Recent content by BaylorCamaro

Thanks for the input everyone, M1 15w-50 it is. Originally Posted By: Bandito440 The M1 15w-50 should treat you well. Get a UOA if you'd like. I wouldn't mind seeing it. Just like my old Camaro I plan on doing a UOA every ~3,000 miles.

Originally Posted By: mbar1 I believe GM gives track warranty for the Corvette. Therefore I would not mess around and use the oil they recommend for track events. In my case (2016 Camaro SS which has the same engine as you Corvette) GM. Recommend Dexos2 0W40 or 5W40 for track events. I want to...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Originally Posted By: gman2304 Valvoline Vr1 racing 20w50 full synthetic might be worth considering. My concern (and why I'm posting here) is that the cold weight of a 15w or in the case of VR1, 20w, seems like a lot for something that is sometimes driven on...

Love this forum, everyone is very helpful and also help solidify my oil selection on my last track toy / weekend car, which was a 2013 ZL1. I currently have a 2016 C7 Z51 Corvette with a dry sump that holds 9.8 qt of oil. The car is only driven on the road course, autocross and then on the...

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum To be honest, Blackstone says a LOT of off-handed things like that which I don't fully believe to be quite right. Wear byproducts definitely WILL increase in percentage with increasing mileage, since the particles they're detecting (other than with the...

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 That was exactly why my post included the reference to tuning. This could be as simple as too much spark advance. But anytime the factory tune is altered you run the risk of issues as no aftermarket tuner ever sweats the details like the factory. Tuning...

Another question for you oil guru's. My second analysis had 2,730 miles on the oil where as this most recent one had 5,029 miles (and twice as many track events). In the comment section Blackstone mentions that normally aluminum shouldn't increase with longer oil runs. But what about iron? Same...

Originally Posted By: A_Harman Interesting stuff. Do you know if anybody has done an air-air intercooler conversion on a ZL1? 140-150F intake manifold temperatures sound pretty high for a high performance gasoline engine. People have done many different things to aid in cooling the blower...

Originally Posted By: turtlevette A really cheap trick is to use a windshield washer pump with a reservoir. Set up the pump to squirt on the top of the rad and dribble down the tubes. A 50/50 mix of water and alcohol just like in water injection. Just push the button a few times when you start...

Originally Posted By: A_Harman I don't disagree with you putting on an oil-air heat exchanger, but would like to point out that the oil-coolant heat exchanger provides for faster warmup of the oil, and the radiator was sized to provide good cooling even with the heat of the oil being dumped in...

In this shot you can kind of see the heat extractor on the hood.

Originally Posted By: tiger862 Problem is with coolant not oil. Sounds like lack of air flow to cool. Bigger Flow radiator as well as better water pump for racing. The oil numbers look good but if you did more racing or harder racing then a different oil possibly racing oil. If you pegged the...

Originally Posted By: A_Harman But something a little thicker wouldn't hurt. M1 0w40 or PUE 5w40 are good. And GM has started recommending M1 15w50 for Corvette's that are tracked. Going more upscale, oils such as AMSoil AMO 10w40 and Redline 10w40 would give about the same level of protection...

I appreciate all of the time everyone is taking to post in here with suggestions and actually have detailed posts explaining their suggestions. Very useful! I'm a car guy, not an oil guy so I'm very open to learning as much as possible in regards to protecting my engine from the torture I put it...

Originally Posted By: ExMachina Nice write-up on the overheating issues. Certainly more radiator is needed, adding an oil cooler mod maybe. If you search for Amazon.com 0w-40, notice the M1 0w-40 is a bargain in the 5-quart jug, similar to what walmart sells it for. This is the bargain for a...