Help C5 Oil Pan Choice
03-23-2011, 07:46 AM
#1
Burning Brakes
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Help C5 Oil Pan Choice
I am installing a 427 in my C5. I am trying to decide what oil pan to use. The car will be used for some road racing (HPDE / Driver schools) and autox. I have both the bat wing and the LS2 pan. What are the pros and cons of each one. I have a wet sump system and will use a 3 quart accusump. My main concern is engine life (OILING). What are your suggestions?
03-23-2011, 10:38 AM
#2
Melting Slicks
Use the batwing with the 3-quart accusump. I did the LS2 pan and accusump and started spinning bearings and getting low pressure warnings from DIC.
You should also have an oil cooler as big as possible and a shimmed and ported oil pump that makes as much pressure when cold as possible....becuase when it is hot the OP is going down for certain.
You should also have an oil cooler as big as possible and a shimmed and ported oil pump that makes as much pressure when cold as possible....becuase when it is hot the OP is going down for certain.
03-23-2011, 11:29 AM
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I know it's not what you want to hear but if your going to run R-compounds and push the car hard you should really look into running a dry-sump. If you are already doing the LS7 now would be the time to do the dry sump.
But like Danny said C5 batwing is better than the LS2 style, I'm sure there's a reason why the GM engineers tried to make up some bat-wing pans for the LS3 T1 cars - (before they all went to dry-sumps).
Actually Mike Tracy Sr. is selling one off of one of there T1 cars and can't be too far away from you for $800.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-p...2-and-ls3.html
But like Danny said C5 batwing is better than the LS2 style, I'm sure there's a reason why the GM engineers tried to make up some bat-wing pans for the LS3 T1 cars - (before they all went to dry-sumps).
Actually Mike Tracy Sr. is selling one off of one of there T1 cars and can't be too far away from you for $800.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-p...2-and-ls3.html
03-23-2011, 11:15 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
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Use the batwing with the 3-quart accusump. I did the LS2 pan and accusump and started spinning bearings and getting low pressure warnings from DIC.
You should also have an oil cooler as big as possible and a shimmed and ported oil pump that makes as much pressure when cold as possible....becuase when it is hot the OP is going down for certain.
You should also have an oil cooler as big as possible and a shimmed and ported oil pump that makes as much pressure when cold as possible....becuase when it is hot the OP is going down for certain.
03-23-2011, 11:43 PM
#6
Safety Car
I'm running a stock 120k mile LS6, but in prepping it for the track I installed a LS4 high-volume oil pump with the 42psi relief spring and a DRM stand-alone oil cooler kit with the larger Setrab 625 cooler. Car makes high 40s at hot idle running Amsoil 10w40, car never gets below 50psi on track. Run the car on A6s.
03-24-2011, 12:10 AM
#7
Drifting
I've got the same radiator. In Phoenix summers the stock rad with no oil cooler would give 230+ oil temps. The RD setup got the oil temps down to under 180 in the same conditions.
