<VV> Oil pan baffle

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/15/2006 8:01:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
bryan at skiblack.com writes:

Jim  Schardt suggests baffling right along the lifter bores but doesn't 
really  explain how.  I've added little pieces to baffle just those 
openings  but I wasn't really happy with the results.  For this time 
around I'd  like to try something different.  I have a deep pan  
(Offenhauser).  What I was thinking was cut a piece of .040" or so  
aluminum the same shape as the pan, then bend it straight up up just  
inside the crank case (the long direction), then a horizontal bend to  
cover the bottom of the lifter bores.  This seems to be the best  
possible solution to keeping the oil in the pan.

Anybody ever tried  such a thing?  If you've ever heard a stock Corvair 
after an  autocross run, you'll know the problem I'm trying to solve.  
Thanks  for any info.



The "non -Otto Parts Baffle Spacer with Otto Pan" solution I have seen was  
to add a full plate in between the deep pan and the block. There was enough of 
a  convoluted hole in the plate to  worm the pick-up through (Actually  
allowing the plate to be installed over the already installed pick-up) and  several 
one-inch holes punched through, moved inboard of the case mounting bolts  a 
bit, say 3/4". These holes are necessary to allow the oil to return from the  
heads to the sump (underneath the plate) but restrict the oil from climbing  up 
the sides while cornering. I would use the Otto pick-up, dropped the the  
bottom of the pan (well, near the bottom) And be sure to have the "Fence" around  
the pick-up to keep oil there. - Seth