Z06's go "KA-BOOM"-- Flaming Roman Candle
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Z06's go "KA-BOOM"-- Flaming Roman Candle
Wow. At a DE this weekend-- a big KA-BOOM!!! And a HUGE Fireball flowing out the back of a Z06 rolling down the front straight. What a bummer for the pilot.
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Talked to another Z06 owner a month ago-- he was on his THIRD motor. Apparently an oil return line was prone to collapsing-- they didn't catch that until the second motor failed.
Sure would hate to talk to those dealers.
No mods.
Talked to another Z06 owner a month ago-- he was on his THIRD motor. Apparently an oil return line was prone to collapsing-- they didn't catch that until the second motor failed.
Sure would hate to talk to those dealers.
#2
Melting Slicks
Was it blue and kicked connecting rods out of it......Maybe at Mid-Ohio .......Me thinks me know who it is......
GM ought to prevent things like that from happening..............
GM ought to prevent things like that from happening..............
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Wow. At a DE this weekend-- a big KA-BOOM!!! And a HUGE Fireball flowing out the back of a Z06 rolling down the front straight. What a bummer for the pilot.
No mods.
Talked to another Z06 owner a month ago-- he was on his THIRD motor. Apparently an oil return line was prone to collapsing-- they didn't catch that until the second motor failed.
Sure would hate to talk to those dealers.
No mods.
Talked to another Z06 owner a month ago-- he was on his THIRD motor. Apparently an oil return line was prone to collapsing-- they didn't catch that until the second motor failed.
Sure would hate to talk to those dealers.
#5
Le Mans Master
Wow. At a DE this weekend-- a big KA-BOOM!!! And a HUGE Fireball flowing out the back of a Z06 rolling down the front straight. What a bummer for the pilot.
No mods.
Talked to another Z06 owner a month ago-- he was on his THIRD motor. Apparently an oil return line was prone to collapsing-- they didn't catch that until the second motor failed.
Sure would hate to talk to those dealers.
No mods.
Talked to another Z06 owner a month ago-- he was on his THIRD motor. Apparently an oil return line was prone to collapsing-- they didn't catch that until the second motor failed.
Sure would hate to talk to those dealers.
#6
Melting Slicks
There are several documented oil line issues, including many leaks. Mine has been in twice for oil line leaks and is finally fixed. That really sucks for this guy. This is what I like about having an open deck trailer, I can get underneath and see what is going on before and after an event.
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Photos would have been just amazing. Don't think anyone got any. Connecting rod out through the bottom of the motor, metal scattered for 150 yards.
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Well the main issue is the pump not returning the oil into the tank fast enough. Some say it's a line issue, others say it's a pan issue, others say it's a pump issue. I personally think it's a little bit of all of those issues. So what is a bigger tank going to do. Well give it more time to recover. But did they fix the real issue??? Not really. But it will get rid of some the warrenty issues that have came up. Breather systems don't deal with a extra couple quarts in the engine, heads full of oil, oil spraying around the lower end, only time will tell.
Randy
Randy
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ScaryFast experienced last year
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...86464075436790
He recounted the event and provided pictures of the aftermath
in the following thread: C4 Fireball Video.
In his case, the fire occured because of a leak. The engine remained
intact and was G-t-G after the leak was repaired.
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#13
Melting Slicks
The question still was not answered....Was it blue ????