>>>>> Hi Jerry,
>>>>> Paul Lamar tells me you might be able to build an aluminum oil pan
>>>>> for a 20B engine. Mine is going into a Velocity SE RG. I am planning
>>>>> on locating the radiator under the engine oil pan. If you would be
>>>>> interested in building the pan, would you please give me a holler?
>>>>> Thanks much,
>>>>> John Bell
>>>
>>> > Hi Jerry-
>>> > Thanks for the info. Yes I do have the stock pickup. If you can mod
it
>>> > to fit the new pan, I'll send it to you when I order the pan. How
many
>>> > quarts does your pan hold? I will let you know about the shape as
soon
>>> > as I can, but right now I am not sure since I dont have my first
pass
>>> > at installation tried yet. My plan is to mount the radiator under
the
>>> > engine but havent gotten far enough to know any dimensions yet. I
have
>>> > a mount plate that offsets the starter toward the side to facilitate
>>> > the radiator mounting. I will check your website and be in contact
>>> > with you as soon as I can. Thanks much!
>>> > John
>>>
>>>John, that is fine. The reason the oil pans are wedge shaped is to
>>>facilitate mounting the radiator under the engine. Paul can provide
you
>>>with a 3D drawing showing how the pan, plenum and radiator work
together
>>>and how they will fit in your specific application. His 3D drawings are
>>>definitely the place to start. Pan capacity will vary with the final
>>>dimensions but it can easily be as much as 12 Qt or more for the 20-B.
>>> Basically the more oil the better for heat dissipation but oil has
>>>weight so once you have enough for good cooling there is no need for
>>>more. Jerry
>>>--
>>
>> Hi Jerry,
>>
>> I am now weighing (literally) the benefits of making an aluminum oil
pan.
>> One point concerns me though. How to get the flange to be perfectly
>> flat? I assume you use a thicker piece of alumunium on the flange and
>> clamp it to a thick flat steel plate when welding. Still I am
wondering
>> if if needs to be milled flat after the welding is finished.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Doug in Japan
> John, for your info,
> Our radiator installation on the test stand configured for an RV-8.
Every
> thing fits under cowl except for the exhaust. Note the aft end of the
> radiator is hinged so that the radiator intake opening may be varied,
just
> something to think about. In final form it should look like a Stuka
inlet.
> Just thought this may be of interest to you. Milo
You might think about doing away with that stock too shallow RX8 oil pan
Milo.
I spoke to Tracy about it at OSH and as I recall he changed his. He had a
lot of
trouble with the oil breather.
Paul Lamar
You could go with glass [composite].
Joe Berki
Limo EZ
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