340 windage tray

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For those that use studs for their 340 cranks: How many used longer studs to use nuts with the tray?

I didn't bother with it. Certainly the right way to do it is to, well, do it I'm sure. I do have a Milidon 8qt. pan, oil level showing a quart or so up from the end of the dipstick.

Over the years I've wondered at the choice to just leave the tray off. I'm not saying it was a good idea..but it was the easy way to do things and the easy way is ALWAYS the right way. Right? ;)

Thanks for the points of view!
 
The factory tray won't work with main studs, diameters are wrong.
I'm sure you could drill the ends of the main studs and tap them for the windage tray bolts after trimming them to the correct heights, but I've never done it.
At one time either Milodon or Moroso (I forget which it was- maybe it was Hamburger, now that I think about it) offered a windage tray designed to work with their main stud kits. Don't know if it's offered anymore.
 
Yes. There are choices to resolve the stud/tray fitment issue. Mancini sells them. I used ARP studs that did not accommodate the OEM tray. I simply didn't bother fixing the matter.
 
I just run the factory tray bolts and the factory tray. I leave the studs for big blocks, where the tray does not mount to the main studs.
 
Or just leave the tray out. That's what Blueprint does. Sounds like you've already got a deep pan. Maybe put some baffles in it and call it good. At that point, would a windage tray even be useful? Lots of ways to skin this cat.
 
I ran an Milodon pan with no tray. Indy headed 13-1 416 with a 707 solid roller lift cam Never filled the system up past the full mark on the stick . I consistently shifted this car at 8500 and had seen recalls up to 9300 . Street and highway driven with a 5500 stall and 456 gears for over 6 yrs. What I did use is Prolong oil treatment after broke in. The main thing is keep the oil low and away from the crank.

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Get it ,use it ,and feel the difference in a couple miles. Never worry about sucking the pan dry. I put it in everything. My wife cuts the grass and never checks the oil in the tractor. Many times in the last 5 yrs I found it empty. I even used it on my hot arm 1/24 scale slot cars.

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