C4 Lt4owners that track and autocross
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C4 Lt4owners that track and autocross
I just sold my C4 and I am looking to do something cheaper (it was a GS with Rippie motor and suspension). I want a nice 96 Lt4 to use once a month for a track day and once a month to autocross and as a daily driver, except for winter.
Will a stock LT4 be OK for track days (I'm not looking to be the fastest car, I just want to have fun)?
My old GS had 8 qt. pan and oil cooler. Are those necessary or would I be OK stock?
I'm worried that I would have to spend a lot of money to keep from overheating the oil and keeping the oil pump full. Also I plan on running slicks of some sort so there will be some serious lateral g's.
Will a stock LT4 be OK for track days (I'm not looking to be the fastest car, I just want to have fun)?
My old GS had 8 qt. pan and oil cooler. Are those necessary or would I be OK stock?
I'm worried that I would have to spend a lot of money to keep from overheating the oil and keeping the oil pump full. Also I plan on running slicks of some sort so there will be some serious lateral g's.
Last edited by c4pappy; 10-15-2006 at 02:57 PM.
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I run my LT4 all stock. about 8000 track miles to date.
has rollbar and harnesses, and biggest GM sway bars.
otherwise, it's pretty much stock.
the motor handle's 280-290 oil temps no problem.
The coolant temp never goes over 200 while on track.
18K it's yours, as I have a line on a Z06.
has rollbar and harnesses, and biggest GM sway bars.
otherwise, it's pretty much stock.
the motor handle's 280-290 oil temps no problem.
The coolant temp never goes over 200 while on track.
18K it's yours, as I have a line on a Z06.
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Originally Posted by c4pappy
I just sold my C4 and I am looking to do something cheaper (it was a GS with Rippie motor and suspension). I want a nice 96 Lt4 to use once a month for a track day and once a month to autocross and as a daily driver, except for winter.
Will a stock LT4 be OK for track days (I'm not looking to be the fastest car, I just want to have fun)?
My old GS had 8 qt. pan and oil cooler. Are those necessary or would I be OK stock?
I'm worried that I would have to spend a lot of money to keep from overheating the oil and keeping the oil pump full. Also I plan on running slicks of some sort so there will be some serious lateral g's.
Will a stock LT4 be OK for track days (I'm not looking to be the fastest car, I just want to have fun)?
My old GS had 8 qt. pan and oil cooler. Are those necessary or would I be OK stock?
I'm worried that I would have to spend a lot of money to keep from overheating the oil and keeping the oil pump full. Also I plan on running slicks of some sort so there will be some serious lateral g's.
The only thing that ever broke on the car was the c-clip that holds in the half shafts in the diff. It was a thousand bucks to fix, but that was it for 5 years. I say go for it. The LT4 is a solid motor. I had a lot of fun in it and won some time trials in my class with it too.
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Since you are starting out fresh looking for a car, I'd advise one of these.
http://www.tccracing.com/forsale.htm
http://www.tccracing.com/forsale.htm