225 oil pan modifications

kesteb said

Please notice the pictures with lines around the pan. This bottom line is the oil level with 5 quarts. The crank hits the oil in the front and back of the pan. This "splash" helps oil the pistons and cam shaft. The baffle eliminates this "splash". So there is significant wear on the pistons and cam lobes. The "squirter" in the rods don't make up for this lack of oil.

I am starting to believe if you want to use this type of baffle, you need to do the full Dutra oil system modification. Specifically the "stand offs" in the lifter galley.

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‘Splash’ from the crank is not going to get up to the cam lobes on a slant six.
And if the thrust sides of the pistons are showing wear, your engine has issues beyond lubrication. The piston rings ride on the cylinder wall surfaces, thrust faces are intended to have clearance.
Another question, how are Doug Dutra’s ‘stand offs’ going to address any of the issues that you mentioned? All the stand offs do is keep a puddle of oil on top of the lifters. Doug’s other oiling mods like drilling over size the crank feed oil lines and porting the oil pump get a little more oil flow to the mains and rods. And little is the operative word here.