:surprise: Is the stock oil pan on my 06 the only one that will fit the "R"? When I was detailing my front rotors and caliper carriers I found myself wondering if that large through hole on the cast aluminum pan had any ill effects on bottom end lubrication? I realize it's a holdover along with the splined spindle from the 4wheel drive chevy that shares the same platform but is there more to it? I also noticed that the 06 corvette C6 has the oil filter on the other side as does most other LS engines that I've seen. Could someone please clue me.
I just noticed your name change.
I put the C6 pan in. It will require new front cross member from LeftCoast32, as well as his billet AC compressor mount, which will allow the C6 pan to fit. You will have to do a minor trim for the AC mount to fit properly on the C6 pan. Very easy to do on a bench. Hard to explain when I did it 2 1/2 years ago, but logical when you see the components.
Topspin is being very kind concerning the stock oil pan. When you see the two oil pans side by side, the stock pan looks like a piece of crap. It has NO baffling whatsoever. The C6 pan is well baffled.
You can purchase the oil pan kit from Crate Engine Depot. Link to the part number.
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The C6 pan will use a Mobil M113 filter. Your Chevy dealer has the same part with an AC Delco part number.
You can buy the required LC32 crossmember from Mike at Simple Engineering, but I can't tell from the description if the kit includes the billet AC compressor mount. If you are ordering it from Mike, make sure to ask him if he has access to the AC mount, which is only necessary for the C6 pan install.
https://shop.simple-engineering.com/product.sc?productId=93&categoryId=17
If not, you can contact Joe at LC32 for the billet AC compressor mount.
https://www.leftcoast32.com/