Sump Baffles

[Mik]

I have an old Perfromance Metalcraft Jun Copy sump baffle sitting here out of another engine. It is basically an OEM windage tray with baffles and swinging gates welded to the bottom of it.

Are these okay, or would I be better off with the Tomei type baffle with rubber valves?

I would go for the trust extension and baffle kit, but don't much like the idea of losing ground clearance.

[Beer Baron]

I reckon it would probably be ok by the sound of it. I mean i have a tomei one at home and it's just a little square to go around the pickup with 8 little rubber trapdoors on it and a windage tray to go on top.

[djhatton]

amaru on these very forums bought tomei baffles and will never use them. apparently they're garbage. he had custom ones made up.

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[proengines]

If it is a copy of the jun baffle it's better that the tomei one in my opinion. When you fit the tomei ones you lose part of the windage tray setup, that being the piece that the jun style baffle is welded to. The tomei ones supply a thin plate that bolts in instead with no louvres etc..

The jun style baffle has 4 large trapdoors that allow a lot of oil to flow in around the pickup, the tomei one has some holes with rubber flaps that don't allow as much oil to the pickup.

Either work better than no baffle but I'd go for the jun style one. We've used them in 8 or so engines and not had a bearing problem since. Performance metalcraft does some nice work so I imagine it's very well made.

[Amaru]

amaru on these very forums bought tomei baffles and will never use them. apparently they're garbage. he had custom ones made up.

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I never said they were garbage, the only reason I didnt use it was because my engine builder (who happens to have posted in this thread) also had one for my engine which was a JUN copy and that ended up going in... if he didnt have that, I was going to put the Tomei ones in.

Theres nothing wrong with the Tomei ones, but the JUN ones are a bit better designed. Saying that though, Tomei wouldnt sell a product that doesnt work

[djhatton]

I never said they were garbage, the only reason I didnt use it was because my engine builder (who happens to have posted in this thread) also had one for my engine which was a JUN copy and that ended up going in... if he didnt have that, I was going to put the Tomei ones in.

Theres nothing wrong with the Tomei ones, but the JUN ones are a bit better designed. Saying that though, Tomei wouldnt sell a product that doesnt work

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haha fair enough... not exactly what you said to me tho

cheers

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