Shortened M42 Oil pan

[slow e30]

Your gunna ending up spending as much time and almost as much money as a m50 swap... and your still gunna have a oil pan issue lolll

Not exactly. dont post useless, retarded responses about something you know little about. To shorten a oilpan and sump will cost around 100$ if you know somebody to do it. around 2-300 if you dont.

M50 swap? about 50 stitches, 2 years down and out because EVERYONE doesnt know half the BS they talk about and refer to. its a endless spiderweb of USELESS information.

SO! 300$ tops for a shortened oilpan for the m42
or 6000$ all said and done for a m5x swap.

jesus.

[Teaguer]

I don't pretend to be a welding in any shape or form but isn't welding up a crack or welding on whatever aluminum completely different from welding sheet aluminum onto/into cast aluminum ??

[boom-monkey]

Killer, thanks for the info.

[mattdk318i]

Yea, Its extremely doable. Just takes a ton of practice. Practice i luckily have. Ive got a cracked M50 oil pan im thinking of welding up

Matt

[boom-monkey]

I have not, no welding experience actually. Relaying info from a welding shop I took the pan to, said welding cast to sheet aluminum is near impossible.

If you're saying it's do-able then I guess the only real issue is shortening the pick up.

Still not worth it for me but goodluck if someone attempts it.

[mattdk318i]

I've shattered 2, and sort of looked into the problem. You can't modify the stock lower pan because it's cast aluminum, meaning it can't be cut and welded. My plan is just to deal with it being low till the motor shits the bed, then go 24v.

Cast aluminum is easily welded. Have you welded aluminum before?

[Teaguer]

No useful info but i think you have to shorten the oil pickup to

Brilliant !

[boom-monkey]

I've shattered 2, and sort of looked into the problem. You can't modify the stock lower pan because it's cast aluminum, meaning it can't be cut and welded. My plan is just to deal with it being low till the motor shits the bed, then go 24v.

[hootie]

Your gunna ending up spending as much time and almost as much money as a m50 swap... and your still gunna have a oil pan issue lolll

Not at all. An M50 swap by the end of it will be around $1000. I bought a spare oil pan for 30 shipped. cutting and welding won't be $1970.

I think he means dry sump, meaning you have a seperate resevoir for the oil, rather then it being in the pan.

More info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_sump

I like how you think though, i wanna go lower on mine too, but my pan with the skid plate sits pretty close to the ground. I was thinking of raising the engine too, not sure how much would be worth it though. Plus you'd have to worry about the tranny, driveline angles, and if you still have the clutch fan (what to do with that)

My skid plate is 1.5 inches from the ground and I have already cracked one. I am also going to raise the engine about an inch if possible.

[91 318is]

Whats sumpless.

I have a pick up too. Just got them in the mail. I am going to get to work.

I think he means dry sump, meaning you have a seperate resevoir for the oil, rather then it being in the pan.

More info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_sump

I like how you think though, i wanna go lower on mine too, but my pan with the skid plate sits pretty close to the ground. I was thinking of raising the engine too, not sure how much would be worth it though. Plus you'd have to worry about the tranny, driveline angles, and if you still have the clutch fan (what to do with that)

[zav3n]

Your gunna ending up spending as much time and almost as much money as a m50 swap... and your still gunna have a oil pan issue lolll

[wolfgangstbd]

being a smart ass haha. someone should make a dry sump for the m42

http://www.speedracersportscars.com.au/pictures/drysump1.jpg

you could go so low

[hootie]

Just go sumpless....

Whats sumpless.

I have a pick up too. Just got them in the mail. I am going to get to work.

[kenika65]

Just go sumpless....

[wolfgangstbd]

it was in the thread of the e21 photoshoot. there was just talk of it. No useful info but i think you have to shorten the oil pickup to