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Originally Posted by M3SQRD
Makes sense. The cast Al probably allowed them to thin the walls down compared to the OEM plastic pan + slightly deeper design would allow an additional 1/2 L.
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Yup exactly.
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Originally Posted by Stainless 45
The drain bolt on mine fits quite tightly, and there is a copper washer supplied with it similar to the plugs of the engine pan.
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Of course, it fits tightly, I've used all the supplied hardware. The drain pan bolt is undersized and coated with a chrome plating that flakes off. You can tighten it all the way and it still leaks. The problem lies with the powder-coating material they had used. The most stupid part of the design is they created a tapered edge on the drain hole which is usually used to mate rubber/tapered bolts. But instead the drain plug is flat with a copper crush ring. The only way you can seal it properly is to add sealant on the threads of the drain bolt. Poor design and waste of time.
There is a reason why VividRacing removed the product from their catalog.