Budget C5 Corvette Racecar

[monteboy84]

Such a great build. Nice work Matt

Small world, thanks Greg

[NOT A TA]

Cool build & story! Thanks for posting it up here.

[brawls43]

You bet. I love checking out all the cool projects over here.

[OutrnNAScaR14]

Awesome build. I daily a C5 also.
You might have mentioned it, but what series is this?

[brawls43]

World Racing League
http://www.worldracingleague.org/
#racewrl

Its an endurance racing series, with classes based on power to weight ratio and modifications.

[bonecrrusher]

As a Vette lover - badass car man!

Loved the build pics - and then onto the racing pics.



Sucks about TWS being bulldozed for some houses.

Question for you - what rear diff cooler setup did you go with?

I've been looking at one for my C6 - and it looks like most guys go with a C6Z rear diff and go from there.

[monteboy84]

Thanks guys! WRL is indeed the series, it's very new but has been growing well, tons of fun for minimal cost. This car is obviously looks like more than a lot of people would/could justify spending on a racecar, but I'm only at about $15k into the whole build as it sits. That said, with the way the rules are, we've had great competition from a number of cars that are both much cheaper, and also more expensive. There's a really cool 2JZ-swapped Celica down in Texas that was damn near a perfect match for us speed-wise. Likewise, there are a bunch of Spec Boxsters that we battle with regularly, as well as a couple of hot E36's that are always a good race.

As a Vette lover - badass car man!

Loved the build pics - and then onto the racing pics.

Sucks about TWS being bulldozed for some houses.

Question for you - what rear diff cooler setup did you go with?

I've been looking at one for my C6 - and it looks like most guys go with a C6Z rear diff and go from there.

Thanks for the kind words! I've put a bunch of hours into this car and am very proud of the results, so it's always good to get compliments on it. As for diff cooling, we actually built our own setup using Tilton electric pumps and some heat exchangers off ebay, along with a Honda Goldwing cooling fan. We plumbed the diff pump feed from the diff drain with a homemade fitting, and put an AN fitting into the rear diff cover to spray onto the pinion. It works well but was a decent amount of work to assemble. For the sake of simplicity, I'd probably get a kit from DRM and call it a day. I have straight pipes on this car and hacked out the rear tub, so there was more room for my diff/trans cooling module versus a more stock car that's harder to package.

[langleylad]

Right on , love your thread