Nothing new that I'm aware of.
However, all the tube is is a piece of 3/8" thin wall tubing which sticks out of the block 7" and is straight, no bends.
The dipstick is also straight, with 15 3/4" from top of tube to the end inside the motor, with 1-13/16" from the end to the full mark.
My Motors manual says 5 quarts for the pan.
