ZL-1 oil pan & windage tray

[nuch_ss396]

Hey guys!

I have been wondering about this for some time now. Did
the Zl-1 Camaro's use a windage tray? I was always under
the impression that the Camaro subframe design mandated the
use of an oil pan design that precluded the use of a windage
tray. Is this accurate? This topic came up recently and
I figured one or more of you guys would know for sure.

Furthermore, can any other big block oil pan ( Corvette,
for instance ) be used in the 69 Camaro? If one could, I
would assume the standard L/71 windage tray would have been
included on the L/78 option.

Steve

[nuch_ss396]

In doing some further research tonight, I read that the
ZL-1 engines may have indeed used a windage tray and that
the oil pan baffle area may have been modified to work with
this windage tray. I'd like to know if the windage tray
used was the L/71 style ( 5 mounting studs ) or another
version windage tray.

Steve

[69SSZL1]

ZL-1 engines in Camaros did not use windage trays due to the Camaro oil pan.

[William]

What I was told when we did ours was that ZL1 engines were all assembled with the tray. For Camaro applications they cut the factory baffle out of the 4 quart pan. We did not use the tray and left the baffle in the pan.

Ask Ken Barnhardt.

[nuch_ss396]

How do I locate Ken?

Steve

[Eddie M.]

if I remember right they had to mod the pan cause the studs for the tray were in the way and they did not use the trays
the vet pan is to long on the bottom to fit a camaro it will hit the steering rods

[nuch_ss396]

Recently, a member here posted a list of ZL-1 components.
At least I'm pretty sure it was here.

I searched the archives, but I can't find it. I was hoping
to learn if the list if ZL-1 internal engine components
included the windage tray and "special" oil pan.

Anyone know of the list I'm referring to?

Steve

[nuch_ss396]

Did anyone find that list of ZL-1 components? Also, if the
oil pan had to be modified to fit the windage tray, were
there any GM written procedures pertaining to this?

Steve

[69SSZL1]

Here is the list you are looking for: ZL1 parts the oil pan info is in Ed Cunneen's book (original ZL1 engine AIM)that shows how to remove the Corvette pan, tray,oil pump and add the Camaro parts (pan #3955103, no windage tray). This book is a must to build a ZL1.

[nuch_ss396]

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Here is the list you are looking for: ZL1 parts the oil pan info is in Ed Cunneen's book (original ZL1 engine AIM)that shows how to remove the Corvette pan, tray,oil pump and add the Camaro parts (pan #3955103, no windage tray). This book is a must to build a ZL1.

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Greg,

Any idea where I can find Ed's book you referred to?

Steve