Odyssey

I put a new Spectre oil pan ($30 at Checker's) on my 400 SBC last nite then dropped in the car. I went to put the torque converter bolts on there and... the engine gets to a point where it just wont spin. I think I can go 90 degrees each way then it just goes "tink!" and stops. From what I can see, the rods are hitting the side of the pan ! What the hell ? Why would it do that ? My previous chrome Spectre pan didn't give me any problems. Does a 400 require a special wider pan or something ? Or should I go in there and snip some of the splash shield inside the pan off ?

Ed Maher

Yes, with it's longer stroke, a 400 does need more clearance to move than a 3.48" stroke 350. It's entirely possible that the pan you picked up has the splash shield too close to the crank

uidzer0_z28

could be the pan too, those spectre products are made like sh*t