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Cross post from C7 forum.
Anyone know anything about it?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...errerid=438498

mdrums

:P: look at you posting over here, Im as interested as you

Supercharged111

The best part? I bet tracking the bitch still voids the warranty. Go figure.

z06801

Welcome to the Corvette racing forum Rennlisters I would like more info also.

Is this correct? I have never tracked a new Corvette with a warranty but know and drive with several people who do and none have said they have had problems with the warranty.

InflatableDog

Cant wait to see the C7 in person. Might have to trade in my Z.

jvp

Tracking a Corvette in HPDEs doesn't and has never voided a warranty. Racing it does.

jas

jvp

He's incorrect. Some people may have had trouble in the past due to ornery service writers at dealerships. But that's a local problem and not a GM one.

As far as the system in the C7 is concerned, I'm keenly interested in the data it's going to record and how. Can't wait to find out the specifics!

jas

hklvette

Actually, I think the warranty for Z51 optioned C7s explicitly covers track use. Need to double-check that...

StreetSpeed

100% incorrect. My dad blew his totally stock LS3 at an HPDE and had to pay full coin to have it replaced.

jvp

It's not incorrect, as I've had my warranty intact on 100% of my Corvettes for as long as I've owned them (obv. within their respective mileage/age numbers). My service writer and tech both know that I track my car. In fact they've modified my cars for me, mounted/balanced R-compound tires, etc all for the track.

I'm sorry for what happened to your father, but it had nothing to do with the fact that it was an HPDE. It was either a local problem (ie, idiot at dealer) or there's more to this story than you're sharing.

jas

Bill Dearborn

It sort of depends. The main GM warranty booklet that is delivered with all of their cars indicates things like racing or abuse of the vehicle invalidate the warranty. However, HPDE participants will usually be covered if there is a major failure that isn't attributed to abuse. In other words an LS7 being driven on a track drops a valve that destroys the engine will be covered but an engine that was over revved due to the driver shifting into low gear Vs 3rd more than likely wouldn't be covered. One failure is due to a defect and the other is due to incorrect operation that over stressed the engine.

Sort of how I was treated when my engine dropped a valve about 2 years ago. Sitting at the dealership with a harness bar and Wilwood calipers installed and a manifold pressure DTC that was set at 2600 rpms and 113 mph it was clear the car probably wasn't being driven on the street when the failure occurred however they replaced the engine under the warranty.

Bill

Werks

I got to agree with Jas on this one. I've been at track events where some of the GM engineering staff were present and saw both a ZR1 and Z06 drop an engine. In talking to the GM guys shortly afterwards about it they were like we already took care of it and called in the ok for the warranty replacement. This was only about 45 minutes after the ZR1 engine let go and the car had not even been put on the trailer yet. GM understands that these cars are going to be tracked, and supports it. Where you start getting off on your own is once you start modifying your engine. Have a cam, tune, aftermarket TB etc. etc. well then it's sort of at the discretion of the service writer. Have a stock engine and imho you have noting to worry about.

froggy47

Each dealership is an independent business.

I had a talk with the service mgr (who races) and he said each dealership gets "reviewed" by GM on how much & what they are warranting and if they are "over generous" that GM will get tougher on reimbursement.

Made a lot of sense to me.

DOUG @ ECS

Thats a shame, it should have been covered. Even the cars at places like Bondurant are covered under GM warranty.

jvp

100% correct.

jas

StreetSpeed

Right, perhaps it should have been covered but it wasn't. Just don't want people running around thinking they're going to be covered under warranty while on track because someone on the Internet said so. I've heard far more stories of people having to doll out cash for new motors than I have of GM happily replacing blown motors due to track use.

skxf430

Trakcar and Mdrum posting on the Z06 forum.

At first I thought I was on the Rennlist forum.

DOUG @ ECS

Funny story about covering a car used on track, we were at NJMP a few years ago and on the last session of the day almost everyone packed it in already so Chris says "screw it I'll take my Honda out for a rip", (new accord-under 5k on it-lease DD) well after a lap around the track it threw two rods threw the block.

Service manager "I see you were going 96mph at 6400 RPM when this occured", Chris' answer "yup that sounds about right", if it cant handle it put a governor on it". New motor was ready about a week and half later.

jvp

He's lucky, because it almost certainly had a rev limiter on it and it sounds like he zinged the motor. I'm guessing that's what happened to the other poster's father, too, unless it was an automatic transmission. Zings happen all the time, and people always lie about them. That is until a scanner is connected to the car and the RPMs are read back.

Zings shouldn't be covered. They're hardware abuse, as outlined by Bill above. I could totally agree with a service writer refusing a warranty claim (but he can't VOID the entire warranty!) if the engine was zinged.

jas

heavychevy

False False False

Just because you have a great relationship with your dealer does not mean every dealer is willing to do such things with every client.

Just ask the people who have had to front the bill for new motors while still in the warranty period.