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Originally Posted by Root2812
what oil pan are you using? I assume it came with the motor but I wonder if its the standard truck pan or a different one.
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I have two different oil pans for the motor and tried them both. Ended up going with the standard 5.3 truck oil pan.
I also tried the F-body (Firebird and Camaro) pan because it isn't as deep and is more uniform.
However, I found that the truck pan worked a lot better because its shape gives a lot more clearance for the front suspension crossmember. The truck pan does hang down further, so the F-body or even the Corvette pan would probably be good to make work if you were going with airbags and needing to lay frame. But if you aren't planning on a super low ride height, I think the truck pan is a much easier option. It was for Marvin, anyway! You can see in this picture how the suspension crossmember nestles in nicely in front of the deep section of the oil pan:
