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Mopar Big Block Oil Vortex

The topic is about the oil vortex in Mopar big block engines and its effects on performance.

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Feb 3, 2026

What dyno/track tests quantify horsepower gains or losses from adding/removing windage trays on big‑block Mopars?

Published, controlled or track studies specifically measuring horsepower change on when a windage tray is added or removed are effectively absent in the available reporting: what exists is vendor test...

Feb 1, 2026

in a vintage Mopar big block V8, without a windage tray, how much oil can be caught in the crankshaft vortex at high RPM

Vintage big‑block owners who run their engines at high RPM without a windage tray risk a non‑trivial amount of oil being picked up by the crank and thrown into a , producing both parasitic power loss ...