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PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:37 pm 
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How much do I need to cut my oil pan on my suby and what is everyone doing with the oil filter?

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:00 pm 
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I cut mine down to 3 1/4" total and use a remote filter.

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 7:02 pm 
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small car performance sells a nice aluim one but its high, i bought one it is lower profile and still alows you to run 5 quarts of oil without looseing any ground clearence

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:20 pm 
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Firebug wrote:
I cut mine down to 3 1/4" total and use a remote filter.

how much oil does it hold now and did you take the baffle out of the pan or whatever its called

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:21 pm 
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ehale wrote:
Firebug wrote:
I cut mine down to 3 1/4" total and use a remote filter.

how much oil does it hold now and did you take the baffle out of the pan or whatever its called


it will hold 5 if u run a remote filter

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:26 pm 
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I cut mine at 4in and left the filter where it belongs.

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:38 pm 
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i think marty ran the stock filter and a remote to get his 5 quarts

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:56 pm 
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I still ran 5 qts but it measured a little high on the dipstick. I run a remote filter to get it up higher,,away from the skid pan, and to run a much bigger filter.

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:22 pm 
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I cut mine off at 4" from the rail. Holds 4 quarts of oil with a stock filter, no issues.

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 Post subject: Re: Suby oil pan
PostPosted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:33 am 
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i cut mine at 4" took that plate out of the inside of the pan and welded on the inside of the pan also dont leak a drop and still use a stock filter it is right at the skid plate on mine almost butting up to each other wish i would have taken it to 3 1/2" but every skid plate is probably set diff


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