Re: Fins on Underside of Oil Pan
 

fin would strengthen the oil pan also, if you were to scrape it.
no doubt an oil cooler would be more effective, but if you have a free afternoon and you were going to change your oil any way why not do it.
it would look rad
help dissapate heat
i can't see it taking more than 3-4 hours and cost much if you have spare aluminum lying around to do everything.

Re: Fins on Underside of Oil Pan
 

here's a factory piece off of some older Audi's
http://www.mswanson.com/~wiz/Vortex/020.JPG

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2284973
http://www.audischrauber.de/Projekt_2/audi_80_gte.html

Re: Fins on Underside of Oil Pan
 

Notice the pan is made out of aluminum for maximum heat transfer. Steel pans don't tend to transfer heat too well.

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I'd like to see this "nice" oil cooler. Routing back into the oilpan is useless and retard if you thought of setting it up this way.

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Oh ya I forgot stock honda pans arent aluminum!

Havent had one in years

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i'd personally be kind of afraid to run an aluminum pan on a lowered car, esp where I live. Knoxville roads are potty as ----.

aluminum + impact = :'(

Re: Fins on Underside of Oil Pan
 

not true, i saw an rsx type S with an aluminum oil pan today, although i think it was an 04 model

Re: Fins on Underside of Oil Pan
 

Ummm you ever look to see what kind of pan comes on the y5/y7/y8 engines? ::) :1

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10 bux saya you warp it and it never seals right :D

i big improvement would be this http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku stock pan but in aluminum with a baffle and bungs

they also have a 5.5qt version...

Re: Fins on Underside of Oil Pan
 

i was gona say i think my y8 had an aluminum pan. d series ftw again