ShredJesse

The C5 Corvette is a hoover. It quite literally drives down the street sucking air up and shoving it through the radiator to cool the car. This works quite effectively and manages to keep the car low profile... but it also sucks up a ton of debris from the road! Thus, if you're looking to help your car stay cool and happy, keep reading! So we've identified the problem. let's start with the simplest way to tackle this: You can

So your Corvette has the F45/F55 suspension, or perhaps you're considering getting one. Back in the day, the ride control / magnetic ride concept was pretty innovative... but unfortunately now that over 20 years have passed the systems are all starting to show their age and providing reduced ride quality. Some folks may also want to upgrade their suspension to coilers, and there's a few things to know there as well. There are also some folks who fall astray of

The C5 Corvette LS1 Engine ships from the factory with a 4 port steam port crossover that runs under the intake manifold. This steamport crossover helps ensure that steam cannot get trapped in any of the pockets of the head resulting in a hot spot which can lead to head gasket failure and/or other catastrophic engine failure. Thus, the steam port crossover on heads has a use, and an important one at that. That said, Many folks will note that

While researching coilovers and then subsequently researching why the QA1 coilovers understeered for me (Shred Jesse), I took a lot of notes on all of the various sway bar diameters along with various coilover spring rates. A lot of information I als gathered from other folks and from various forum posts as many manufacturers don't list their specs for some reason, making it hard to compare just what you're getting. Below is my collated information from researching these things to

Ah torque values. When the German "Gutten-tight" just won't cut it and you fear the ugga dugga... nothing else will do. Plus there's just something about know for certain your brake caliper is going to stay on that is valuable. Here's our C5 Corvette Torque Values. This document has been shared across forums for over a decade now, and we're mostly retaining it for historical value to avoid it becoming lost. We will modify some numbers from time to time

As I started to experience some rather significant overheating problems during various track days, I began researching all of the different options out there folks are using. I then decided to put this article together to help others, or even just collect my own thoughts. Much information on this topic is now lost to old forum posts where pictures used to be present and then the hosting service was canceled. In some cases the original posters event went back and

Force = Mass x Acceleration. Want to go faster? You either gotta accelerate faster or have less mass, but ultimately they are two sides of the same coin in the pursuit. So knowing that, if your pursuit is the time honored tradition of going faster, what are some ways to save weight? One of the obvious and most effective ways to ditch weight on the C5 Corvette is swapping out the battery. These Corvette's generally have a honking heavy 35lb

We need to address a statement often used to shutdown conversations surrounding modifying a C5 Corvette: "The GM engineers knew what they were doing, do you think you know better than their engineers?!?" This statement has merit, but also fails to recognize just what they engineers intentions were. Let's delve into that with a few important considerations that will help address the nuances of such a statement. The Corvette was made for mass consumption If you spend your life trying

Ah the never ending conversations about oil. From misinformation, to factory recommendations, to outright bull... there's a lot of information out there. We're here to help you weed through it all! Useful Information Factory Oil Weight 5w30 ( Mobil1 Called for by factory) Oil Capacity 6.5 quarts with filter change Track / Aggressive Oil Capacity 1 Qt overfilled You'd think there wouldn't be much more to say beyond this, but please do recognize these are starting points. Your needs may