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Subject:Re: "windage tray"
From:Dana Morphew
Date:Sat, 6 Jan 2001 06:44:06 -0800

I've got one in my 1Y 1.9 diesel in my Caddy.  It was included in a
basket of the 1.9 engine parts I bought.  Since I put it in as I was
rebuilding it,I don't know how it would perform without it.  TT Tuning,
http://www.tttuning.com/ , sells them for $65 and they include the
rubber gasket.

-Dana-

Bradley Flubacher wrote:
>
> I was told of a beast called a windage tray.  I might be spelling it wrong,
> but maybe someone can point me in the right direction.  My understanding is
> that it is a tray that replaces your oil pan gasket and has metal bands that
> come very close to the bottom rotations of the crank shaft, purpose being to
> "shear" off excess oil from the shaft, slightly increasing HP.
>
> I'm trying to milk every extra HP out of this new 1.6L diesel.  Has anyone
> used one? know where to get it?
>
> Bradley Flubacher
> State College, PA