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C5 Track Car \ HPDE Conversion: What I have learned!
01-05-2010, 04:42 AM
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
This is going to be my Gospel! 
I have one question, somewhat related!
Does anyone have the measurements for the Brakes/Hub area???? I am trying to get a Big Brake kit made and they need a ton of measurements of the Rotors, Hub and Uprights... I tried taking them once and it seems I'm Caliper challenged, I kept getting different readins on each attempt...
Tim
PS I know I should make a seperate Thread, I was already in here reading!
02-08-2010, 10:14 AM
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Terminal Vette Addict
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small updates amde again. Please PM me with useful info if you think it would be good to add to a person starting out, or even people mosving their way through the mods. Its all about group cooperation on the CF :-)
02-10-2010, 12:15 PM
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more updates, websites fixed where links were cahnged, and new infor added. Im going to keep at this until its the bible of the C5 HPDE stater manual. One day I will earn a STICKY for this section!
02-15-2010, 10:07 PM
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Man you are my Hero! This is probably the best two hours of reading I have ever done in regards to my Z06. I completely agree with everything you said and the reasoning behind it. A completely stock C5 Z06 with a high flow intake filter and a set of LG longtubes is an absolute monster of a car to drive. I can't see why anyone short of Ron Fellows would need more HP. Spent my first $$s on brakes, shifter harness bar, and next plan on attacking the suspension, which your write up went into perfect detail about the routes I want to take. This thread definately deserves a STICKY
02-16-2010, 07:57 AM
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Thanks man 
. I'm constantly working on it as I mess up fix break and learn last season 3 events I signed up for got cx bc not enough people could sign up to afford it. Hopefully if I can help ohers avoid me pitfalls more guys will have more $ to be out there
. I'm constantly working on it as I mess up fix break and learn last season 3 events I signed up for got cx bc not enough people could sign up to afford it. Hopefully if I can help ohers avoid me pitfalls more guys will have more $ to be out there
Originally Posted by 007Duc;
Man you are my Hero! This is probably the best two hours of reading I have ever done in regards to my Z06. I completely agree with everything you said and the reasoning behind it. A completely stock C5 Z06 with a high flow intake filter and a set of LG longtubes is an absolute monster of a car to drive. I can't see why anyone short of Ron Fellows would need more HP. Spent my first $$s on brakes, shifter harness bar, and next plan on attacking the suspension, which your write up went into perfect detail about the routes I want to take. This thread definately deserves a STICKY
02-16-2010, 11:51 AM
#69
Safety Car
Before you decide, "oh I'll just do it myself" please look at posts on the CF like this one. (http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...s-of-pics.html) Which nicely detail the amount of time, effort and problems that can occur. You really need to be in it for the long haul when you decide to do it all yourself.
FWIW - heads, cam, 1 3/4" headers, intake, injectors and timing chain aren't really that difficult. Buy the shop manuals, use the LS1howto write up and plan ahead.
1 7/8" headers are a b*tch to sqeeze in.
Take pics and label parts as you pull it apart.
If you can take it apart you can put it back together - UNLESS you lack mechanical aptitude.
02-16-2010, 11:54 AM
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Man you are my Hero! This is probably the best two hours of reading I have ever done in regards to my Z06. I completely agree with everything you said and the reasoning behind it. A completely stock C5 Z06 with a high flow intake filter and a set of LG longtubes is an absolute monster of a car to drive. I can't see why anyone short of Ron Fellows would need more HP.
02-17-2010, 10:38 PM
#72
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03-09-2010, 09:47 AM
#79
Le Mans Master
Ditto on the STICKY! Great initial writeup and continuing updates!
Lots of detailed observations in there, I need to re-read the whole section again!
Zenak, thanks for the effort, and have a good one,
Mike
Lots of detailed observations in there, I need to re-read the whole section again!
Zenak, thanks for the effort, and have a good one,
Mike
