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The oil pan on the top is from the original engine, the other (with the grid pattern) is the one from the motor I just picked up. The grid pattern portion seems to be some sort of baffle and bolts in with those three 10mm nuts on top of studs mounted in the c-channels in the bottom of the pan but I don't see what purpose it would serve. The original pan, which is not smashed to hell, and does not have those three studs was the one I planned to use, but my questions are, what is the baffle doing, and do I need to bother retrofitting it to my new pan?

Hard to say what exactly you are referring too without pics but the oil pan was updated at some point and yes if it was in there, you need it.

The second pic is the original pan with studs welded I for the baffle. I didn't think the original post went through and decided to make the undented pan fit the new pans baffle. And did this. So I'm thinking 7-10 horse gain? https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx8...5faf70ca21.jpg