Oil control on track

[EFI]

Hey guys, I have a question for those who have experience tracking their stock or near stock Coyotes on the race track regarding oil control.

I have a '15 GTPP that I plan on taking to HPDEs this summer but am new to these engines and how they work. Previously I came from the LS world, and while most of the engines are stout as far as taking punishment, they do not do well on a road course without a dry sump. I've seen and experienced several engines issues mainly around lack of oil pressure during sustained high G turns when the car has the factory wet sump even with better oil pans and baffles.

So is the Coyote setup the same way eg. a ticking time bomb without a dry sump? I'll be honest I'm not going to be destroying lap records anytime soon but I do plan on driving hard and to the limit of both myself and the car on 100 tread wear tires but don't want to worry about the engine oiling if it's similar to the other wet sumps. :frusty:

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[Brent Dalton]

Yep, LS2/3/7's all had oil starve issues to a degree, with the LS3 being the worst. LS1/6 were great out of the box. It only became prominent most of the time when on R Compound tires.

Coyote engine: I have not seen any data or stories(and I have been researching/looking as well) that suggests the coyote suffers from oil starve. I do like that the PP has the gauge on the dash so I can keep an eye on it. Sorry, no hard data yet. I'll be on R compounds and basic aero at COTA at the end of Feb. though to see how the car does.

 

[Budwise]

A lot of people put an extra 1/2 quart of oil in before a track event for this reason. Since you're going R-comps and seem to be wanting to push pretty hard I'd just make sure to run a 40 or 50 weight oil and you should be fine. If you want to put a little extra in it won't hurt anything. I would also recommend an oil catch can, I probably got 1/2 a cup of oil in mine in 1 track weekend whereas normally it would be that much in 5000 miles of DDing.

[MENTION=9374]Sock[/MENTION] , do you have any input on this?

 

[Sock]

A lot of people put an extra 1/2 quart of oil in before a track event for this reason. Since you're going R-comps and seem to be wanting to push pretty hard I'd just make sure to run a 40 or 50 weight oil and you should be fine. If you want to put a little extra in it won't hurt anything. I would also recommend an oil catch can, I probably got 1/2 a cup of oil in mine in 1 track weekend whereas normally it would be that much in 5000 miles of DDing.

@Sock , do you have any input on this?

I have not had any issues with oil control in my car at this point, that includes running the Roval at PPIR.

 

[Trackaholic]

I think oiling issues with the SBC is a common issue due to its specific design. I also have not heard of any similar issues with the Coyote.

-T

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