Tracking non-Z51 manual?
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Tracking non-Z51 manual?
Anyone have any experience tracking a non-Z51 manual? I read all the threads I could find on this, but they all referenced the automatic (which they said would overheat). Fortunately, I didn't hear anything about engine oil starvation on the C7 so far. I'm not planning on using the car as a regular track toy or trying to set track time records. It would just be very occasionally to practice lines and for some no speed limit fun.
Michael
Michael
#2
As long as you're not going a long, sustained high G turn, you'll be fine.
Now if you want to get faster and getting more serious, then you'll probably want to step up in class.
#3
yea, then the dry sump will be a must... non r comp tires
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Thanks for the input. Based on this, I would expect that Chevy put a different wet sump on the Camaros so they hold up at the track on long sweepers. Maybe the engine sits higher, and the sump is deeper.
Michael
Michael
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Melting Slicks
Tracked mine once last summer. No problem with overhearing unless you forget to take the aeroplate off. No oil starvation that I know of. If I was doing it all the time I'd hedge my bet with a Z51 and the dry sump, but I think occasional tracking is fine with the wet sump.
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Michael A (04-18-2017)
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Tracked mine once last summer. No problem with overhearing unless you forget to take the aeroplate off. No oil starvation that I know of. If I was doing it all the time I'd hedge my bet with a Z51 and the dry sump, but I think occasional tracking is fine with the wet sump.
Michael
#7
Melting Slicks
The other thing I was gonna add was one of the turns was the part of the track oval, so probably at least 5 seconds of non stop 1.0+ G. Engine seemed perfectly happy doing it.
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