race Car piece, it holds 12 quarts!! But if you want to go fast you GOTS TO PAY'


GTO George

[HWYSTR455]

Originally Posted by SS-TA

Tom:

I have one of the Herb Adams aluminum pans on my current 462.

I had one too, think I sold it on here a few years ago.

The only thing I didn't like about it is it had a rubber seal on the trailing edge of the pickup baffle, and it could deteriorate due to certain fuels or additives.

I also in a 68-72 A body had an issue where the drag link made slight contact with the ribs, but that was tolerable.

I considered having some casted using mine as a mold, but there was little interest and I gave up.

Pretty sure I have pics of it here somewhere.

So there's 2 of 10! Unless SS-TA bought my old one!

.

[SS-TA]

HWYSTR455:

I had the same issue with the baffle, the rubber is a poor choice for this environment. I drilled out the rivets and replaced the rubber with 1/8" Teflon sheet and then re-riveted.

I bought my pan directly from VSE in 1981.

[HWYSTR455]

When I pulled the last 400 I had in the driver, with that pan on there, that seal grew like 3 times it size. I replaced it by making one out of rubber gasket material, but sold the pan before I had a chance to use it.

I guess then we did have 2 of the 10 pans made!

I have a pic of the one 400 with the pan on it, if I remember, I will dig it out and post, for nostalgic purposes!

.

[Skip Fix]

One cool think about Herb's pans you could use his 180 degree headers!

Stef's has a pan Nunzi designed as well as custom ones also.