C7 ZR1 Heat Issues Thread - Let's get into this!
10-22-2018, 01:27 AM
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Ahhh I see, difference is a quarter inch. ZTX is what I've adopted for our kits, but isn't specific to ZTK cars. So, stage 1 is quarter inch spacer which just reduces the heat to the lid via conduction. Stage 2 is .5" and will include the WEAPON-X vented cowl for clearance and heat extraction for max cooling efforts. I cannot wait to test the latter based on the heat suffered by the OEM cowl.
10-22-2018, 12:09 PM
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Update:
Starting to make some progress on a few things!
Vented cowl features slightly taller lid for our lid spacer which just continues to show phenomenal cooling capabilities:
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11-30-2018, 01:33 PM
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Outstanding read and analysis Ben. Thank you for providing these solutions instead of settling on "that's good enough".
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12-01-2018, 08:40 PM
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This is disapointing.....
It's disappointing to hear that this bad boy C7 ZR1 is having heat issues. One would have thought GM would have had this worked out a long time ago. I LOVE this car and plan to own one sooner than later. As I won't track mine that often I guess its nothing to be that concerned about (and I would probably get mine with the Manual Tranny anyways).
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12-01-2018, 08:59 PM
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For what its worth my ZR1 oil temp runs around 200 -210 most of the time in same driving + ambient temp conditions that my wet sump C6 Callaway SC606 GS convert is running 220-230.
12-01-2018, 10:05 PM
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It's disappointing to hear that this bad boy C7 ZR1 is having heat issues. One would have thought GM would have had this worked out a long time ago. I LOVE this car and plan to own one sooner than later. As I won't track mine that often I guess its nothing to be that concerned about (and I would probably get mine with the Manual Tranny anyways).
Yes it is def improved, even over the past C7s!
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12-02-2018, 09:23 AM
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