Windage tray in road use early Fiat TC?

[spens]

Hello,

I am rebuilding my 1973 Fiat 124 1608cc that I have had for many years and feel that when well maintained, the stock engine setup is good for 150K to 200K miles of use. However, I am always open to beneficial modifications. I have read a lot about windage trays and it seems like adding one would be an upgrade to the oiling system.

In principle, is there any reason for not using a windage tray in a stock wet sump road use engine that I want to last at least 150K miles?

Thank you,
Steve

[Guy Croft]

None whatever. A well designed windage tray will reduce aeration of the oil and oil starvation too.
Claims for more power? Well I have never seen a verifiable direct back-to-back comparison on the TC unit.

I must point out that I have seen a number of very poorly executed types (bolted betw sump and crankcase) with rather dubious gasket & bolting arrangements.


GC