High
engine horsepower demands the very best in lubrication,
particulalry when the Z is driven under extreme
motorsport conditions such as Autocross, Drag
racing and Circuit racing. In that light, APS
has developed the ultimate engine oil pan that
not only improves engine oil supply to the pick-up,
but also increases the engine oil capacity by
a huge 1.25 quarts. This alone reduces oil temperature
and helps to protect the Z engine.
In addition, the APS oil pan has multiple air
fins cast on the external surface of the oil pan
to further assist oil cooling under extreme engine
operating conditions.
Crafted in cast alloy and then precision machined,
the APS engine oil pan has provision for twin
oil return lines in turbocharged applications
and with additional baffles in the oil pan, oil
surge under track/race conditions is reduced significantly.
The APS High Capacity Oil Pan can be installed
on normally aspirated, supercharged and turbocharged
Z engines. Delivered complete with provision for
twin oil return lines for turbocharged applications
and blank-off plates when normally aspirated and
includes detailed installation instructions.
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addition, the oil pick up assembly is relocated
1/2" lower to match the now deeper
oil pan floor depth via a precision CNC
machined manifold and positively sealed
with Viton O-rings. These compnents are
included with every APS oil pan.
The APS oil pan
is a "must-have" item for every
high horsepower Z regardless of whether
or not you hit the track.
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Looking inside the APS oil pan compared to the
stock pan. The APS oil pan employs clever internal
baffling to ensure that the oil pickup is immersed
in cool, fresh engine oil regardless of the acceleration
rates.

The APS oil pan is significantly
larger than the stock component. This allows for
additional oil capacity and the external finning
on the APS pan cools hot engine oil so vital under
extreme operating conditions.

The stock oil pick-up slot faces
forwards and even with the small baffles towards
the rear of the engine, under extreme acceleration
rates the potential for oil starvation is increased
- due to the oil contained in the oil pan walking
up the rear of the pan. The extensive internal
baffling inside the APS oil pan in addition to
the increased oil capacity addresses this issue
to ensure the best possible engine lubrication
and engine protection.