This all goes along with my poor man's dry sump system.  It would be a way to make sure the drain line stays submerged, and to supplement the 2.5 quart capacity of the oil/water cooler I'm using.  

 

Thanks,

Rusty (awesome job on the fuel computer Ed!!!)   

Where are the drawings?

 

In the olden times we ran a stock pan with a sheet metal baffle between the pan and the engine. The baffle had a rectangular hole about 3 X 4 in the center under the return from the center iron. And a hole that matched the oil pickup. So the pickup bolted right on with the baffle. In racing all of the oil would run up into the front cover under hard braking and uncover the pickup. So you would leave the corner with no oil pressure. The Baffle fixed that perfectly.

 

I ran the oil level 1/4" above the baffle. Never a problem. We only used 85 PSI and 9,000 RPM back then. Running a racing oil has the advantage of additional anti foaming additives.

 

Lynn E. Hanover