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    Posted: Jan/25/2022 at 6:45pm
Apparently, there is a different way to put a belly pan under the intake manifold on a 401 with an aftermarket Intake. I am using an Offenhauser dual quad aluminum intake, with twin EFI. I'm told you have to "attach" the belly pan somehow, but there is a few different ways I'm being told. Does anyone know what is the best way, where do I get the right belly pan, and how do I "afix" it? Thank you for the help. 
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On my 390 with an edelbrock intake, I was able to use the valley pan with no special modifications.  The intake has a small baffle under the oil fill tube, I didn't try and install a factory type baffle.

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Good reference:
And you will burn oil if you don't put a full/partial or some sort of deflector there if planning to use the PVC valve.
And yes, I have done this a couple of times myself using self tapping machine screws instead of drive pins.
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Originally posted by Trader Trader wrote:

And yes, I have done this a couple of times myself using self tapping machine screws instead of drive pins.

I did the same rather than trying to use the "rivnuts".  I think Fastenal does carry the originals:

Originally posted by PHAT69AMX PHAT69AMX wrote:

Here's a cut-sheet for Round Head Type U Metallic Drive Screws
like those used stock to attach the sheet metal PCV Baffle
to the bottom of an AMC V8 Intake Manifold.
 

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Thanks for correcting me on the name of the fastener. Going off the top of my head vs getting the name correct, no excuse then other things going on in life. 
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McMaster-Carr has the screws way cheaper than dealing with Fastenal. https://www.mcmaster.com/u-drive-screws/

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In the link Trader posted, Phat69 posted pics of early vs late pans.  My dual quad intake didn't match the pan I had laying around, but looking at the early picture, pretty sure that is what lines up for your intake.  Maybe someone will chime in as to what year the change was, maybe when the intake was changed between 69 and 70 but I don't really know for sure.
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what i have found is a 3 slot pan is pre recurcilation valve and the 4 slot is for one with the valve. cannot spell it right. the pans are different shapes on the bottoms and will not interchange each other.
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The castings #s displayed show that my block was manurfactured in December of 1972.
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Originally posted by Firecopemt Firecopemt wrote:

The castings #s displayed show that my block was manurfactured in December of 1972.
That is irrelevant if your dealing with a intake baffle pan. Unless someone that reads this has already installed one on the aftermarket intake you're planning to use you'll have to figure out if you need an early or late pan based on what the aftermarket manufacturer did on the intake. Or it might not even be possible to use an OEM pan on the aftermarket intake you have all together or without modification.

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