Installed Poly bushings.
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Labor rates are different in every area.
It is about 8 hours work if you are set up for it. Few shops are.
There are some good YT video's on how to do it.
What you pay may be substantially less than what I did.
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Today I took a drive form JAX Beach to see Doc at EFI Alchemy down in Green Cove springs Fl about some tuning.
There was road construction and 80mph traffic on the way home. There was every kind of road issue you would ever want to see with a C5.
The car runs smooth, (smooth for a sports car).
I am totally happy with the way it drives now.
I just ordered C6Z brakes because there is a substantial amount of brake fade with the stock brakes. Traffic here moves at 75-85mph on the interstate. You can pass people at over 100mph and change lanes. I will say that this mod did inspire confidence at those speeds.
The C5 brakes are a little lacking when they get hot IMO.
There was road construction and 80mph traffic on the way home. There was every kind of road issue you would ever want to see with a C5.
The car runs smooth, (smooth for a sports car).
I am totally happy with the way it drives now.
I just ordered C6Z brakes because there is a substantial amount of brake fade with the stock brakes. Traffic here moves at 75-85mph on the interstate. You can pass people at over 100mph and change lanes. I will say that this mod did inspire confidence at those speeds.
The C5 brakes are a little lacking when they get hot IMO.
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I am going to go with these calipers with one piece ceramic pads for the street.
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I don't have any experience with them.
I went with Corvette calipers because I don't race much. The highway traffic here is bad enough to warrant better brakes.
The stock brakes look small with the bigger C6Z rims. Most full sized family sedans have bigger brakes than the C5 now.
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It's really funny you said that because I ordered R1 concepts rotor kit.
I don't have any experience with them.
I went with Corvette calipers because I don't race much. The highway traffic here is bad enough to warrant better brakes.
The stock brakes look small with the bigger C6Z rims. Most full sized family sedans have bigger brakes than the C5 now.
I don't have any experience with them.
I went with Corvette calipers because I don't race much. The highway traffic here is bad enough to warrant better brakes.
The stock brakes look small with the bigger C6Z rims. Most full sized family sedans have bigger brakes than the C5 now.
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Nice brake set up. They look expensive.
I went the cheaper rout. I just wanted better street brakes that might see the track.
I ordered the one piece rotor kit. By the time they wear out, carbon ceramic rotors may be more common and affordable. If so it will save on some of the rotating mass.
The C6Z wheels are already substantially heavier.
I went the cheaper rout. I just wanted better street brakes that might see the track.
I ordered the one piece rotor kit. By the time they wear out, carbon ceramic rotors may be more common and affordable. If so it will save on some of the rotating mass.
The C6Z wheels are already substantially heavier.
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Nice brake set up. They look expensive.
I went the cheaper rout. I just wanted better street brakes that might see the track.
I ordered the one piece rotor kit. By the time they wear out, carbon ceramic rotors may be more common and affordable. If so it will save on some of the rotating mass.
The C6Z wheels are already substantially heavier.
I went the cheaper rout. I just wanted better street brakes that might see the track.
I ordered the one piece rotor kit. By the time they wear out, carbon ceramic rotors may be more common and affordable. If so it will save on some of the rotating mass.
The C6Z wheels are already substantially heavier.
Price is ~2100 depending on options
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I f history repeats its self then I would expect for carbon rotors to be budget friendly soon.
There is a huge benefit to them. They night last the life of the car without maintenance.
With the stock C5 set up there is substantial care for the brakes.
That eventually cost money!
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You are not going to get C6Z carbon rotors cheep this year. Perhaps in the next few years.
I f history repeats its self then I would expect for carbon rotors to be budget friendly soon.
There is a huge benefit to them. They night last the life of the car without maintenance.
With the stock C5 set up there is substantial care for the brakes.
That eventually cost money!
I f history repeats its self then I would expect for carbon rotors to be budget friendly soon.
There is a huge benefit to them. They night last the life of the car without maintenance.
With the stock C5 set up there is substantial care for the brakes.
That eventually cost money!
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Is anyone running front C6 Z06 knuckles 2010 and above?
To my understanding they are beefier and have a shorter arm that connects to the tie rods. If this is true then it would be a cheap handling mod.
If the tie rod point is shorter then you would have stiffer and more responsive steering.
If this is true then it would be the answer to the C5's lack of road feel issue.
To my understanding they are beefier and have a shorter arm that connects to the tie rods. If this is true then it would be a cheap handling mod.
If the tie rod point is shorter then you would have stiffer and more responsive steering.
If this is true then it would be the answer to the C5's lack of road feel issue.
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Is anyone running front C6 Z06 knuckles 2010 and above?
To my understanding they are beefier and have a shorter arm that connects to the tie rods. If this is true then it would be a cheap handling mod.
If the tie rod point is shorter then you would have stiffer and more responsive steering.
If this is true then it would be the answer to the C5's lack of road feel issue.
To my understanding they are beefier and have a shorter arm that connects to the tie rods. If this is true then it would be a cheap handling mod.
If the tie rod point is shorter then you would have stiffer and more responsive steering.
If this is true then it would be the answer to the C5's lack of road feel issue.
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I do agree about the stock pump pulley. I thought smaller would slow it down.
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Nope, same premise as a blower pulley, smaller causes it to spin faster. Large pulley takes longer for the belt to travel for a full rotation.