383 oil pan

[1ton454]

I am putting a 383 stroker in a 71 vega. Ive been told only one aftermarket oil pan (milodon) will work only if u use stock rods. My rods are aftermarket with longer stroke. Anyone that can help me here ?

[chevyart]

you should not have a problem with your set. probably most critical part is the head end of the rod bolts. if they are the good ones likme the ARPs they should clear the pan/ lay pan on with gasket and rotate the engine over and you can see if you are getting the clearance. suppposedly moroso(comp engineering) was going to make a new generation of pans for all model cars (sbc) to allow stroker clearance. you should give them a call. also call miledon. guy the works there had a stroker in his vega a few years ago. let us know what you find out. ps i have a 408 cu in SBC with miledon pan all set up for my vega. no clearance problem. art

[gotmud7]

Call Kevko oil pans. My new 383 came yesterday with their custom pan on it. Mine was for a 1 piece rear seal too.
Mark

Milodon decided after 20 weeks they were not going to make one for me.

[spencerforhire]

These "I need a special oil pan for a 383 stroker" pop up on here regularly, but I don't get it. 25+ years ago, I didn't know any better, and slapped an OEM 1975 Monza 262 V8 pan on a 1972 400 SBC and dropped it in my 76 Vega. No interference.
Considering most 383 strokers use the normal 350 journal size, wouldn't you think that a stock 400 crank & rods would produce even more interference?
I never did figure out why the rod bolts didn't hit my pan.

[gerbsinmd]

These "I need a special oil pan for a 383 stroker" pop up on here regularly, but I don't get it. 25+ years ago, I didn't know any better, and slapped an OEM 1975 Monza 262 V8 pan on a 1972 400 SBC and dropped it in my 76 Vega. No interference.
Considering most 383 strokers use the normal 350 journal size, wouldn't you think that a stock 400 crank & rods would produce even more interference?
I never did figure out why the rod bolts didn't hit my pan.

Helped a buddy do just that, put a 400 in a Monza with the stock Monza pan, never had a clearance problem either.

[chevyart]

probably moroso and miledon started the rumors so we would have to buy their oil pans. art

[gotmud7]

Here's a link to my new engine.
http://www.smedingperformance.com/chevy ... power.html
See the specs for the stroke. 3.8 inches. I think the Moroso only fits 3.4. So they are losing business to Milodon anyway. Plus I have a 1 piece rear seal. Both Moroso and Milodon are for the older 2 piece seals.
Mark