Well there is some baffling in the pan, as a matter of a fact I think it is stock but not sure. It was the pan that was under my old engine. That engine in itself, although tired, was great to. It had old LT1 internals with 292 turbo heads on them (still have them but there is a small crack in between two valves). What kind of pan do you suggest ?
The crank is an Eagle 4340 steel one with 350 mains and 3.250" stroke. Pistons are JE forged with a slight dome, CR is 10:1. As told before the rods are olivers. The combo should be good to at least 8000. I'm aiming at a top of 7500. Pistons are pretty light as they have to be very short. Crank was lightened a good bit. I would have liked them to have turned the counterweights in a lathe balancing them, but it was a very costly affair so I didn't do it.
Main bearing saddles are steel with splayed caps, line bored.
The valve train is all crane including the rev kit. I had some difficulties due to the fact that the rev bar tilted inward under the pressure of the springs. Apparently the new design of heads don't have the necessary support at the back of the runners (underside where you can see them from the lifter valley). I solved the problem by tapping some holes in the bar and putting a bolt with some locktite in it, to prevent it from tilting. However I'm weary about it since i fear that the bolts could eat into the softer alu of the head. When I start to change a couple of things on the engine. Maybe I have a bar machined that will fit.
The roller rockers are the first thing to go. They will be changed for a JESEL shaft rocker setup. Then I will change the timing cover to a 2 piece unit together with the custom cam Crane grind for me.
Oil cooler is B&M with thermostat control. I also have a oil thermostat controlling the flow toward the cooler when cold.
I was a bit in the twilight with the CR, since I could in fact go a tad higher, but that would require disassembling the engine and decking the block a little more. At the same time i could deshroud the valves even more since I have large enough bores