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Sounds like, as important as the oil pan is (particularly on the LS platform since it's an integral part of the bottom end) that a skid plate might not be a bad idea.....Took it to the scrapyard (not to scrap it, LOL). A few of the workers and I talked for a while about my truck. After subtracting my weight Dodgey is 3550 lbs with almost a full tank of gas (20 gallons). I thought it might be closer to 3200 but it don't really matter.
Probably about a 25 mile round trip today with a mix of highway and city, stopped at Horrible Freight and bought a new pressure washer. Truck did great.
Learned some things:
I need to adjust the shocks. It's pretty floaty.
Grooves in the pavement will take the truck everywhichway.
The oil pan will hit on big speed bumps. Didn't bust it thankfully. Was going slow, kind of bounced on it. Stiffening the shocks might cure it.
Guy in a Porsche Carrera 4S tried to race me. I knew I had no chance, but romped on it a little. No traction. Clutch pedal stuck to the floor on the 1-2, need to thread the rod back out some.
After some romping on it I'm seeing oil pressure in the low 30's at idle with hot temps. Still acceptable.
You have to really be careful with lugging it, even though it's not making boost technically, you can see the MAP is a good bit above what it would be NA.
Did I mention no traction? LOL. The 5.3 makes plenty of power down low to spin the tires with ease. You have to gently roll into it, but then it starts making boost and there's no traction again.
Anyway, I love this truck. Huge smile every time I drive.
Sounds like, as important as the oil pan is (particularly on the LS platform since it's an integral part of the bottom end) that a skid plate might not be a bad idea.....
Hell, go with a dry sump
I hear "light your wallet on fire". We researched building a cheap dry sump for our race car, but "cheap" and "dry sump" don't go in the same sentence. It's four figures for a decent setup. There aren't any discounts for used parts, either.Hell, go with a dry sump
I was just kidding. Yeah it's mucho denero $$$That does make a lot of sense. I didn't feel like making that kind of investment this time around.