![]() Hi Arnold - My EJ20 pan was chopped by Leading Edge. Outback also chops pans. We have some pics from Estreme1 in the old Yahoo Group Photo section: http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/subbug/photos/browse/c801 These pics include alloy shortened pans and an Outback shortened pan for a mid-engine car. We may have some pics tucked away with the step by step cutting and measuring of a pan. I can't locate them right now. I also do not know if there is a difference between the EJ22 and EJ20 pans. Hope this helps - Paul...
Chicago, IL
EMPI Imp 1002 ('69)/Subaru EJ20 Turbo/LinkPlus ECU ![]() Since the majority of Outback's work is high performance sand rails and they've been doing this for years, any defficiencies in this procedure whould have long since shown up and been corrected - like the slight variations in the mid-engine pan vs. rear engine version. Outback also makes a pan shortening kit for DIY'ers. Jeff ![]() So did Outback have any suggestions on how to check the oil to make sure you keep it at the 5 qt level? I found that my reading seemed to pick up a lot of oil on the sides of the dip stick so I could not tell exactly where the level was - even right at the beginning when I could have made a new 5 qt mark. I must be running 4 qts these days as the dip stick reading is right on using the stock dipstick. Paul...
Chicago, IL
EMPI Imp 1002 ('69)/Subaru EJ20 Turbo/LinkPlus ECU
Thanks Paul. If you could locate those step by step pics it would be great becasue I will be doing the chopping....
Thx Arn ![]() Here's Outbacks info on their oil pans: The easiest way to do this is to chop off 1 1/2" of the pan on the bottom. Since the original design of the motor places the oil a good distance below the crank, when using our chopped oil pan the motor still accepts 5 quarts of oil with no risk of oil aeration. If using the stock dipstick, the full mark becomes the low mark with this cut pan. The bottom of the pan is about 10 3/4" below the crank center. For those doing VW motor replacements, that's about 2 1/2" lower than a stock VW pan. So I gather the the new "full" mark would be ~ the same distance between the original low and full marks - but now above the original full mark. Jeff ![]() I will probably pull the pan this Winter as I think the seal leaks like a sieve. I'll do some checking when it is off to see why its so difficult to get a reading. I'd like to put a window in the pan to be able to visually inspect the oil level - I wonder if the oil goes up into the dipstick tube at 5 qt - if it does, maybe just a clear tube instead of a dip stick would make it possible to take oil level readings? Paul...
Chicago, IL
EMPI Imp 1002 ('69)/Subaru EJ20 Turbo/LinkPlus ECU ![]() http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/subbug/photos/browse/f796 For the write up on his shortening procedure, search for "Russ Temple pan" on DBA. Paul...
Chicago, IL
EMPI Imp 1002 ('69)/Subaru EJ20 Turbo/LinkPlus ECU
I have a 2.5 with an outback pan and that is right, the full mark is above the original full mark. Runs just fine with 5 quarts, just like outback says.
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