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Nov 5, 2008 | 01:11 PM

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vanquish

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Well to do that I would need the oil pan off of the car right? Am I better off just taking the pan off or doing it according to vortech's instructions?

Nov 5, 2008 | 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FoxGT

There's nothing wrong with drilling the pan; i've done it quite a few times on some of my kits, but you do have to have the pan off to clean out the metal shavings & of course using silicone to help seal is a good idea.

I would recommend welding it though.

+1 dont be lazy take off the pan

Nov 6, 2008 | 10:01 AM

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FoxGT

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Honestly, the only reason I would recommend using a punch and keeping the pan on would be simplicity for those that don't have the tools to take the pan off. That way you don't get a bunch of metal shavings in your pan as opposed to if you tried to drill a hole in the pan while it's on, in which case you'll get lots of metal in the pan which could cause quite a bit of damage.

The best route would be to drill into the pan & weld a fitting on, the next best route would be to drill a hole in the pan, thread the fitting in, then using a nut on the backside to help hold. I would recommend using silicone if you're not doing the weld route to help ensure you don't have a leak around the fitting.