Ludachris
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If I remember correctly, the Moroso pan has more baffling and trap doors, that's why road racers use it - in addition to the added capacity.I looked into all the trap door stuff and baffling etc, and came to conclusion that wasn't gonna help...hence why I didn't even bother. Add more oil since that is the underlying problem, problem solved. Tell you what, will all the people with custom pans or the Moroso that have added a capacity of 6 qt please tell me how many motors they have burned up and then I will believe you. You have theory but there are so few DSMers that have ran a custom pan there isn't enough data to suggest other wise.
We both know it's impossible to prove that baffling saves engines in road racing DSMs. Quite a few DSM road racers, like the guys at RRE who were running the Moroso pan early on, either don't participate in online DSM communities these days or don't own DSMs anymore. The data set is small and we can really only go by the data we have cataloged here in the forum over the years (good luck trying to find this data on Facebook), or the offline discussions we've had with other DSM road racers on the subject. With as little real world data that exists in DSM road racing these days, theory is still pretty important when it comes to trying to prevent engines from getting destroyed. The more 4G63 blocks we keep out of the scrap yard, the better. Knowing that oil pan baffling IS something that has been used successfully in various platforms for road racing for many years is worth something.
Let's keep that real world data coming in. The more we can make available, the better.