Thread: rear sump oil pan 460- your opinion?

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From your original post I get the idea your engine isn't level in the car????? I think you would be better off to get the engine levelled off, the carb mounting pad on the intake should be parallel with the ground.... If you have room for a front sump, there are some reasonably priced ones that have a trap door or two to keep the oil at the pickup... Getting the engine level in the car is important too for setting the floats and oil drainback..

Dave, as soon as she's road worthy, I think I'll have the motor mounts rewelded to where the engine sits parallel to the ground if posible.
In the mean time, as I'm going through the engine replacing stuff that's old, heavy, and not practical, what are your thoughts about a high volume oil pump. Stick with stock or go with something more heavy duty? The price isn't much different, and I need to drop the pan to see what crank and bearing are there to figure out if it is a 429 or 460, plus the old gasget leaks, and I will be replacing the distributer, so, I'll probably need to have the pan off when the oil pump shaft decies to drop in it anyway.
I'm happy not to drop a big chunk of cash on a pan!