I was just at VIR yesterday, and while the car did great, and really seems to want more RPM to play with on the R-Comps... But I noticed an odd sound from the motor between 5k RPM and 6k RPM after coming onto the main straights.
It happened almost every lap after going around oak tree (leads onto back straight), and occasionally leading onto the front straight. And ONLY in 3rd gear.
Basically, it would go from normal sounding KA @ WOT sound, to almost the high pitched sting of a Miata motor @ WOT for a few seconds, then return to normal by the time I got to redline and had to shift. Occasionally it would persist until the shift.
I don't think its valve float as its not happening in other gears.
Could I have been oil starving? (Yes I don't have an oil pressure gauge, and have the stock pan over filled a half a quart or so)
Could it be something else?
It happened almost every lap after going around oak tree (leads onto back straight), and occasionally leading onto the front straight. And ONLY in 3rd gear.
Basically, it would go from normal sounding KA @ WOT sound, to almost the high pitched sting of a Miata motor @ WOT for a few seconds, then return to normal by the time I got to redline and had to shift. Occasionally it would persist until the shift.
I don't think its valve float as its not happening in other gears.
Could I have been oil starving? (Yes I don't have an oil pressure gauge, and have the stock pan over filled a half a quart or so)
Could it be something else?
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