Originally Posted by Jeremiah
Originally Posted by mshred
Originally Posted by max73
I'm in the same boat as the OP, I planned on external but would like to keep it simple.
The project is a mild 470 bracket motor (650 hp max) Do all of the pans mentioned clear a 70's A body steering linkage?
I always thought you had to have a modified/deepened #187 pan or a Milodon super stock pan with the hole thru it.
Thanks for the help on this.


From what I know so far, the road race pan from Milodon, the 3090 or 30901 (I think those are the milodon numbers) are the only ones that fit. I see 440 source carries a 187 style pan with a bit of extra capacity, but not sure what the inside of the pan is like.

I don't want overcomplicated, but I also want this thing to get adequate oiling and have enough in the pan for its intended purpose.


I have both the Milodon 31581 road race pan (external oil) in my Charger and it is a very, very nice oil pan. Depending on the headers you might have to remove the header bolts to get the starter out due to the pan kick out.

My '68 GTS has a reproduction 187 6 quart pan and the steering linkage still hits the damned thing so it needed some love with a BFH and a drift. I didn't have that issue with the stock pan that is still on the original 383. The baffling inside is just like a hemi pan - one front and one rear located at the transition where the sump begins. If ever go any farther my first step will be the addition of a QA1 k member so free up some space for headers and a Milodon 31581. Tha said the 6qt 187 pan only hangs down about an inch below the K and so far no issues with clearance. We live way out in the country and the front tires are F70-14 polyglass so that probably help. Some of these PNW cities have some hellacious parking lot approaches. One option would be a Hemi K member skid plate mif you are concerned with ground clearance.


Your review of the road race pan falls right inline with what I have been reading in trying to research this stuff.

Funny that the repop 187 pan still needed clearancing. What kind of engine was it ran on? I am all for running a 6qt hemi pan IF it will truly be enough oil for a 750-800hp stroker engine...