Do the SOHC's have any known oiling issues? Is a pan with baffles a good idea or is there other things that we can spend $400 on
Has anyone upgraded to the Moroso or Canton oil pans with the baffles? How about the crank-scrapers.com version that uses the stock pan?
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Known oiling issues? Not really. The windage tray helps, ofcourse. The DOHCs have issues with oil draining back from the head, as do the later magnums. In the case of the SOHC I have always ran a stock pan with a mopar windage tray. The issue recently with the Mopar tray is it is almost as much as that nice Moroso pan! I know that Dan Waleke, the 2006 NASA Spec Neon Champ has used the crank-scrapers.com part. He has lost 2 motors that I know of in the last 2 years.
The issue the 2.0 has really comes from over-rev'n them. The rods are marginal at 7500 and up. The SOHC should never see those kind of R's. I spun a bearing in mine at the ARRC this year due to a missed down shift, OPPS!
I wouln't recommend the canton piece for road racing, it is really heavy.
Also, keep an eye on the baffles in the valve cover, I have seen many of them rattle loose and leave the engine drawing oil into the intake. The indication this is occuring is the cloud of blue smoke you leave when you throttle on after entering a corner. If you tap on the valve cover it will rattle.
Hope this arms you with some info?
Chris "The Cat Killer" Childs
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