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Old 03-18-2015, 09:24 AM
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Default Armando's or Aviaid Oil Pan?

I'm going to go with a pan from either Armando's or Aviaid, and I'm not installing an Accusump or other accumulator. $$ are the same, but there are some differences:

Armando's: The #415 "460 Ford Cobra Factory V" pan has a sump that's 7" deep, 11" wide, 20" long with a capacity of 10 quarts. Full flexibility as to fittings (e.g. dipstick & puke tank connections). Road race oil pan

Aviaid: #155-55435 "BBF 460 COBRA" pan has a sump that's 7 1/2" deep, 13" wide and 18" long, capacity is 9 quarts. I can't see any need for customization, so this would be fine 'out of the box'. Wet Sump Road Race Oil Pans (BBF/FE) at Aviaid

My bell housing measures 8 1/4" below the bottom of the current pan rails, so the Avaiad would sit 3/4" above that, with Armando's pan another 1/2" higher

FWIW, the capacities don't make sense to me - Armando says his 7" deep pan has a capacity of 10 quarts, but although the sump is 2" longer than the Aviaid it's 1/2" shallower and 2" narrower than the Aviaid - which has a capacity of 9 quarts. It seems to me the Aviaid, with it's greater depth and width should have more capacity.

Both Armando and Aviaid have good reputations about their products, so that seems pretty much equal.

Thoughts? Recommendations?
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