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I'm trying to get more ground clearance for my oil pan. Trying to lower the engine in the car.

In my line of work that is called "conflicting objectives".
Just to gather more info on what is driving your considerations, did your pan get bounced on the track coming down hard off a wheelie? And is there a performance improvement you are seeking by lowering the engine in the car, or would that be to reduce the chance of a re-occurrence by decreasing a tendency for the car to wheel-stand??

The car has tendency to wheelie or hit the bars hard to keep it down. I think with 50/50 bias it needs lowered a little to not ride the bars so hard.
No marks on the bottom of the pan but somehow the sides are buckled. Odd part is the bar that goes under the flex plate is 1/4" lower than the pan and also doesn't have a scratch on it.

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Originally posted by FootbrakeJim:

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I'm trying to get more ground clearance for my oil pan. Trying to lower the engine in the car.

In my line of work that is called "conflicting objectives".
Just to gather more info on what is driving your considerations, did your pan get bounced on the track coming down hard off a wheelie? And is there a performance improvement you are seeking by lowering the engine in the car, or would that be to reduce the chance of a re-occurrence by decreasing a tendency for the car to wheel-stand??

After years of drooling over a drysump I bought one. Could n ot get car consistant first 4 passes had to get oil temp up to 150 or it varied 3 finally took it of and put on my old moroso kickout pan car would repeat 5.82 all day so....ya it would run more MPH with drysump but I won more with wet

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Originally posted by vetman:
After years of drooling over a drysump I bought one. Could n ot get car consistant first 4 passes had to get oil temp up to 150 or it varied 3 finally took it of and put on my old moroso kickout pan car would repeat 5.82 all day so....ya it would run more MPH with drysump but I won more with wet

Something doesn't sound right about this. I went from a wet sump to a dry sump and car not only picked up, it was every bit as consistent. The only thing that's ever affected my car's consistency has been either my tuneup or weird weather like we had on the mountain in Denver. Even with that the last full season I raced there my car only varied about .04 all season long...The driver on the other hand.........well, we won't talk about that.....