Re[1]:windage tray answer

From: Matt Plowman (pmp@smtpgwy.roadnet.ups.com)
Date: Fri May 09 1997 - 12:20:04 EDT


     
"L. J. Morris" <ljohn@alltel.net> writes:
     
> A windage tray is a plate type part placed below/around the bottom of your
> engine block, between crankshaft and oil reservoir (oil pan) to keep your
> sloshing oil from hitting the crankshaft counters.
     
actually it keeps the crank counter weights and reciprocating mass from
airateing the oil which keeps oil down in the pan preventing the oil pickup from
getting starved for oil at high RPM.
     
> Connection* manual indicated that this was good for a few HP. Most of the
> Mopar H.O. muscle car engines had them.
     
All the HP RB's did ...
     
Later on all,
     
Matt
97 Dak
     

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