370Z Victory at 2014 SCCA Runoffs

Originally Posted by dkmura

SCCA T3 rules don't allow for many changes. For fuel starvation, we usually run a full tank of unleaded race fuel. The Zs have to weight 3400# at the finish (with driver), so carrying extra weight isn't much of a problem. To solve engine overheating, an ancillary oil cooler is allowed. This particular 370Z had a VQ37VGR that was torn down after the Runoffs victory and it had the same VVEL heads it was built with from the factory.

You might be thinking of another race series- SCCA T3 is very limited in powertrain mods.

Originally Posted by Elmo370z

Wow. So the factory heads held up to the beating. There just isn't much information about the longevity of the vvel heads. If you don't mind what type of oil are you using for the car? Something similar to motul 300v? Congrats on the win by the way.

Originally Posted by dkmura

I'm just another Nissan Z racer who wanted to offer my own congratulations on the Z34's victory- I'm not the driver. As for the oil, I have no idea what Dave was using last season.