Moroso oil pan isn't wide enough for my 347 ?

krazyskip · 02-08-2005

Hi again, I am still building the 347. I am trying to put this morso oil pan on but it is not wide enough at the oil pump side. Not because of the oil pump but because of the main gridle, the pan needs to be about 1/4 inch wider on the oil pump side. What can I do to make it fit right?
And another thing, I was looking the specs for the pan and it said:
1) No stroker Clearance
2) Maximum Stroke with OE Rod 3.000 in.
Now it is a stroker and I believe the rod is 3.400 but it’s not an OE rod. Will I be able to use this pan still?
I had the pan on there to try a dry fit and turned the crank twice to see if the rods came close to the pan or not but they were not even close.

Thanks

lxarlo · 02-09-2005

doesnt sound like it. from the pan specs you posted it sounds like its for a stock displacement motor only

squid · 02-09-2005

Let me add some to this. i sold him the pan. I was using a stock early style pan with my 347 setup before. I bought this pan and sat it side by side with the stock pan. Measured the depths of all sump areas and the shallow middle section. Of course the sumps were deeper, the middle shallow area was deeper by more than an inch and had striaght sidewalls not curved in like the stock pan. So stroke should not be an issue. As far as the girdle , well that depends on the style girdle, my probe girdle had no problems with fitment, i put this pan on my car while I was replacing the k-member and the only tight area was where the pan meets the dust cover on the tranny. I saw just how far this thing hung beneath the car and decided to go with a canton t-style pan because my driveway is so hard to get in and out of. Boxed the Moroso pan up and advertised it for sale. Without seeing the actual setup i would guess that some material will have to be ground off the girdle as it loops around the pump, maybe the pan will have to be dimpled slightly.

jayslow1685 · 02-12-2005

hey, i was havign the same problem, it is not the oil pan it is ur girdle, i dotn know what kind of girdle u bougth whetehr it is one off of ebay or a good brand. i had to shave my girdle to get the oil pan to fit,there shold be a lot of meat in that portion of the girdle so dotn be scared of it weakening ur girdle

krazyskip · 02-13-2005

thats is what i am doing now, shaving little by little till it fits right.