Opinions on windage screen

All the r&d they do with these things..and we're still modifying it. :)

I'm wondering if 'some' of the people who put all this work into this ..are anywhere near the arena of these issues to begin with.
I looked at the windage tray this way. Direct Connection put it in their small block bulletin to open up the windage tray because they found that otherwise it was hurting performance. If I recall correctly, it also says with a deep pan, the tray is not needed but there may have been more to that.

As far as the screen goes, it seemed like a neat idea and the stock eliminator guy who somewhat mentored me encouraged it too.
Did it actually make a difference on my car? That I don't know.
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One tip for those doing this. Don't forget about the dipstick notch - like I did. LOL

Underneath was some baffling - more for splash and slosh. Not sealed up enough to have much impact on long duration turns, braking or accel.
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