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NC Miata - Coilover Rates & Sway Bar Sizes

So one of my more useful posts over in my C5 Corvette blog is the spring rates and sway bar sizes that all the various companies offer. It helps to see just who is offering what along with it helps communicate with folks about what sort …

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Powerstop Track Day Pads

I've now run two sets of the Powerstop Trackday brake pads on my C5 Corvette with the Caddillac Brembos and feel I can safely review them. There were things I liked about the brake pads, and things that definitely weren't as good. I pers…

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Results From Other C5 Caddilac Brembo Users

So at this point I'm far from the only person using the Caddillac Brembos. I'm also starting to see folks share some pictures and info about it, and I wanted to capture what I could from folks here to both share others experiences, and t…

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Carbotech XP-10 Pad Review

Carbotech XP-10 Brake Pads - 1001 Series for C5 Corvette Caddillac Brembo Brakes So I managed to get 9 track days on a set of these brake pads and I've got a fairly good clue about how they work now. I'll start by saying, YES that's a lo…

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Event & Track Day Reports

So I've logged and blogged about every track day I do, the upgrades and modifications I made going into them, and the takeaways from each and every single one. There's some useful information in there for folks, along with just general w…

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