Oil Pan Question

StangGT1995 said:

You'll be just fine if you're using a standard volume pump. If you use a high volume pump, you'll suck the stock pan dry, so that's why an aftermarket pan is needed.

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There's a ton of discussion on this point. I've heard peeps claim HV pumps drain the pan dry and that they don't. Others say the relief valve in the pump will just send the excess oil back to the pan without running it through the engine, so you can't run the oil pan dry. I'm not going to argue for either side, but you can read this thread for arguments pro or con.

sgarrelts01, I would say that unless your engine is seeing high RPM's for a long time you really won't need the extra benefit a HV pump gives. Nor will you need a bigger oil pan. If this will be a race-only car which spends most of its time running in the high RPM's, then the extra flow and pan sounds like good insurance even if they may not be needed.