Oil Pan w/ baffles vs VW Motorsport Windage tray?

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

T Berk wrote:
> 
> During my planning stages I am considering the two products above. Motor
> will be an 8v (mech lifters) with a 3A 2.0 bottom end.
> 
> I don't expect to see much true track time but I do turn canyon corners
> a lot, so avoiding oil starvation through the corners is important.
> 
> The windage tray( which also has a built in gasket,) helps to avoid the
> crank having to splash through all the oil in the pan and is said to
> avoid parasitic drag due to oil 'grabbing' the rotating mass on the
> bottom end.
> 
> Pans with built in baffles (Autotech?) mention spring loaded trap type
> 'walls' that help the oil to remain around the pickup when G forces want
> to slosh it all over to one side.
> 
> I'm not sure you couldn't use both, but never having had one I wonder
> what peoples' experiences have been.
> 
> TBerk

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