Oil pan to crossmember clearance on Vorshlag mounts. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Zer0 · 08-03-2018, 08:10 PM

Looking for info on clearance between the oil pan, and crossmember. I have a set of Vorshlag mounts but may sell them due to changing the engine choice. I would like to build a new set of mounts built in the same style. So I was just inquiring about the clearance people had below the pan when using the Vorshlag kit as I would be building something similar. Or chopping them up to get them to work.

wooly35 · 08-04-2018, 04:44 PM

there is zero clearance between the oil pan and crossmember... even notching out the wings will give minimal clearance

Zer0 · 08-04-2018, 05:25 PM

The pan bottom sits on the crossmember? How deep is the pan where it contact s crossmember. I'm going dry sump my pan is
1 3/4" deep. Thanks for this info.

wooly35 · 08-04-2018, 08:53 PM

I measured and it looks like mine is 2 inches deep where its sits over the crossmember. so if yours is 1 3/4 deep, you should be fine. although you still may have to notch out the wings to clear the steering crossmember.

Zer0 · 08-04-2018, 09:03 PM

No wings

wooly35 · 08-04-2018, 09:36 PM

nice. mine is a wet sump, so I have no idea what the dry sump set up looked like. lol

Zer0 · 08-04-2018, 10:18 PM

It's a aftermarket unit. I'm going to try to push it back to the firewall or through it a little a flat pan will help in that regard. Do you think your pan is going to last long term, and or are you going to fine tune the fitment?

wooly35 · 08-05-2018, 06:03 PM

I do believe it will last with where it sits now. I just did a 200 mile cruise through some fun back roads with my kc group today. Lots of high revs and curves. I came back home and everything looks great. Nothing went wrong. Oil pan still has the same clearance as before. I do plan on FI sometime in the near future with no plans of changing the oil pan.
Im a little over 5k miles on the swap.

Zer0 · 08-05-2018, 07:13 PM

Nice. Glad to see people out there enjoying swapped builds.

08-03-2018, 08:10 PM	#1
Zer0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2015 frs Location: Ca Posts: 511 Thanks: 426 Thanked 196 Times in 148 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Oil pan to crossmember clearance on Vorshlag mounts. Looking for info on clearance between the oil pan, and crossmember. I have a set of Vorshlag mounts but may sell them due to changing the engine choice. I would like to build a new set of mounts built in the same style. So I was just inquiring about the clearance people had below the pan when using the Vorshlag kit as I would be building something similar. Or chopping them up to get them to work.

08-04-2018, 04:44 PM	#2
wooly35 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S LS3 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 178 Thanks: 168 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	there is zero clearance between the oil pan and crossmember... even notching out the wings will give minimal clearance __________________ 2014 scion FR-LS3 lol

08-04-2018, 08:53 PM	#4
wooly35 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S LS3 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 178 Thanks: 168 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I measured and it looks like mine is 2 inches deep where its sits over the crossmember. so if yours is 1 3/4 deep, you should be fine. although you still may have to notch out the wings to clear the steering crossmember. __________________ 2014 scion FR-LS3 lol

08-04-2018, 09:03 PM	#5
Zer0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2015 frs Location: Ca Posts: 511 Thanks: 426 Thanked 196 Times in 148 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No wings Attached Images

08-04-2018, 09:36 PM	#6
wooly35 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S LS3 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 178 Thanks: 168 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	nice. mine is a wet sump, so I have no idea what the dry sump set up looked like. lol __________________ 2014 scion FR-LS3 lol

08-04-2018, 05:25 PM	#3
Zer0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2015 frs Location: Ca Posts: 511 Thanks: 426 Thanked 196 Times in 148 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The pan bottom sits on the crossmember? How deep is the pan where it contact s crossmember. I'm going dry sump my pan is 1 3/4" deep. Thanks for this info.

08-04-2018, 10:18 PM	#7
Zer0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2015 frs Location: Ca Posts: 511 Thanks: 426 Thanked 196 Times in 148 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's a aftermarket unit. I'm going to try to push it back to the firewall or through it a little a flat pan will help in that regard. Do you think your pan is going to last long term, and or are you going to fine tune the fitment?

08-05-2018, 06:03 PM	#8
wooly35 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S LS3 Location: Kansas city, MO Posts: 178 Thanks: 168 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I do believe it will last with where it sits now. I just did a 200 mile cruise through some fun back roads with my kc group today. Lots of high revs and curves. I came back home and everything looks great. Nothing went wrong. Oil pan still has the same clearance as before. I do plan on FI sometime in the near future with no plans of changing the oil pan. Im a little over 5k miles on the swap. __________________ 2014 scion FR-LS3 lol

08-05-2018, 07:13 PM	#9
Zer0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2015 frs Location: Ca Posts: 511 Thanks: 426 Thanked 196 Times in 148 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Nice. Glad to see people out there enjoying swapped builds.

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