I'm currently looking at both a B&M and Hughes Performance deep transmission pan, both pans increase fluid capacity by around 3 quarts. I was wondering on the 4L60E would the pan be so low to the ground that it might bottom out and scrap? I was hoping that someone here on the board might have a deep pan and would be able to tell me how much ground clearance they lost by switching to a deep pan.

Thanks.

 

I've got a summit racing brand deep aluminum pan and yes I lost ground clearance. When looking under the car the bottom of the tranny pan is about the same heigth as the bottom of the collectors on my JetHot Headers. I never did measure how much I lost. The only trouble I've ever had is going too fast over large speed bumbs.

 

I have got a B&M cast deep pan if you want it.
I mocked it up on my car and it made the tranny pan the lowest point....even lower than my header collectors.
Now its just an expensive paper weight.

 

Check the bottom of your stock pan and if you have scrape marks on it, you have your answer. Also beware of cast aluminum pans, they are not as forgiving as the stamped steel ones, they crack when hit.

 

Thanks for the help guys, I drag my cat now on the speed bump in front of my home so I figure it is not worth the chance. I'm sure if I dog legged the speed bump I could make it over but I ever slip up and hit the bump head on I would probably lose the pan. See I'm trying to fix a small tranny leak so I'm changing the pan (looks warped), bolt/washers (wrong ones are on the car already and I'm missing washers), and the gasket. I figure if that don't work then it is time for something more time consuming.

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This is the pan I'm buying, nothing real special and the most important features of all is of course the drain plug lol. I figure if I want to prolong the life of my tranny I will just add a cooler.