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Camaro Research Group Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: antonson_sara on January 21, 2009, 04:19:25 AM

Title: what style oil pan for bb?
Post by: antonson_sara on January 21, 2009, 04:19:25 AM

I have a 67 camaro, putting a 454 big block in it, what style oil pan to fit in it? Standard??? Help!

Title: Re: what style oil pan for bb?
Post by: big iron on January 22, 2009, 11:50:04 PM

Quote from: antonson_sara on January 21, 2009, 04:19:25 AM

I have a 67 camaro, putting a 454 big block in it, what style oil pan to fit in it? Standard??? Help!

All  67,68,69 factory installed BB Camaro oil pans were the same.
Bob C

Title: Re: what style oil pan for bb?
Post by: 1968RSZ28 on January 23, 2009, 01:45:14 AM

Quote from: big iron on January 22, 2009, 11:50:04 PM

All  67,68,69 factory installed BB Camaro oil pans were the same.

The P&A has a different part number for the '67-68 big block (396 cid) oil pan vs. the '69 big block oil pan...

'67-68:  3929257
'69:      3958657

Paul

Title: Re: what style oil pan for bb?
Post by: william on January 25, 2009, 12:17:04 AM

It will depend on what pan came with the 454 and the vintage of the engine.

There were 2 bb pans over the years; 5 quart for B-body, Corvettes, trucks 4 quart for Camaro, Chevelle, Nova. By the late '70s BBs were truck-only engines with 5 quart pans. Some time in the '80s the BB was re-designed for a 1-piece rear main seal. This required a new-design oil pan which was of course 5 quart; earlier 4 quart Chevy pans will not fit the 1-piece rear main engine. There is an aftermarket 4 quart pan for 1-pc rear main engines, do not know who makes it but it isn't Chevy.

Figure out what you have and go from there.