GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 239
Likes: 0
From: Colorado Springs CO
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (Red C5)
I'm in. $99 and free shipping sounds good. Couldn't believe all the junk I found in that area.
Tell me when and where to pay...
Lonnie :cheers:
Tell me when and where to pay...
Lonnie :cheers:
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 5,348
Likes: 3,319
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards
Looks like a neat piece.
To help decide whether this is something I'd like, I'm going to take a look at the radiator.
Any clever ideas how to easily get at it without a lift? It doesn't look to be trivial to take a look and do some basic cleaning.
To help decide whether this is something I'd like, I'm going to take a look at the radiator.
Any clever ideas how to easily get at it without a lift? It doesn't look to be trivial to take a look and do some basic cleaning.
Thread Starter
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
From: San Jose CA
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (Elk)
Elk
The best way to check your cooling system inlet without having a hoist is to jack the car up as high as you can get it (always use jack stands). Look up inside the air inlet with a flash light. Most of the debris goes to the top. If you have air compresser, use a blow gun and go between the radiator and the air conditioner condenser. The condenser looks like a small radiator infront of the radiator. Theres about a 1 inch gap between the two that you can see from under the car. Please use safety glasses when your doing this because there maybe alot of debris that will come out (more at the top). If you don't get anything debris out (leafs,small rocks,bags,ect) you don't need to get Debris guard, Save your money for something else.
If you have any qustions on how to clean the cooling system out. Please call me on my c-phone anytime (in reason) I will have it on over the 4th weekend if anybody needs help.
Ted May
Valaya racing
408-893-8811 c-phone
408-448-8811
The best way to check your cooling system inlet without having a hoist is to jack the car up as high as you can get it (always use jack stands). Look up inside the air inlet with a flash light. Most of the debris goes to the top. If you have air compresser, use a blow gun and go between the radiator and the air conditioner condenser. The condenser looks like a small radiator infront of the radiator. Theres about a 1 inch gap between the two that you can see from under the car. Please use safety glasses when your doing this because there maybe alot of debris that will come out (more at the top). If you don't get anything debris out (leafs,small rocks,bags,ect) you don't need to get Debris guard, Save your money for something else.
If you have any qustions on how to clean the cooling system out. Please call me on my c-phone anytime (in reason) I will have it on over the 4th weekend if anybody needs help.
Ted May
Valaya racing
408-893-8811 c-phone
408-448-8811
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 120,798
Likes: 11
From: Charlotte NC
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise In V Veteran
Cruise-In VI Veteran
Cruise-In VII Veteran
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (Valaya Racing)
:seeya Ted
What is the status of the GP & when can we start placing our orders?
What is the status of the GP & when can we start placing our orders?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 5,348
Likes: 3,319
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (Valaya Racing)
Ted:
Thanks for the help. This is exactly what I needed to know. I did some peering around and it looked a bit more challanging than I originally expected. It will be well worth doing given that we have 90 degree temps right now.
Should be interesting too. :)
Thanks for the help. This is exactly what I needed to know. I did some peering around and it looked a bit more challanging than I originally expected. It will be well worth doing given that we have 90 degree temps right now.
Should be interesting too. :)
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Racer
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 304
Likes: 0
From: Spartanburg s.c.
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (Valaya Racing)
99.00 plus free shipping???..hell yeah...send me one....email me when you get enough orders....Be hard these day to pick up a case of Bud's. tank of gas, pack of smokes and dozens wings for that lol.....bolt it on...save time and not gotta do nothing but put in a few screws....done saw what can get up in there on the c-4 and now the c-5....bring it... :cheers:
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 120,798
Likes: 11
From: Charlotte NC
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise In V Veteran
Cruise-In VI Veteran
Cruise-In VII Veteran
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (CSC5)
It looks like were at 23... :party:
I'll go for the $99 and free shipping.
I'll go for the $99 and free shipping.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 1,150
Likes: 0
From: Saratoga CA
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards
I just had mine installed and I swear, GM should be paying Ted for helping them fix what I consider a design flaw. I'm sure there are people out there who have had temperature problems with their radiator covered with junk. This should come stock on the car, without it your radiator is basically a sitting duck for getting leaves and other debris all over it or getting damaged from some rock bouncing along. And you have that plastic air diffuser thing directing everything and anything you drive over up in there.
Drifting
Joined: May 1999
Posts: 1,580
Likes: 1
From: Shelbyville KY
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (akw408)
By my count, we are at 26! For anyone still thinking about this, hop on in and let's make this happen!
Surely we can hit 30.... Valaya: you guys won't turn away twenty-something prospective buyers @ 99 (and free shipping) will ya? ;)
Surely we can hit 30.... Valaya: you guys won't turn away twenty-something prospective buyers @ 99 (and free shipping) will ya? ;)
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 15,707
Likes: 1
From: Lynnfield MA
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Cruise-In VI Veteran
Re: GP: Valaya Racing Debris Guards (RCswish)
I think that this would interfer with my HallTech bottom breather considering it appears lower than the screen... Slick though..
No, it won't interfer...I have the same intake :)
No, it won't interfer...I have the same intake :)
Nick
