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Been looking for an inexpensive V8 muscle car for weekend warrior duties. From research, a base C5 M6 coupe looks best on paper. But I've never owned a vette so I don't really know for sure. Are there any M6 coupe owners here in the St. Petersburg, FL area that would be willing to show off theirs? I'll buy you a beer or 3 for your trouble. I promise I'm not a serial killer or even a bad dude at all...just ask my mother . Shoot me a PM if your game.
You pretty much have 4 options: Coupe (targa top), Convertible, Fixed Roof Coupe ('99 - '00 hard top), and the Z06 ('01 - '04 hard top). All of them are great for weekend warrior duty. What kind of features are you looking for? That will help us narrow down what your options are. The list below has the differences from year to year. I got it from this thread.
1997
Completely new, redesigned Corvette. Base (FE1) and Z51 (FE3) suspension packages.
All Z51 cars include: Power Steering Cooler
97-00 C5 LS1's produce 345 HP @ 5600 RPM and 350 Ft Lbs of torque @ 4400 RPM.
1998
Convertible becomes available
Active Handling becomes available late in year
The two slots of a 1998 (and possibly late 1997s) curve toward the rear at the bottom. (versus straight down)
1999
26# injectors substituted for 28#
Fuel pump revised to reduce noise
FRC "Fixed Roof Coupe" aka the hardtop, becomes available. All FRC's are MN6 (6-speed) cars with the Z51 suspension package, and are about 60lbs lighter than coupes.
HUD introduced
Only one line in driver's side fuel rail cover (no fuel return line?)
Power telescoping wheel becomes an option
Steering hardware changed to combat wandering
Door sill trim plates added
2000
Millennium Yellow available
"Thin Spoke" versus "wagon wheel" design wheels become standard.
Pup cats added to all models for LEV emissions requirements (5hp loss relative to 97-99)
Steel swaybar endlinks instead of plastic on Z51 equipped cars
Z51 swaybar diameters grow (25.4/21.7 to 28.6/21.7 to 28.6/23.6 (note: new rear same as Z06)
No keyhole on passenger side doorhandle
Passenger airbag 'off' switch added to console (light by TC/AH button)
2001
Return to 28# injectors for all models.
Second Generation Active Handling
Nassau Blue discontinued
Alternator 'clutch' pulley added on A4 cars
New soundproofing + foam in all cars
Smaller keyfob
Electrochromic dimming rearview and driver's mirrors
Lighter AGM battery
Thickness + Material in Convertible change
Chrome exhaust tips for coupe + Convertible
85MM MAF with integral temp sensor (versus 74mm with separate plug for IAT)
LS1 cam profile changed to: .500/0.500, 198/208 on 115.5LSA (From: 0.472/0.479, 202/210 on 117)
All Corvettes now have the LS6 intake manifold
All Corvettes now have the LS6 engine block (windage passages in block), which includes a beefier oil pump.
LS1 changes result in new output of 350 HP @ 5200 RPM and 375 Ft Lbs of torque @ 4400 RPM (MN6)
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
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