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Jun 21, 2005 | 10:49 AM

bshackelford711

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FT oil pan

Is using a FT pan better then useing a FE oil pan?

Could you just add more oil to the FE pan to get the same effect?

Will a FT oil pan fit into a F-100 2wd truck with a 390?

Does anyone out there have one that they might be able to sell and ship to me ( i will pay all costs) PM please if so

Jun 21, 2005 | 12:07 PM

Freightrain

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Sorta, maybe, yes.

If you run a HV pump and need the extra capacity, it works great.

Adding too much to a stock pan might end up having the bottom of crank throws splashing thru it. NOT good.

It fits most any of our body styles. It's the same basic depth as a stock pan, but it's just a long box going all the way to the rear of pan. Baffles are a needed addition to help control slosh. When these are in a big truck you don't get the acceleration you do in a hot rod.

You might find one here, or maybe on Ebay. $50 usually gets you one with a pump pickup.

Jun 21, 2005 | 01:40 PM

bshackelford711

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ohhhh I have a high volum oil pump would i need to add extra oil or would the 5 qts be plenty

Jun 21, 2005 | 02:20 PM

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That is a subject that has worn the letters off more keyboards here than you can shake a stick at........LOL!!!

If you don't plan on turning it 6500 rpm for hours on end...you'll probably never see a difference or need to add oil. It's basically overkill..........but alot of us have done it because we could.

I leave my opinion as NEUTRAL

Jun 21, 2005 | 02:41 PM

bshackelford711

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ok cool nothing to worry about for me then. 6500 RPMs i dont plan on turning it up that high. ........ maybe every so often just to hear it roar

. but not much.

but then again it only takes once to drop everything in the oil pan ... LOL..

Jun 21, 2005 | 05:13 PM

Tyqmonn

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The FT pan holds 9qts. With a PH8A (or equiv.) filter dump in 8qts.& the FT dipstick will read about 1-1/2qts. low after you fire it up and get the filter full.This is good because you have 8qts. of oil and the oil level is down below the crankshaft.

Jun 23, 2005 | 04:21 AM

gtex

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A winadge tray might be an appropriate addition with the FT pan. That's what I'm running.

For me, it was something I could do pretty affordably, as compared to the motor, so it was cheap insurance. I thought it would help at the track, when the oil likes to slosh to the back (FT has a rear pickup) and the High Volume pump is really kicking in at 5000+ rpm.

I don't worry about oil supply anymore.

here are some pics showing the pan, and install configuration with the rear pickup and windage tray. :
http://www.thedreyerfamily.com/69f25...0/ftoilpan.htm