Michael99Vette
Former Vendor
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Ossining New York
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
He man! Give me a call.
He man! Give me a call.
Auto or stick, I can make those "weak" corvette symptoms go away.
You can always come to the shop or I can do one of my mail order tunes for you....
Either way, You'll be happy.
Chuck CoW
Auto or stick, I can make those "weak" corvette symptoms go away.
You can always come to the shop or I can do one of my mail order tunes for you....
Either way, You'll be happy.
Chuck CoW
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 54,204
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
I just bought a 1999 Vette, Conv., automatic. I haven't had a Vette since the 1985 model, years ago.
My 85 with 245 HP would burn rubber all day long and tire squeal hitting second gear. This 99 with 100 more HP won't even chirp the tires.
Don't let the "chirping of tires" be the sole indicator of a cars performance. The C5 is well planted to the pavement. It funnels a lot more of the power to acceleration - and wastes little in the form or tire squeal.
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From: Gallatin Tennessee
No hole shot!
Thank you for all of your responses, and support. I am on the hunt for different rear end gears. Plus, I will get it tuned. It feels like it idles a little rough. Also, I was curious how well those Diablos and such worked. It sounds like it works very well. I believe this also will be done. But... I do have more questions. So far I haven't found a Haynes or Chiltons repair manual for this car. I have the squeaky belt noise and from this forum someone said to install Gatorback belts. So I bought both. I popped the hood to change them and it looked like a nightmare. I've changed belts many times in other vehicles and it was simple. But this doesn't look so simple. I have a hard time putting my trust in Mechanics so I try to do the stuff myself. It looks like this car is mechanically over my head.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Hillsboro OR
Thank you for all of your responses, and support. I am on the hunt for different rear end gears. Plus, I will get it tuned. It feels like it idles a little rough. Also, I was curious how well those Diablos and such worked. It sounds like it works very well. I believe this also will be done. But... I do have more questions. So far I haven't found a Haynes or Chiltons repair manual for this car. I have the squeaky belt noise and from this forum someone said to install Gatorback belts. So I bought both. I popped the hood to change them and it looked like a nightmare. I've changed belts many times in other vehicles and it was simple. But this doesn't look so simple. I have a hard time putting my trust in Mechanics so I try to do the stuff myself. It looks like this car is mechanically over my head.
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From: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-‘18-'19
NCM Sinkhole Donor
Thank you for all of your responses, and support. I am on the hunt for different rear end gears. Plus, I will get it tuned. It feels like it idles a little rough. Also, I was curious how well those Diablos and such worked. It sounds like it works very well. I believe this also will be done. But... I do have more questions. So far I haven't found a Haynes or Chiltons repair manual for this car. I have the squeaky belt noise and from this forum someone said to install Gatorback belts. So I bought both. I popped the hood to change them and it looked like a nightmare. I've changed belts many times in other vehicles and it was simple. But this doesn't look so simple. I have a hard time putting my trust in Mechanics so I try to do the stuff myself. It looks like this car is mechanically over my head.
First of all - Haines and Chilton don't make manuals for the C5. Your best bet is the factory service manual, which is three volumes. You might consider checking out that famous large auction site to see if you can find a manual for sale.
The C5 is simple for basic repairs - but can be very challenging if you're not familiar with the car.
You state that you don't trust mechanics, and prefer to do everything yourself - I applaud you. But personally I believe that there are some great shops that specialize in Corvettes, their techs have intimate knowledge of these cars. To tackle something like changing a belt requires little specialized knowledge, but experience is absolutely the key. I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to let the guys that work in Xtreme's shop work on my cars http://www.xmsengineering.com/ - they have many times and will continue to do so.
My advice is find someone in your area that has experience, maybe join a local club and talk to the members. You might find a great shop or maybe one of the members will help you in his/her garage.
