NEW! FBM Cast Aluminum Oil Pan
 

We are excited to announce that we will be offering an aftermarket oil pan very soon.

The days of drilling and tapping the oem pans are soon to be over. We have sold many pre-tapped pans up to date. Being that this platform is so new, the dealers have a limited supply on hand and we find ourselves occasionally waiting for stock

Also, it didn't make sense to design and produce a pan just for the oil return port. There for, we decided to engineer our oil pan with additional features to make it worth doing.

The design is done and we should have a plastic protoype within a week. From there, we will verify fitment and then head right into production.

Key Features

* 50% more oil capacity vs OEM

* Aluminum casting to ensure high quality consistency

* Heat Sink Fins on the bottom to help remove heat

* 1/2" Return Port for oil return from Turbo/SC

* Bolt in baffle to reduce starvation on hard turns and acceleration

Price $TBA


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Awesome product idea. I've been wondering when someone would step up and do this, but I certainly wasn't expecting it to be cast.

when is the new intake manifold comeing :P

The consistency of a cast piece, and the ability to incorporate nice transitions around the whole part is why we chose to cast this one.

That's a tough one for sure. I don't have an idea when we will start on that project.

hopefully soon lol

the s2k one in the pic looks nice

very nice. can't wait to see price.

MAN! It's a whole new ball game with these 3D printers. Rapid prototyping is RAPID.

I saw they even have 3D printers that can make metal parts. Just Crazy.

Looks great. I'd do anything not have to TIG weld that chrome plated Greddy turbo kit drain again (what were they thinking!?) Extra capacity will do wonders for oil temps, as will the cooling fins.

How much lower will it sit?

Yes, to go straight to a production mold is way too risky. Rapid prototyping is not cheap either but its the safest method.

I've never understood why weld-on fittings and pipes comes plated either.

Pretty much the same height as the OEM. We added volume around the area where the oem tapers significantly.

Im no expert but why give it more oil capacity? I dont change the oil myself i always take it somewhere. Im afraid to forget to tell the shop how much oil the car takes with this mod and then be running the car with too little oil.

More oil capacity will reduce oil temp and lessen the chance of starvation. This will not affect the dip stick reading.

It would be pretty obvious to the person doing the oil change if they see the pan or other mods on your car to check the capacity of the system.

You can always write on the cap if you are worried :)

Also, this is the lower pan. The FA20 has an upper and lower pan. The 50% extra capacity is just within the lower pan. It is not the oil system's overall capacity.

I hope that makes sense.

Really LJ really. All this new shit right before Christmas when a Canadian is broke.

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Sorry :)

Mindblown...

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Nice work, let us know when it's available!!!

Any idea how much lower it will sit?

I really need to find a wider/shalllower one for my 818R...

It is basically the same height. I can get the exact measurement but we're talking within 1/8th of an inch.

@FullBlown when are you guys going to update your website I'm interested in your 3" exhaust system but can't find any information on it


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Video for the 3inch exhaust!

I'd make one but my car is apart and its snowing. But its decently loud lol :)
But beautifully made and light
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Is it just a catback? Or the full turboback?

Overpipe back no cat no resonator

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Interesting.

so this is a 9 quart oil pan for a 2 liter engine? VERY NICE!!!!! :boratvoice: :wub::wub::wub::wub:

Awesome, really liking the added fins for cooling. Will be doing my own oil changes though, don't want a newb to strip the drain plug!

How much total capacity will this pan add?

From the pics I've seen I thought the upper pan was more of an engine girdle, is that inaccurate?

Insanity. Bravo.

I will make sure is added. Thanks

No it wouldnt be that much

It should add roughly a quart. I can verify the exact amount when the prototype gets here.

The upper pan holds a decent amount of oil. There are many functions of the upper pan, it acts as a girdle, windage tray and oil pan.

So much nice parts, make me want to buy them and make my car not a DD ^_^

Hopefully not too off topic. This upper pan, does it just hold oil while the car is running but drains down to the lower pan? It doesn't behave like a torque converter and holds it? Are there any pictures of this upper pan around, cutaway shots or something of the sort?

Even the biggest and fastest metal machines that would take days and days to make that part and be no better quality then casting. And pricing is not even close to worth it.


#FullBlown Who is doing your SLS work... or was that Stratasys? I cant tell in your picture.

Awesome piece, can't wait to see the final version.

Had the upgraded oil pan on my STi and will do the same for the BRZ

We considered the same - glad to see you guys are on it. This will streamline turbo installs, especially for those doing it at home without a welder.

So the pre oil pan that you guys currently offer on your turbo kit holds the same amount of oil as OEM, but this new pan holds 1 quart more of oil?

Is it too early to know what (if any) effects the pan has on oil temps?

It's just a part of that bolts to the bottom of the engine, strengthening the block and spacing the oil pan farther down. As FBM said, they've integrated some other functionality into it but it's not holding oil up from the lower pan.

Crawford posted a pic before.
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Ah ok, I did see that pic before but didn't realize there was more there than just some bracing and the oil pickup. Thanks!