Oil Pan for 351w

Gailahan · Sep 21, 2007

I've looked at Canton, Moroso, and Milodon oil pans and I'm not quite sure which one to go with. I'm looking for a good road race style oil pan. What company makes the best oil pan?

bnickel · Sep 21, 2007

for a road race style pan you want something with trap doors and baffles, i think the canton pans have the best in that regard but i haven't looked at the latest offerings from milodon and moroso

fvike · Sep 21, 2007

I got the Moroso Road Race oil pan. P/N 20505

Don't mind the water/oil mix at the bottom of the pan, it's taken care of.
At least you can see the baffles and the doors.
I haven't driven the car yet with it, but it looks like it will get the job done!

dennis112 · Sep 21, 2007

Pics of the 7 quart canton for a 351w:

Gailahan · Sep 21, 2007

I like Canton's windage tray that bolts to their stud girdle, it looks like a good design. I think I might end up with the Canton setup.

bnickel · Sep 21, 2007

hmmm, i like both pans but the built-in crank scraper on the canton pan looks really nice and could be a deal breaker for me

rbohm · Sep 21, 2007

there are all good pans, so pick the one you like, but i agree with bnickle, i would also go for the pan with a built in scraper.

fvike · Sep 21, 2007

bnickel said:
hmmm, i like both pans but the built-in crank scraper on the canton pan looks really nice and could be a deal breaker for me

The crank scraper is a nice feature, but plan ahead on this one; is the crank scraper stroker clearanced? If not you could be in for a surprise down the road when you decide to build that 408W
Not that you would destroy anything, the pan wouldn't simply fit. However the $, the $$!

Stroker clearance also goes for Windage trays, my Moroso windage tray isn't stroker clearneced, but I'm aware of for future builds...

rbohm · Sep 21, 2007

fvike said:
The crank scraper is a nice feature, but plan ahead on this one; is the crank scraper stroker clearanced? If not you could be in for a surprise down the road when you decide to build that 408W
Not that you would destroy anything, the pan wouldn't simply fit. However the $, the $$!

Stroker clearance also goes for Windage trays, my Moroso windage tray isn't stroker clearneced, but I'm aware of for future builds...

if it isnt clearanced for a stroker motor, it will be obvious the minute you try to bolt the pan on. from that point on though it is just a matter of trimming the scraper rail to clear the crank and rods as needed.

fvike · Sep 21, 2007

D'oh! Didn't think of that!

D.Hearne · Sep 21, 2007

dennis112 said:
Pics of the 7 quart canton for a 351w:

Take note here of the bottom rear of the pan, this one fits motors with a main girdle, the center bottom portion has the "kicked out" center that allows the room needed for a girdle's studs. I went thru this in finding a pan to fit my 331 stroker in my 77 Comet. Not all the front sump pans work with girdles, unlike the rear sump models, even the stock Fox body "dual sump" pan clears a girdle.

bnickel · Sep 21, 2007

D.Hearne said:
Take note here of the bottom rear of the pan, this one fits motors with a main girdle, the center bottom portion has the "kicked out" center that allows the room needed for a girdle's studs. I went thru this in finding a pan to fit my 331 stroker in my 77 Comet. Not all the front sump pans work with girdles, unlike the rear sump models, even the stock Fox body "dual sump" pan clears a girdle.

ahhh yes, i believe that is also the one that has some interference problems with some inspection plates as well.

D.Hearne · Sep 21, 2007

Transmission inspection plates? Not mine. Fits perfectly. (Small 157 tooth bell C-4) And the pan is an ebay special ($100 delivered)

bnickel · Sep 21, 2007

yep tranny inspection plate, it's not all of them only some. i think the one i remember having the prob was an FMX but not real sure

htwheelz67 · Sep 21, 2007

I'm using the canton pan on my 408, I checked all clearances all fine..........

dennis112 · Sep 21, 2007

When I built the 393, the Canton pan scraper only needed a little tweaking. I am also running a Ford windage tray so that may be the reason I did the tweaking.

I happily discovered that the Canton pan was "stroker clearanced." It has a slightly lower rear drop, perhaps 3/16". Here is the old 351 pan that I had to clearance for the 393 (with the Ford windage tray) next to the 7 quart Canton:

It did take some heating and bending to get the Canton pickup positioned properly with the Ford windage tray. Hopefully a Canton windage tray matches better. I already owned the Ford tray so that is what I decided to use. It has its own crank scraper, that also needed some tweaking.

Not sure of the other pans, but the Canton ground clearance is excellent as its overall height is comparable to the stock pan.

The rear of the pan does touch the Lakewood scattershield's blocking plate. I didn't realize this until the car was assembled. So far it hasn't caused a problem.

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