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MG MGB GT V8 Factory Originals Technical - 302 Oil Pan

I am doing a 302 conversion. I have a '91 cobra 5.0 and am going to keep the EFI. What is required in oil pan swaps or mods for this motor? I know some other people who have done this but I do not have a good sampling.

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Rich Conte
Rich Conte

Rich,
Ford puts out a kit call the Fox kit, which gives you the shortest water pump, but also converts you to V-belt rotation on the water pump, it has the rear sump oil pan, I believe that I paid about $250. for the kit.
You will also have to notch the cross member for oil pan clearence, if your useing the chrome bumper cross member.

Steve Carrick

74 MGB 302 "Barney"
Steve Carrick

Rich,

I may be wrong, but I think you're good to go with the stock pan. Does it look like this?:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5-0-302-1983-THRU-93-FORD-MUSTANG-OIL-PAN-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38657QQitemZ7952511638QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

The stock pan on my '94 efi motor looks just like that and it is sitting happily in my '74 gt with a notched crossmember. I may end up modifying my pan because it's going to be hard to empty the front sump, but it fits as is.

Ryan
Ryan Reis

should you modify the Fox rear sump pan, your Fox pick-up may not fit due the the loss of depth near the center of the pan. you will need to be sure you do not remove too much of the pan. i cut my pan along a scribed line from the front to the beginning of the rear sump (pan is tapered F>R now) leaving only the smallest of clearence below the oil pump. my Fox pick-up would not fit, i had to custom fab one, i believe my pan now holds 6+ qts. oil. no oiling problems and the remote filter was attached to brkt at left rear of engine near dipstick. Ryan was correct, the front sump is useles and near impossible to drain. i have 2K miles on my 5.0 (93 Mustang LX donor) and milage with the MGB 3.90 R/E on interstate was 26MPG. not bad for 300HP. BTY, have the Tremec S HD T-5 w/ .63 OD.
kelly stevenson

YEah your going to have to notch the k member to fit a ford under the hood.

That said about any rear sump pan can work, each has thier ups/downs. I got a cast alum explorer pan off ebay for under $40 and it is a nice 6-7qt unit.
Larry Embrey

OHH on the accys.. THe Explorer set-up is the shortest ford set-up you can get. IT is way shorter than anything else out there, follwoed closely by a 94/95 mustang set-up. then add 1.5" to get to a normal FOX body set-up..
Larry Embrey

Rich,

I highly recommend a good quality baffled pan.
Especially if you intend 'spirited' driving on back roads and track days.

This is the one I have on my 302 (342 crate stroker) conversion now.

http://www.breezeautomotive.com/details.php?prod_id=374#

As mentioned above you will have to notch the crossmember at least 1.5 inches for clearance. Let me know if you need pictures.

If you are on a budget, then a 5.0 Econoline van rear oil pan is a good one to use and holds 6 quarts. I used this one on my initial conversion in 2000.

For a water pump I used Ford Racing Short design V belt pump M-8501-E351S amd matching pulleys M-8509-Q.

A very good source for conversion info will be the upcoming 3rd Revision of How to give your MGB V8 power which now includes the Ford 302/5.0 conversion.

Good luck with your conversion

Cheers

Pete
Pete Mantell

Pete
WOW --youve done alot to your car since I saw it in MI !!!
Hopefully Dale will be in TN and you can compare notes on those strokers !
I used an early Bronco oil pan on my Ford --works out just fine.
I hope to get to TN also
All the best
Gil
Gil Price

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