Lifter Galley Tray or no Lifter Galley Tray

[Bad Byrd]

I have the 445 torn down for some cosmetic items and a couple mechanical changes, I have blocked off the exhaust cross over so do I really need the Galley tray?

[cammerfe]

Are you talking about the sheet-metal attached to the underside of the manifold?

KS

[Bad Byrd]

It isnt attached to the intake it sits between the intake and the Lifter Galley!

[Ford428CJ]

It helps keep the oil and heat off the intake. Do you need it... No but its nice to have it. JMHO

[428GT500]

Yes, I would run it. It keeps much the hot oil off the bottom of the intake. Many of the aluminum intakes lack a heat shield on the bottom.

                                                                                                                        -Keith

[cjshaker]

Agree with the others....it's not absolutely necessary, but anything that helps keep hot oil off of the bottom of the intake is a good thing. I always use them if possible.

[Bad Byrd]

Well the Intake is TBC coated inside and out..................so if heat is the primary reason for not doing it then out it will come and in the trash it will go!

[chris401]

Well the Intake is TBC coated inside and out..................so if heat is the primary reason for not doing it then out it will come and in the trash it will go!

The tins sell online and at meets.

[Ratbird]

When I took apart my doner engine, a 390 from a 67 LTD, it didn't have a valley tray in it. The bottom of the intake manifold had the tin pan type cover that attaches by hammer rivets. The entire insides of the tin pan was a burnt oil crust that looked like a charcoal briquet.

When I reassembled it I used a valley tray, but left the tin pan off. I did this because I closed off the exhaust cross over that makes it get so hot. Hope these pictures help. I would use the valley tray either way, even with my new Edelbrock intake that has no cross over.  Dave J

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