Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Originally Posted By: Corvette Owner
Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
I began overfilling at road courses over 40 years ago on the advice of the old timers there.
Conversely we always used to underfill at the strip!
Most higher performing cars that are truly track ready have extensive baffling in the pan to address this. I do not have to do a thing to the 6.1, it comes ready to race...
See my post above, not to be critical, but your SRT8 is not capable of the road handling performance of a Late model Corvette. The overfilling is due to oil not draining from heads when kept at high rpms and applies to all cars/engines, except those with dry sumps. Corvettes have baffles in their oil pans for normal road racing and are capable of pulling over 1g on skid pads!
Excuse me, but my performance envelope is right there with a standard model up to the C6. I have extensive road course experience in this sedan, exactly as delivered! NO OILING ISSUES at all. It easily pulls more than a full G in track trim with Michelin pilot street rubber. It also has a top speed in excess of 180 mph, which is faster than either of my C5's that I raced for almost a decade. Plus it actually has much better brakes. The only thing the Vettes have on me is weight, which allows them a clear advantage at the strip if the driver is any good. Another friend had a 2 seat 289 Cobra, which he road raced.
I sure hope to see you at the track someday, you'd really enjoy a lap in my luxury sedan!
It's a driver's race, the advantage is not as large as you might think...
The top speed of your SRT8 is listed as 173 mph, my 1998 Corvette is 176 mph with only 345 HP, aerodynamics is an advantage here. The cornering is listed as .89 g, not sure what your "race trim" is, but a stock Corvette pulls over 1g. I don't even consider my 1998 as a late model.
I must give you a "wave" as a past C5 owner though. In my younger days. A friend had a 1958 Chevy with Dyno Don Nicholson's 408 Chevy engine in it. He carried a spare set of spark plugs with him (always fouling), but could pull wheelies on the street. So I'm know a little about racing (York, PA US Route 30 Dragstrip). Another friend had a 10 second Corvette in 1968!