Although, I have the dreaded "early" 1998 model. 
Does anyone else wait when starting your car?
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I enjoy watching it, too. Let it idle for a bit afterward and drive her real slow till I feel she ready to be riden. Corvettes have a real life quality that reminds me of the west and riding horses in some abstract way.
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I get in to start it I turn the ignition on and wait about 15 seconds for all the bells, whistles, pumps etc to settle down and then I fire her up.
Hey ... they have to wait for all the systems to power up in a fighter jet so why wouldn't it work on a c5?
Plus, it's kinda cool ...
Haha.
Hey ... they have to wait for all the systems to power up in a fighter jet so why wouldn't it work on a c5?
Plus, it's kinda cool ...
Haha.
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I also wait for the gauge startup routine to finish with the thought of potential voltage drops and or spikes during cranking could generate false error codes or worse. I have seen in my computer electronics job IC devices work as intended until a voltage variation as little as 1/4 (.25V) or even less off from 5V fail. They are spec'd to run at 4.75V-%.25V but not always the case.
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Also, it appears the PCM and BCM both need to be running and communicating or the starter won't crank anyway. (Theft deterrent runs through the BCM, clutch/neutral enable runs through the PCM.)
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I also wait for the gauge startup routine to finish with the thought of potential voltage drops and or spikes during cranking could generate false error codes or worse. I have seen in my computer electronics job IC devices work as intended until a voltage variation as little as 1/4 (.25V) or even less off from 5V fail. They are spec'd to run at 4.75V-%.25V but not always the case.
