Questions ? Please
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Questions ? Please
I am ignorant to many of the new phrases lately and was hoping some of you could set me straight.
1. What is the body of C5 & C6 made of ? I thought it was Fiberglas, but some pic's of wreaked Vettes seem to show them as hard plastic ?
2. What is "Double Din" ?
3. what is the advantage of lowering a Corvette ?
4. what is the advantage of an 'X' pipe ?
I have some more, but can't remember them right now. I'll write them down so I won't be so stupid/ignorant in the future. Thank you !
1. What is the body of C5 & C6 made of ? I thought it was Fiberglas, but some pic's of wreaked Vettes seem to show them as hard plastic ?
2. What is "Double Din" ?
3. what is the advantage of lowering a Corvette ?
4. what is the advantage of an 'X' pipe ?
I have some more, but can't remember them right now. I'll write them down so I won't be so stupid/ignorant in the future. Thank you !
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I am ignorant to many of the new phrases lately and was hoping some of you could set me straight.
1. What is the body of C5 & C6 made of ? I thought it was Fiberglas, but some pic's of wreaked Vettes seem to show them as hard plastic ?
2. What is "Double Din" ?
3. what is the advantage of lowering a Corvette ?
4. what is the advantage of an 'X' pipe ?
I have some more, but can't remember them right now. I'll write them down so I won't be so stupid/ignorant in the future. Thank you !
1. What is the body of C5 & C6 made of ? I thought it was Fiberglas, but some pic's of wreaked Vettes seem to show them as hard plastic ?
2. What is "Double Din" ?
3. what is the advantage of lowering a Corvette ?
4. what is the advantage of an 'X' pipe ?
I have some more, but can't remember them right now. I'll write them down so I won't be so stupid/ignorant in the future. Thank you !
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3.Looks Better
4.Sounds Nicer
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I am ignorant to many of the new phrases lately and was hoping some of you could set me straight.
1. What is the body of C5 & C6 made of ? I thought it was Fiberglas, but some pic's of wreaked Vettes seem to show them as hard plastic ?
2. What is "Double Din" ?
3. what is the advantage of lowering a Corvette ?
4. what is the advantage of an 'X' pipe ?
I have some more, but can't remember them right now. I'll write them down so I won't be so stupid/ignorant in the future. Thank you !
1. What is the body of C5 & C6 made of ? I thought it was Fiberglas, but some pic's of wreaked Vettes seem to show them as hard plastic ?
2. What is "Double Din" ?
3. what is the advantage of lowering a Corvette ?
4. what is the advantage of an 'X' pipe ?
I have some more, but can't remember them right now. I'll write them down so I won't be so stupid/ignorant in the future. Thank you !
Mr.Bill
1. The C5 is not fiberglass, I can't remember the name of the stuff, It is some kind of composite, Plastic with a pinch of glass. SMC = sheet molded compound.
2. Double Din is refering to a size of the face of a radio, The C5 factory is a 1.5 Din and most new after market NAV systems are Double Din, So to install a DD in a C5 your bezel will need to be altered.
3. Looks, Lower center point of gravity.
4. Sound mostly, Don't think there is really any HP gain from one.
Last edited by Mr.Bill; Sep 10, 2011 at 12:03 PM.
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I will try to answer some of these for you.
Mr.Bill
1. The C5 is not fiberglass, I can't remember the name of the stuff, It is some kind of composite, Plastic with a pinch of glass.
The C5 is SMC ( sheet molded Composite ) it comes in flat sheets, and it then heat pressed into shape. It is an advantage in the manufacturing process.
2. Double Din is refering to a size of the face of a radio, The C5 factory is a 1.5 Din and most new after market NAV systems are Double Din, So to install a DD in a C5 your bezel will need to be altered.
3. Looks, Lower center point of gravity.
4. Sound mostly, Don't thing there is really any HP gain from one.
there is a slight gain because the balanced scavenging help to quickly remove exhaust pulses , it also helps smooth out the engine.
Mr.Bill
1. The C5 is not fiberglass, I can't remember the name of the stuff, It is some kind of composite, Plastic with a pinch of glass.
The C5 is SMC ( sheet molded Composite ) it comes in flat sheets, and it then heat pressed into shape. It is an advantage in the manufacturing process.
2. Double Din is refering to a size of the face of a radio, The C5 factory is a 1.5 Din and most new after market NAV systems are Double Din, So to install a DD in a C5 your bezel will need to be altered.
3. Looks, Lower center point of gravity.
4. Sound mostly, Don't thing there is really any HP gain from one.
there is a slight gain because the balanced scavenging help to quickly remove exhaust pulses , it also helps smooth out the engine.
Last edited by Evil-Twin; Sep 9, 2011 at 11:38 AM.
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