Opinions on windage screen

Mattax said

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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The tray was there to keep oil off the crank in a stock pan motor. With a deep pan..it can actually capture oil= take more time to get back to the sump. So I open them up if i run one w/deep sump, no screens and I run are close enough that I have to notch for the rod bolts to pass.
There's a big difference in function when running your tray a 1/4-3/8 inch away and notching for rod bolt clearance..as opposed to a half inch away with room for it all.
Mopower to ya.
As for 10, 15, 20 and making 30 or 40hp from combining it all. ..uh hmm rethink that.The purpose of this ...is fixing wi dage and parasitic drag issues noticeably starting at let's say... 4500 rpm n evolving from there.
Is it really making more power...? or is it just holding more for longer...* my point.
Runners don't compete in loose clothes and wool sweaters for same reason. So they dont make more as they are dragging less sail...
What this is.. is undoing a byproduct of a wet sump. The motor makes the same power but isnt dragging. Look at it however ya want. Lol