Oil pans for first gens

[Headrope]

Would a deeper oil pan free up any power from an engine that rarely sees more than 3000 rpm?
I'm still trying to sqeeze every bit of HP out of my 383.  A guy I know that - I think - reads too many magazines swears I "need" a deeper oil pan. I've got a stock pan with a MP windage tray.
If a pan actually would make a difference, how much?
Does anyone make a 6 qt pan that fits a first gen?

[deputycrawford]

Chryco and Firefighter can tell you more but I believe that a deeper pan is mostly made for engines that see sustained high rpm use. Somewhere in the 7000 rpm range, or, at least the high side of 6000 rpm range. Full out drag engines and really big gear engines can use the extra oil. Anything else would just be over whelming the heads with oil. Even the Hemi came with a 6 qt I believe. The peak torque was around 4000 rpms. You had to ream that thing to get it to go anywhere. I hope this helps.


P.S. for that matter, I hope I even have my facts right....lol

[Headrope]

Kind of what I was thinking.
And since my '66 is an automatic, it will rarely see more than 3000 rpm - even when I romp on it. I had it up to 90 the a week ago and it was only at about 2900, according to the factory tach (give or take 200 rpm, I figure, since it has a 40-year-old sending unit).
Anyone else have thoughts on this?

[Chryco Psycho]

to my knowledge the Hemi pan Mancini sells fits fine in the first gen , any engine benefits with increased oil capacity to aid cooling of the pistons etc , but it is not mandatory in a 3000 rpm engine