Looking to buy an Oil Pan

Rick Parker · #1 (**permalink**) 01-11-2012, 10:08 PM

I am looking to purchase (Used if I can ?) a Road Race type rear sump pan for a 302 that fits a Fox Chassis Mustang 89-93. One example was made by Ford Racing that was made by Canton and were painted black. Anyone have one setting around?
Thanks in advance

DougD · #2 (**permalink**) 01-12-2012, 08:24 AM

Rick

While I don't have one for sale, I do run a Canton road race pan on my Fox Mustang. The oil now runs cooler, and the pressure variations I was experiencing are now gone.

However, BE SURE to leak test it before installation. Mine leaks along a weld that's impossible to get at once installed. As you know , you can't just drop the crossmember and pan easily on a Fox. It's a royal pain, and mine is one of 3 among friends' cars that I am aware of that leak. It would have been a simple fix, sitting on the workbench.

Also, be sure you are getting the proper pan. A 5.0 and a 302 require different pans.

Doug

maxum_101 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-12-2012, 08:56 AM

I got a used one, its from a 351 W took it off to put a canton front sump

the drain plugs tend to have a drip every now and then...

its the ford motor sport black pan made by canton.
email me at maxum_101@hotmail.com
if your interested

lemans24 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-12-2012, 10:32 AM

Armando makes a great oil pan

Caprimaniac · #5 (**permalink**) 01-14-2012, 02:36 AM

Hi.

I might be wrong, but didn't people use to say the Canton design had som flaws- one of them being using the OE pan as a base and ending up with the forward facing wall of the rear sump at an angle causing forward motion of the oil at braking?

Anyway. After having the usual oiling problems in the corners, I bought a Canton pan last year. This one had a welded, vertical front wall in the rear sump to avoid the oil running off... I'd say the design looks quite promising with a small room defined by 4 trap doors where the pickup sits.

(Modded to clear the steering.)

There have been reports on that this type of pan (more than one design RR pan) do not stabilize oil pressure while cornering and the one & only true working solution is a dry sump setup. Thread in this forum somewhere.

Rick; I think I would have looked at other RR'ers experience on this type of pan before I made a choice.

I'm installing the Canton this spring after the disasterous oil- failure last year... ("How cold I be such a foool....")

So; I have no hands-on experience to shear on the subject yet.
Hopefully it will work.

Rick Parker · #6 (**permalink**) 01-14-2012, 10:25 AM

I for one am not a fan of rear sump pans on Road Racing vehicles. Drag race vevicles yes. The hard braking and tuning associated with AutoX or Road Racing does violent things to the oil (as a liquid) within the pan. Dry sump is ideal but front sump with gated diamond shaped resevour to contain the pickup is next best. BTW Canton makes the pans for Ford.

madmaxx · #7 (**permalink**) 01-14-2012, 11:46 AM

There is one for sale in classifieds check it out maybe wk for u

Caprimaniac · #8 (**permalink**) 01-14-2012, 04:04 PM

Yup; I C, Rick.

But isn't the shape & size of chamber what's matter, front or rear sump? At the front you will have a shorter pickup tube, that's the difference i can clearly see. And while braking, the oil cannot move more forwards... While accelerating; the other way around.
Anyway, here's a pic of the inside of this Canton pan. Is the Ford (Canton) pan identical to this one?