[Z06] DIY - LPE High Capacity Oil Tank Installation
06-24-2009, 07:38 PM
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Melting Slicks
It isn't that we don't recommend it for street use it is that it isn't of any real benefit unless you plan to use your car on a road racing track so you would be paying for the oil tank and the added oil without any real need for it. The added oil would also make the engine take longer to get the oil up to operating temperature.
When reading Dreamin's post about starvation, he was running MPSC tires. (Not Slicks)
I have aftermarket tires and might try some of these nor cal tracks for a school.
I don't feel too good about running the stock system at Laguna or THill.
Thanks all for your advice. 2k
08-26-2009, 12:42 AM
#42
Drifting
)Any update since the Aug 15 run?
Also the price link to LPE's website no longer works.
TY for the awesome writeup
08-26-2009, 01:30 PM
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Drifting
I'm confused?!? 
Are you asking about oiling issues before or after installing the LPE tank? Do a Search to learn about oiling issues with the stock tank on 06-08 Zs. This thread documents Dreamin's findings after installing the LPE tank. On 09-10 Zs, the jury is still out.
Are you asking about oiling issues before or after installing the LPE tank? Do a Search to learn about oiling issues with the stock tank on 06-08 Zs. This thread documents Dreamin's findings after installing the LPE tank. On 09-10 Zs, the jury is still out.
08-26-2009, 04:26 PM
#47
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
No oil starvation issues logged to date with the LPE tank 
08-26-2009, 04:27 PM
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Melting Slicks
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11-07-2009, 03:42 AM
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Getting oil up to temperature
It isn't that we don't recommend it for street use it is that it isn't of any real benefit unless you plan to use your car on a road racing track so you would be paying for the oil tank and the added oil without any real need for it. The added oil would also make the engine take longer to get the oil up to operating temperature.
11-07-2009, 11:27 AM
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11-07-2009, 01:17 PM
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Since the 2009 Oil Tank can be purchased from Gene for ~$500 is it possible that we could just buy the new stock tank and install it in our cars? The LPE unit is several hundred bucks more and may not provide any more protection.
Bil
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11-07-2009, 04:29 PM
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If it was $500 everyone would have got it
Doing mine next week with the Master (Dreamin) assisting
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11-07-2009, 04:45 PM
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11-07-2009, 04:54 PM
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It might be worth it to ask the forum parts vendors to price up an upgrade package with just the parts needed for the upgrade. Engines fail for reasons other than starving for oil. Given GM dealer's tendency to deny warranties on modified cars having a completely stock looking oil tank might be the thing that saves somebody's butt as far as warranty coverage goes.
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11-07-2009, 05:03 PM
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Have you experienced any oil starvation issues with you car at Watkins Glen International, Bill? I know--and I suspect you know--many C6 Z06 drivers who run their virtually stock cars very hard with R compound tires at the Glen and at other tracks in the Northeast. None that I know has reported an oil starvation problem.
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11-07-2009, 05:42 PM
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Have you experienced any oil starvation issues with you car at Watkins Glen International, Bill? I know--and I suspect you know--many C6 Z06 drivers who run their virtually stock cars very hard with R compound tires at the Glen and at other tracks in the Northeast. None that I know has reported an oil starvation problem.
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I have also been following some of the threads on LS3 failures and found Chris Ingles experiences with his T1 car interesting.
Maybe I am harking back to many years ago when I was in Scouting and the Motto was "Be Prepared".
Bill
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11-07-2009, 06:55 PM
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Mellow response!
GM engineering is absolutely poor, you would think that they would build a proper tank BUT the highter ups want to save money at our expense. I'm being nice with my mellow response, my response could be alot worse. 
In reviewing the data brochure on the Corvette, the Z06 left a VERY BAD taste in my mouth and the $17k was frightening because of the engineering or lack of engineering.
In reviewing the data brochure on the Corvette, the Z06 left a VERY BAD taste in my mouth and the $17k was frightening because of the engineering or lack of engineering.
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11-07-2009, 07:00 PM
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