[Z06] over temp on tranny?
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
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From: stop the fun suckers
on the owners video they show the car going 24hr (with only brakes, tires and fuel changes). Why didnt they have over temp problems?!?!
How long can the trannys go on the track without boiling the fluid?!?!?
How long can the trannys go on the track without boiling the fluid?!?!?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,077
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From: Greenville SC
I have had two 02 Zs. I have tracked them both (about 1.5 years each)
I never had an overtemp trans warning. That's my experience, but I don't run the **** out of my car at the track. People that run at 10/10ths will usually get trans temp warnings. I usually go about 8/10ths or so (still very fast) and have never had any problems.
MD
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 7,251
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From: Phoenix Arizona
i run short road courses 100 percent on 100 degree day i get the light and slow down, use upper gears never comes on, 
but i just hate letting a porsche or a ricer buy! so i DOWNSHIFT! 
use redline shockproof or royal purple syncromax and the tranny will be ok!
or Amsoil...those synthetic oils can take the heat and save your tranny!
Pro
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 535
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From: San Diego CA
i got bot the clutch-pedal-stuck-to-the-floor issue and a trans overtemp condition the only time i have taken my 01Z to a road course. it was a nice hot day (102F) last August at Buttonwillow. mobil 1 oil saw temps as high as 295F. drove it home ~300 miles without a hiccup and averaged ~28mpg according to the DTC (downhill trip)
at the track, i was over-driving the car, with it being my first track experience of any kind and considering i had only owned the car for a short time.
people will give you different perspectives, but it is hard to think that coolers of any variety (oil, trans, diff) could do anything but help when you are pushing your car hard on a track for sustained intervals.
at the track, i was over-driving the car, with it being my first track experience of any kind and considering i had only owned the car for a short time.
people will give you different perspectives, but it is hard to think that coolers of any variety (oil, trans, diff) could do anything but help when you are pushing your car hard on a track for sustained intervals.
Last edited by c5_4_me; Jun 7, 2008 at 04:09 AM.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 7,251
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From: Phoenix Arizona
i got bot the clutch-pedal-stuck-to-the-floor issue and a trans overtemp condition the only time i have taken my 01Z to a road course. it was a nice hot day (102F) last August at Buttonwillow. mobil 1 oil saw temps as high as 295F. drove it home ~300 miles without a hiccup and averaged ~28mpg according to the DTC (downhill trip)
at the track, i was over-driving the car, with it being my first track experience of any kind and considering i had only owned the car for a short time.
people will give you different perspectives, but it is hard to think that coolers of any variety (oil, trans, diff) could do anything but help when you are pushing your car hard on a track for sustained intervals.
at the track, i was over-driving the car, with it being my first track experience of any kind and considering i had only owned the car for a short time.
people will give you different perspectives, but it is hard to think that coolers of any variety (oil, trans, diff) could do anything but help when you are pushing your car hard on a track for sustained intervals.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 3,904
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From: Vancouver Washington
That is the only time I get the high tranny temp warning too. I'm going to try heat wrapping the over axle pipes to see if it helps. Yes, a cooler is a much better solution but it's not in my budget.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Phoenix Arizona