Shred Jesse

Shred Jesse had a Time Attack event on his summer schedule with OnGrid, and with the day consisting of two back to back days of pretty similar weather... it seemed like the perfect time to test out his DIY WingLogic setup versus the podium proven 9LR C5 Corvette offering. We tested two rear wing setups back-to-back on the same car, same track, and nearly identical weather conditions. The setting was Time Attack as well, so no better opportunity to get ...

Wwhen it comes to mods on the Corvette, most of the discussion surrounding the steering rack fall into two categories: How to stop it from leaking and what to do when the passenger side mount snaps off. Under heavy driving conditions, such as drifting or tracking on really sticky tires (or simply over driving the car) the passenger side mount on the steering rack itself can crack, separating the steering rack from the car. While not generally immediately catastrophic, a ...

Ah yes, the humble Torque tube on the C5 Corvette. The torque tube is the least mechanically complex piece of your drive train, just spinning away on some bearings, some large rubber connectors helping ensure power transfer transitions and drivetrain harmonics are smooth... and yet in all it's simplicity, the humble torque tube can and sometimes does have it's issues! We've put together a comprehensive article that should cover anything anyone would ever want to know or need to know ...

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! That debris can and will clog your radiator, reducing it's ability to cool. Thus, if you're looking to help your car stay cool and happy, keep reading! So we've identified ...

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 ...

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 ...