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High capacity oil pan or oil pan spacer, which is best? Will it hang to low under the car and can the black plastic shield go back on with a

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Old 08-14-2010, 09:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
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High capacity oil pan or oil pan spacer, which is best?
Will it hang to low under the car and can the black plastic shield go back on with a oil pan spacer or high capacity oil pan?
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personally id go with the oil pan..a spacer will sit the pan about an inch lower..currently i think arc is the only one out there making a pan however its $$$..
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personally id go with the oil pan..a spacer will sit the pan about an inch lower..currently i think arc is the only one out there making a pan however its $$$..
Do you know if you can put back on the plastic black shield once the pan is installed?

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I have a JWT sump spacer - and there is no problem refitting the under-engine plastic shroud .........
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I have a JWT sump spacer - and there is no problem refitting the under-engine plastic shroud .........
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I have the GTM oil spacer and everything fits good
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I have the GTM oil spacer and everything fits good
Looks like a nice product as do most of the GTM products.

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do you just put an extra quart of oil when doing oil changes with the gtm spacer?
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Why not spend that money towards an oil cooler?
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