Re: Engine compartment pans
I use engine pans on mine and believe that they help. I've read
that they increase cooling efficiency by 15% and I don't doubt it . Engine pans help keep the engine compartment cleaner and are a real benefit if you run without an air filter like I do . Like others have said, buy from a reputable vender. I bought a pair at a swap meet that didn't fit and had to rework the tabs by cutting and welding to make them fit . All of the old originals that I've bought in collections had broken and missing tabs but after fabricating and welding on replacement tabs they have all held up good and I've never had to go back and rerepair any of them . I'm still running a pair that I bought from J.C. Whitney in the 70s and never a problem . Powder coating is really good but you can buy them unfinished and coat them with POR 15 cheaper and they hold up good . Brush marks flow out beautifully . Gas or other solvents have no effect on POR 15 and they get no ultra violet rays under the hood .
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