LT6 engine failures/problems
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Its a good sign that they're ramping up production (a few days in a row of 60+ Zs produced per day this past week)- if there was a flaw with the LT6 that signals to me that they corrected it. They certainly had enough data and blown motors to inspect to discover root cause/pervasive issues.
I'm sure there will be additional failures, but it will be interesting to see if any of them were produced after March.
I'm sure there will be additional failures, but it will be interesting to see if any of them were produced after March.
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Its a good sign that they're ramping up production (a few days in a row of 60+ Zs produced per day this past week)- if there was a flaw with the LT6 that signals to me that they corrected it. They certainly had enough data and blown motors to inspect to discover root cause/pervasive issues.
I'm sure there will be additional failures, but it will be interesting to see if any of them were produced after March.
I'm sure there will be additional failures, but it will be interesting to see if any of them were produced after March.
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I do find it a little curious that Austin (Speed Phenom) has moved on to other vehicles and hasn't posted much about tracking his Z after one of last videos where he said the engine issues were improper break-in by the owners (his opinion) & nobody's posted an Emelia video in forever...
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I do find it a little curious that Austin (Speed Phenom) has moved on to other vehicles and hasn't posted much about tracking his Z after one of last videos where he said the engine issues were improper break-in by the owners (his opinion) & nobody's posted an Emelia video in forever...
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I do find it a little curious that Austin (Speed Phenom) has moved on to other vehicles and hasn't posted much about tracking his Z after one of last videos where he said the engine issues were improper break-in by the owners (his opinion) & nobody's posted an Emelia video in forever...
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I understand how they work. So a lower rated thermo will let coolant through earlier, perhaps too early was my point as mentioned by others after my post. This is true under light driving conditions. Ultimately it doesn't matter under hotter driving conditions such as being on the track. A thermo can't make up for undersized radiators or inadequate air flow. A thermo will provide a minimum temp, not a maximum temp.
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Figured it was due to consumable costs when I read this and right on queue SP posts this. She’s not cheap to run.
https://youtu.be/bIqXL_yCJgg
https://youtu.be/bIqXL_yCJgg
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But I mean he does go over in this video how consumable costs make the porky Z06 twice as expensive to track vs his 600LT, so it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.
