Tag: Vette

Brakes Why Mod? The answer to this should be obvious. By upgrading your brakes you can stop more quickly, in a shorter distance and decrease fade in racing or heavy, continued use applications (ie canyon runs). The brake system is composed of the master cylinder, brake fluid, brake lines, discs, calipers, pads and occasionally cooling […] More »

Hennessey builds some of the meanest cars under the sun and now they’ve gotten their hands on the new C7. Uh oh. It probably won’t be too long before it has seven trillion (or maybe just a thousand) horsepower. But below is video of a quarter-mile run with the C7 as it was delivered to […] More »

If you’ve been using Corvette Forum for longer than thirty seconds then you know that certain members have VERY strong opinions about some things. For instance: clay bars, originality, tail lights, and transmissions. And it’s that last item that brings us to this post. Our recent speculation about GM’s newly patented DCT spawned quite a frenzy. […] More »

We found a thread on the forums sharing the story of CF member Houston Z33’s experience going to check out the new Stingray in his friend’s Nissan GTR. His experience wasn’t exactly what it should have been. It seems that he and his friend were mobbed by the dealership’s staff with one salesman actually asking […] More »

  Do you ever find yourself cruising CorvetteForum searching for an amazing restoration that gives you all the blood, sweat and tears you need?  Well, look no further than stinger12’s restoration thread!   This one has it all, from keeping you up to date on over five years of dedicated work, to the drama and intrigue of losing […] More »

Infotainment Why Mod? The C5 came with a radio and CD player. Now that navigation, DVD players and satellite radio are available, many C5 owners wind up installing aftermarket infotainment/NAV systems.  The system’s only two redeeming features are that it can be used in concert with the Head’s Up Display (HUD) while aftermarket systems cannot. […] More »

We’d all like to think that we’re better drivers with electronic nannies turned off, that we don’t need no stinkin’ stability control. In the latest Top Gear USA, Tanner Foust tests himself against, well, himself in order to see how good or obtrusive the C7 Corvette Stingray’s electronic assistance is. Top Gear USA built a […] More »