Found out why I spun 2 rod bearings.

I was messing with my stock pan this weekend  & was trying to find out how many quarts my pan should hold. I picked up the timing chain cover and set it on the front of the pan so I could see where the full mark on my dip stick was located, when I got to looking I noticed that I couldnt see it at all. Turns out it was way down in the pan. Long story / short ...the dip stick was too long (I bought the boat this way). It turns out I was only running about 2.5 - 3qts in the motor and it was showing full on the dip stick. It showed no oil pressure on the gauge but I just thought the sending unit was bad since the dip stick would show full. 

Note to anyone buying a used boat, drain all the oil first & then fill it back up with how ever many qts you were told it uses & then check to see where it is on the dip stick.
 
I also have a question (as I do at least once a week)

If I have a 5qt pan I should be able to run 6qts in it right, that would  leave about 1qt for the filter & 5ish quarts for the pan. Any agrees or disagrees on this?

Thanks - Bill

I have through the transome log exhaust, the headers are aluminum. Do they have, to have water running through them? I'm guessin they do, but im not for sure.

Next question... Do the log headers have something built into them to keep the water from sucking back into the heads? I mean it would suck water back in if the over lap was just right wouldn't it???

-Any info would be helpful thanks...

Hi im new... I blew up the 460in my boat last weekend, i think i may have lost oil pressure. It seems to be a stock 460 with a cam. (havnt tore it down yet) But im looking at stroker kits, Im trying to chose between a 532 or a 557, both have forged scat crank & H beam rods w/je pistons also forged. I also need to rebuild the pump It is a 12JE berkeley (is this pump gonna be able to handle the hp?), I have only owned this boat about 3 months. I know ill need a stainless impeller for apps over 400hp. My goal is as much cubic inch as possible so the boat can run appx 70-75 mph (i hope thats possible on pump gas, after all it is a family boat) also so I dont have to wind it out to 4500 just to cruise at 55-60mph. I also need to find out who carries big oil pans (like 10qt)w/windage trays in them. I have thought about converting it to a hydrolic roller cam w/roller rockers as well, I want it to be as dependable as possible but if I feel like smashing the sh!t out of it I still can. Any thoughts on this would be helpful. I also own a single turbo mustang so I do have motor skills but since this is my first boat I need to learn what works well and what doesnt.   Thanks, Bill...