Thread: oil pan-aluminum vs steel

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Yep, aluminum on a track car would be good. I've had two dented pans on the street. One was a rock on a mountain road, the other was a steel bar that fell off the back of a truck. So for me it's steel on the street.

Aluminum breaks, steel doesn't.



Be careful with some of the aftermarket chrome steel oil pans.
The front doesn't fit the timing cover properly, the gasket doesn't fit, ergo, oil leaks....

Originally Posted by C9x

Aluminum breaks, steel doesn't.



Be careful with some of the aftermarket chrome steel oil pans.
The front doesn't fit the timing cover properly, the gasket doesn't fit, ergo, oil leaks....

I haven't seen a decent aftermarket chrome pan for years..... Think if I were to run chrome I'd pick a good heavy steel pan that fits right and have it chromed.....

I've got 4 seasons on one of my aluminum pans, no problems. Granted, life on the track is a bit different. But I've also seen a lot of the original Cobra and Shelby aluminum pans still alive and doing fine after a bunch of years.... If it goes on a car, it will break. Don't matter what it's made of, nothing on a car is bulletproof!!!!