Do deep transmission pans reduce ground clearance?
 

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.

on my cutlass we lost about an inch with the deep pan (turbo 400)

Sorry- I can't put a deeper pan on my stick...

The more I'm reading on the other board the more I think a deep pan would be a bad idea for our cars. I know the deep B&M cast pan hangs lower then a pair of Jet Hot LT's. I really hate to do it but I might just get a stock size TCI pan.

just do a good tranny cooler it will add a little more capacity

and longer trans life I have a tranny cooler on my car put it on it tranny class

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.

don't get chrome, chrome holds heat more

Can't find a normal satin pan. And it is like polished zinc, looks like chrome but not chrome. :confused:

the fins may help (it's not as important as with water necks though)

I figured since the pan was TCI you would like it anyway. :lolsign:

a pans a pan as long as the flange is made right :lolsign: