8.1 Liter Chevrolet Pan Units
Unlike any pror
big block Chevy engines, the 8.1 uses a cast aluminum oil pan. This
pan, designed primarily for industrial and low-performance applications,
is also much too deep for most after-market 
installations. To get around this, Dooley Enterpristes has developed an adapter that allows us to produce pans for virtually any application needed. All pan units will include the adapter, windage tray, picup, mounting hardware for the pickup and tray, pan to adapter gasket, studs and nuts for pan to adapter and the proper pan for your application.
Because the rail is symmetrical, the only difference in
the full length 10 and 14 qt. oil pans is the pickup. The baffles are
located in the pan in such a way that if a jet out drive or standard
flywheel tothe rear automotive picup is installed, the pan 
will
only go on the proper direction. The same is true for the flywheel forward
or V-drive application, the pickup dictates the direction the pan is
installed. Both pans also have provisions to use the stock Chevrolet
'drain plug' type dipstick. Don't forget to remark the dipstick once
installed with the proper amount of oil in the pan, i.e. - 10 qts. in
the pan for a 10-qt. unit.
