One of the neat items we noticed in the new ’09 GM Performance Parts catalog is a muscle car oil pan that appears to be the best deal for swapping LS-series engines into Chevelles, Camaros, Novas, and other early cars with limited engine crossmember clearance. While at first this pan appears to be the great solution to engine-swapping problems, we did some investigating. This pan is actually the latest LH8 truck pan use the ’08 to ’09 Colorado with a sump that measures almost 8 inches in depth. There is a shop in Georgia called BRP (www.brphotrods.com) that sells a complete engine swap kit for most of the popular GM body styles. The only difficulty is that the BRP kit raises the engine at least an inch and also moves the engine forward. If this doesn’t bother you, then this is a good idea. The GM part number is 19212593, and it comes with the pan, oil pump pickup tube, gasket, bolts, and windage tray for a decent price.