How much weight can a C5 pull (trailer)
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From: Ravensdale WA
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From: Greenville NC
I'm in the same situation. I want to tow a small aluminum fishing boat about 12" maybe a few hundred pounds. DO I spend 3-4k for a small truck that has less hp/torque and crappier suspenion then the vette or my little daily. I think it would be more dangerous with the small truck
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From: Gallup New Mexico
While I agree that the C5 was not designed to tow, I believe that the only vehicles that are designed to tow anything these days are trucks and even THAT is debatable.
However, this is a light car and a 5.7L engine. It appears that you want to tow a small utility type enclosed trailer (i.e. for some camping gear or such). The car clearly has the engine power to do so with over 350 HP - so as for the engine and transmission - it would not appear to be much of a drag on them.
I have an LT1 engine with a 700R4 trans in my street rod and have a painted trailer to match. We use it to go to some car shows to haul the cooler, canopy, lawn chairs, BBQ equipment and such. I just can't tell it's back there. My Street rod is much heavier and has a smaller engine than the C5 corvette.
Also there was a recent thread that was published here where a company made a trailer that looks exacly like the corvette. In one picture an owner had a corvette car towing a corvette trailer.
I wouldn't guess on the limits of the towing capacities as I'm no expert.
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However, this is a light car and a 5.7L engine. It appears that you want to tow a small utility type enclosed trailer (i.e. for some camping gear or such). The car clearly has the engine power to do so with over 350 HP - so as for the engine and transmission - it would not appear to be much of a drag on them.
I have an LT1 engine with a 700R4 trans in my street rod and have a painted trailer to match. We use it to go to some car shows to haul the cooler, canopy, lawn chairs, BBQ equipment and such. I just can't tell it's back there. My Street rod is much heavier and has a smaller engine than the C5 corvette.
Also there was a recent thread that was published here where a company made a trailer that looks exacly like the corvette. In one picture an owner had a corvette car towing a corvette trailer.
I wouldn't guess on the limits of the towing capacities as I'm no expert.
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I had a trailer custom made by CarReplicaTrailers.com I travel a lot and this makes my trips more enjoyable and really gets a lot of attention. It pulls amazingly well and doesn't have any affect on fuel milage. I can now take 3 suitcases, 2 folding chairs, and a small cooler leaving the whole back of my car for my service dog. I love my C6 and my trailer..
