after that it is guess work.....wheels can give away some years, but we all change the wheels any how
Identifying Specific year C5s
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Identifying Specific year C5s
My dad loves to show off his auto knowledge by Identifyng the year/make/model of a car within just a few seconds of seeing it drive by.
I'd love to do the same with the C5 but I can only tell what years it's NOT.
Are there any distinquishing exterior features that seperate the years?
I'd love to do the same with the C5 but I can only tell what years it's NOT.
Are there any distinquishing exterior features that seperate the years?
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here's a link from a previous thread with the same topic.....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...62&postcount=8
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...62&postcount=8
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It seems like there are few, if any, obvious exterior distinctions. Correct??
It also looks like there were few other improvements after the 2001 model. Does that mean I should be looking for an 01-04 car? Is the oil consumption issue on the 2001 cars common to all of them?
Still shopping for the right car.
67funcar
It also looks like there were few other improvements after the 2001 model. Does that mean I should be looking for an 01-04 car? Is the oil consumption issue on the 2001 cars common to all of them?
Still shopping for the right car.
67funcar
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It seems like there are few, if any, obvious exterior distinctions. Correct??
It also looks like there were few other improvements after the 2001 model. Does that mean I should be looking for an 01-04 car? Is the oil consumption issue on the 2001 cars common to all of them?
Still shopping for the right car.
67funcar
It also looks like there were few other improvements after the 2001 model. Does that mean I should be looking for an 01-04 car? Is the oil consumption issue on the 2001 cars common to all of them?
Still shopping for the right car.
67funcar
The more significant modifications from 2001 are LS6 block (but still LS1 engine) LS6 intake manifold, better cam grind (slightly more power over 97-00) to name a few. 2001's were subject to the oil issues, but not all of them.
But the layperson cannot see any difference between a 1997 and a 2004.
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i've changed the exhaust emblems wheels added hud, and key hold covers the only way you can tell is if you knew what artic white looked like and the years it was made. None of this was on purpose, just on my journey to tastefully modding the exterior
