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For those of you that track or are consistently hard on the cars what do you find work best for keeping it cool? I started to price out a Dewitts rad and the guy suggested splitting the Oil coolers off, which is fine, however they had no kits or ways to do this. Have you guys been fine with just upgrading the OE rad with a thicker but other than that OE like aftermarket rad? Or have you split the coolers off and mounted somewhere on the car? I know there is not alot of room. He suggested a rear mounted trans cooler, but again with no suggestions on how about to do this. Just curious if anyone (vendors) makes a kit so to speak where it comes with the rads, custom brackets etc needed to get the most cooling out of the car as possible given the low area of the front of the car.
Check out the LG and Gspeed sites. Both offer several options for the track aficionado. The options vary with year as well as manual and automatic transmissions. Good luck and stay cool.
Last edited by dollarbill; Jan 30, 2019 at 03:07 PM.
I'm also worried that an aftermarket radiator with the air-restricted design might create too much turbulence and negatively impact AUX rad's effectiveness. LG and GSpeed's solutions look solid, as they increase the overall air flow to the coolers as well.
For those of you that track or are consistently hard on the cars what do you find work best for keeping it cool? I started to price out a Dewitts rad and the guy suggested splitting the Oil coolers off, which is fine, however they had no kits or ways to do this. Have you guys been fine with just upgrading the OE rad with a thicker but other than that OE like aftermarket rad? Or have you split the coolers off and mounted somewhere on the car? I know there is not alot of room. He suggested a rear mounted trans cooler, but again with no suggestions on how about to do this. Just curious if anyone (vendors) makes a kit so to speak where it comes with the rads, custom brackets etc needed to get the most cooling out of the car as possible given the low area of the front of the car.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Is this a C6Z06? If so you have a oil cooler on the side of the block. Start with our radiator and if you still have trouble with oil temps we make a line kit that will allow you to plumb your factory cooler inline with the oil cooler in the radiator and for 95% of people that's the extent of cooling needed. Beyond that there are some custom applications available. Feel free to give us a call.
For those of you that track or are consistently hard on the cars what do you find work best for keeping it cool? I started to price out a Dewitts rad and the guy suggested splitting the Oil coolers off, which is fine, however they had no kits or ways to do this. Have you guys been fine with just upgrading the OE rad with a thicker but other than that OE like aftermarket rad? Or have you split the coolers off and mounted somewhere on the car? I know there is not alot of room. He suggested a rear mounted trans cooler, but again with no suggestions on how about to do this. Just curious if anyone (vendors) makes a kit so to speak where it comes with the rads, custom brackets etc needed to get the most cooling out of the car as possible given the low area of the front of the car.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
First, what car do you have? The one pictured shouldn't have too much problem with on track cooling. I ran my C6Z 15 to 20 track days per year for 6 years with the stock cooling setup and never came close to overheating. Coolant temp at 230 and oil temp at 260 on the hottest days.
If you are talking about a C7Z M7 with the GM Secondary Radiator you shouldn't have any problems either. I have been running my 15 Z06/Z07 (added GM Secondary Radiator kit) for three seasons without getting close to over heating with coolant temps running in the mid 220s and oil temps running in the mid 270s on the hottest days (low to mid 90s).
If you have an C7 Z06 A8 then you may have to do some other things.
Its a 2013 C6 Z06, I just put the C7 headlights into it, sorry I guess the picture could make it confusing.
I tracked it stock and had not real temp issues, but I am building a 700ish HP NA engine for it so I expect it to generate a bit more heat than the stocker.
Do the DEI shields help at all? Especially the area where the exhaust is up against the oil cooler?
Shielding always helps. In some cases that's all you need. I couldn't count the number of times people have called thinking coilovers are the solution to what is really a simple alignment issue.
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Cooling setup for the Track?
