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I have never seen one before. However, I personally would be leery of it. Some electronic devices like this don't play well with the C5's electronics. Before buying, I would highly recommend you get advice from a trusted source and someone who has personal experience with it installed in a C5. Good luck. 
stay away from it.
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WOW, good to see people talking about us, however there are a few areas that wasn’t explained very well or you just got tired of reading.
GrayC5 FI does play well with the C5 as well as any other vehicle on the market. But here is the question to ask a tech. In case you don’t want to take my word for it. (Will switching the PCM power off hurt the electronics?) If he says anything other than no then find a new tech, because that is what you do every time the key is used to turn the car off. FI has a letter from GM that states just that. FI isn’t new but is new to the public. We have been selling to Law Enforcement, Banks and a few other companies for 3 years; FI is not cheep for the most part but it is not a toy and is made with the most dependable parts that can be made. You will see more and more of FI in the future, we will stop sales in a few weeks from now so that distributors can be placed, FI isn’t a retail outlet.
Vettes4fun Well I am a nice guy so I wont say much other than I hope you are not a person that your advice counts for much as I absolutely know for a fact that you have NO idea what you are giving advice on. I back what I say, do you? To make a point, would you like for me to take your job away from you by telling everybody not to hire you? RIGHT I don’t know you. That’s my point. I will however give you an opportunity to experience the FI system, I am in Kentucky all the time so just let me know how to get in touch with you and I will personally bring an FI system to you. I’ll bet you will love it once you know what it is.
I am a Corvette nut, just can’t ride in them anymore, my last one is a 97 triple black, I still have it with only 147 miles on it.
I am more than happy to answer question for anyone, just call.
Thanks for your time and please keep it safe.
Don Jackson
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Forced Ignition, Inc.
www.forcedignition.com
GrayC5 FI does play well with the C5 as well as any other vehicle on the market. But here is the question to ask a tech. In case you don’t want to take my word for it. (Will switching the PCM power off hurt the electronics?) If he says anything other than no then find a new tech, because that is what you do every time the key is used to turn the car off. FI has a letter from GM that states just that. FI isn’t new but is new to the public. We have been selling to Law Enforcement, Banks and a few other companies for 3 years; FI is not cheep for the most part but it is not a toy and is made with the most dependable parts that can be made. You will see more and more of FI in the future, we will stop sales in a few weeks from now so that distributors can be placed, FI isn’t a retail outlet.
Vettes4fun Well I am a nice guy so I wont say much other than I hope you are not a person that your advice counts for much as I absolutely know for a fact that you have NO idea what you are giving advice on. I back what I say, do you? To make a point, would you like for me to take your job away from you by telling everybody not to hire you? RIGHT I don’t know you. That’s my point. I will however give you an opportunity to experience the FI system, I am in Kentucky all the time so just let me know how to get in touch with you and I will personally bring an FI system to you. I’ll bet you will love it once you know what it is.
I am a Corvette nut, just can’t ride in them anymore, my last one is a 97 triple black, I still have it with only 147 miles on it.
I am more than happy to answer question for anyone, just call.
Thanks for your time and please keep it safe.
Don Jackson
President
Forced Ignition, Inc.
www.forcedignition.com
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Hi Don, and let me take this opportunity to welcome you to the Forum.
As a "newbie" to this Forum, you may not be aware of a number of past threads here that have spoken to alleged problems that some add-on electrical equipment/devices caused when installed in the C5. Too, there have been other threads that spoke about attempts by some dealers to deny warranty claims on the basis that the problems were caused by certain after market, add-on electrical equipment installed in the car rather than by faulty workmanship or defective OEM parts used in the car's manufacture. In addition, the 2003 C5 Owner's Manual contains a strong caution notice and recommendations to owner's considering the installation of any add-on electrical equipment in their C5. I'm not familiar with each C5 model year owner's manual, but I would suspect that most if not all contain the same or very similar wording. I have quoted the 2003 model years owner's manual below for your information.
In view of the above, I think you can see why some of us C5 owners here are very cautious when it comes to installing any add-on electrical equipment to our cars. As a suggestion, perhaps you may want to consider addressing the above issues on your web site. Now, I don't know that doing so will ease everyone's fears here, but on the other hand, I can't see properly worded statements on your part, especially those supported by references to creditable sources, hurting anything either.
I hope this helps and, if your product is everything that you claim, I wish you the best and much future success.
From the 2003 Corvette Owner's Manual, Section 5, Service and Appearance Care, Electrical System (page 5-84 in the electronic version and page 5-86 in my printed version.):
As a "newbie" to this Forum, you may not be aware of a number of past threads here that have spoken to alleged problems that some add-on electrical equipment/devices caused when installed in the C5. Too, there have been other threads that spoke about attempts by some dealers to deny warranty claims on the basis that the problems were caused by certain after market, add-on electrical equipment installed in the car rather than by faulty workmanship or defective OEM parts used in the car's manufacture. In addition, the 2003 C5 Owner's Manual contains a strong caution notice and recommendations to owner's considering the installation of any add-on electrical equipment in their C5. I'm not familiar with each C5 model year owner's manual, but I would suspect that most if not all contain the same or very similar wording. I have quoted the 2003 model years owner's manual below for your information.
In view of the above, I think you can see why some of us C5 owners here are very cautious when it comes to installing any add-on electrical equipment to our cars. As a suggestion, perhaps you may want to consider addressing the above issues on your web site. Now, I don't know that doing so will ease everyone's fears here, but on the other hand, I can't see properly worded statements on your part, especially those supported by references to creditable sources, hurting anything either.
I hope this helps and, if your product is everything that you claim, I wish you the best and much future success.
From the 2003 Corvette Owner's Manual, Section 5, Service and Appearance Care, Electrical System (page 5-84 in the electronic version and page 5-86 in my printed version.):
Add-on Electrical Equipment
Notice: Don’t add anything electrical to your vehicle unless you check with your dealer first. Some electrical equipment can damage your vehicle and the damage wouldn’t be covered by your warranty. Some add-on electrical equipment can keep other components from working as they should.
Notice: Don’t add anything electrical to your vehicle unless you check with your dealer first. Some electrical equipment can damage your vehicle and the damage wouldn’t be covered by your warranty. Some add-on electrical equipment can keep other components from working as they should.
Last edited by GrayC5; Aug 17, 2005 at 08:50 PM. Reason: clarification of wording.
