The weight loss on the C5 Corvette inside was so significant and full of so many pictures I decided to break it off from the parent article about overall c5 weight reduction. That article was already starting to get pretty significant in...
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Lately, I've been wanting more from my corvette. After a weekend with a mustang group where they'd all corner so slow but gap me on the straights, I was frustrated. Then I went and competed in an SCCA time trial weekend where I yet again was...
Updated 6 months 4 weeks ago
Leading up to the track dayComing into this track day, I hadn't really accomplished much on the car. I'd been pretty busy with a second gig I picked up, along with just not feeling as inspired to work on the car. I was putting some effort into...
Updated 1 year 4 months ago
When it comes to the C5 Corvette Cadillac Brembo swap, one of the biggest uncertainties currently is what wheels will clear the calipers. I'm going to attempt to document what worked and didn't work as best as I can here!Known to work wheels:Apex...
Updated 1 year 3 months ago
This is just the start of the article where I'll be documenting all of the DIY cooling modifications I'm doing to the C5 Corvette. There's a lot of little details that all come together as part of the larger picture that is maximizing the cooling...
Updated 1 year 12 months ago
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 of steering...
Updated 1 year 8 months ago
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 personally...
Updated 1 year 4 months ago
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 to help...
Updated 1 year 4 months ago
Going into this track day I was mostly looking to confirm that my DIY chassis mounted wing yields an improvement in handling that will hopefully equate to better lap times than the last time I was at the track. The track weekend though was also...
Updated 1 year 8 months ago
Carbotech XP-10 Brake Pads - 1001 Series for C5 Corvette Caddillac Brembo BrakesSo 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 lot of track...