GMHighTechPerformance Homepage

0503htp Gto 08 Z

Only four bolts hold GM's hefty steel skid guard in place; just be ready to catch it as you definitely do not want 15 pounds coming down on your foot (or head, if for some strange reason you do not have a lift in your personal garage). One can see that a skid guard is unquestionably necessary on the GTO as the front-sump oil pan hangs quite low. Not only is this protection important for not losing all of your oil thanks to a stray stone, but the cast aluminum oil pan is also a structural part of the LS1 engine, so you do not want even the tiniest crack in it.
2004 Pontiac GTO Chassis Modifications - Back In Black: Part II

 Only four bolts hold GM's hefty steel skid guard in place; just be ready to catch it as you definitely do not want 15 pounds coming down on your foot (or head, if for some strange reason you do not have a lift in your personal garage). One can see that a skid guard is unquestionably necessary on the GTO as the front-sump oil pan hangs quite low. Not only is this protection important for not losing all of your oil thanks to a stray stone, but the cast aluminum oil pan is also a structural part of the LS1 engine, so you do not want even the tiniest crack in it.  View Related Article

 

 

Get Adobe Flash player

Car Research Guide