Racing Oil Pans & Components

The function of the engine oil pan is well known – it stores motor oil and allows for its draining during oil change. But when it comes to racing vehicles, there are several important nuances. First of all, an oil system type matters: wet or dry sump. The pans used in the former system differ from those of the latter, and all of them have certain differences from the factory pans used in mainstream cars. The pans in the dry-sump setup are shallower; they have relatively simple construction, as none of them is meant to store much oil.

As for the racing pans used in the wet-sump system, they are more complex than traditional ones. On the one hand, they are usually designed to store more oil than their stock counterparts in order to avoid oil starvation in harsh racing conditions and at high RPM. On the other hand, they cannot be much deeper than the factory ones to keep an adequate road clearance. At the same time, racing pans have to be constructed in a way that helps keep enough oil available at the oil-pump pickup, yet not too close to the crankshaft. All these tasks are not that simple, given a significant G-force acting on the vehicle and all of its fluids when it sharply accelerates or brakes, and a centrifugal force appearing while cornering at speed.

However, manufacturers specializing in such products have found various solutions to achieve these goals; there are widened shapes to increase capacity without sacrificing clearance and inner baffles to control oil. Actually, it gives you strong reasons to consider installing a racing oil pan instead of the stock one. If you need an even more efficient and advanced system, a dry-sump setup is right up your street. Whatever you choose, visit our online store where you will find a wide range of racing oil pans and related components.