JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
4/4/19 11:03 a.m.
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The C5 Corvette Z06 already has one of the best factory oil pans of any LS-powered Chevy. The “Bat Wing” oil pan design has a wide, flat pan that helps keep the oil pickup tube wet under all sorts of concerting conditions.

But even a great factory pan can be improved, especially when you start adding sticky tires, modified suspensions …

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deaconblue
deaconblue New Reader
4/4/19 4:07 p.m.

Yes thanks for showing us the installation a couple weeks ago.  Plan to order this kit along with the soon to be released C5 specific oil cooler kit also from Improved Racing.

Osterkraut
Osterkraut UberDork
4/4/19 5:16 p.m.

Silly question, but when I click the link to see the rest of the story I just get that blurb in a different format. Am I missing something?

te72
te72 Reader
4/4/19 9:05 p.m.

" Maybe refill the car with oil, too. "

 

THAT'S what I forgot, d'oh! =P

 

In seriousness, it always makes me wonder who makes the call at the R&D stage to not have oil pans that prevent starvation at the top of the list of engine durability. Figure the same people are to blame for the earlier Miata's leather seats... which were flat... in a car that handles that well. Durr, nothing wrong with that!

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