Hello!

I am more of a "re-new" member. I had a C6 many years ago, and have just recently picked up at 2015 Z51. I am glad to be back.

It seems that I am still not doing well with the search feature. I have been lurking for a little while and it seems the first two recommended mods are obvious. MGW short shifter and X-Pipe (I already pulled 42 fuse and didn't notice much). I am having trouble locating a few answers.

1) Does MGW have a sale on their shifters every memorial day?
a) I saw some pictures of a red (marble looking) shifter ball that was able to be put on the MGW flat shifter. Could someone help me find that?

2) Which X-pipe is best and where do I order it?

3) How can I tell if I have magnetic ride? I have put my VIN into the decoder- and that did not help.

Glad to be back. I'm very bummed that the'15 does have apple car play. That is my only complaint so far. I see there is a $1200 fix available for this - but am hoping there is a less expensive option. Any advice welcome!!

 

Moved to C7 General for assistance with the questions.

Looks like a moderator and I were working on getting this thread to the appropriate section at the same time.

 

 

Welcome back. I can't help with the first two questions, but if you pop your hood and look at your shocks, there is a black wire coming from the top of the shocks for magnetic ride.

 

If you have this wire, then you have mag ride;

 

Have you confirmed that you have the dual mode exhaust? Pulling the fuse will only make a difference if you have the optional dual mode exhaust.

 

Check your RPO codes. If you see FE4 Magnetic Selective Ride Control is on your car or see the wire on the top of the shock.

To find RPO codes:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Silver sticker which is located under the rear compartment carpet, near the battery.
2018, 2019, 2020 GM completely revamped the RPO Code sticker. They moved the silver sticker to the driver-side door and added a QR Code. The RPO Codes can only be read using a QR Code scanner. THis reads the QR code: https://corvettesalvage.com/how-to-s...our-rpo-codes/


You can get Apple Car play with an aftermarket thing called NAVTOOL. ~$500

THe $1500 upgrade does the radio to at least a 2017 model and gives you carplay, higher USB charging voltage in the console to charge the phones better (nav programs eat voltage on the iPhone and the 2014 & 2015 USBs barely can keep up with the charging.) In the 2014 - 2015 Corvettes, the USB ports charge the phone at 0.5 amps. They will charge the phone but very slowly and if you're using a power hungry APP like google maps, the phone may not charge at all.

In the 2016 Corvettes, the USB port was raised to 1 amp and this might hold it's own as far as charging and using the GPS type of APP but I have a solid solution that takes the guesswork out of the power consumption of the smartphone. It is better to get a cig lighter USB charger like this...

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0773BYS6P

This one will charge at 2.4 amps per USB and has a voltage display. Cost is $12.99 +shipping.

This one is a 3 amp, is shorter and will allow the C7 outlet to close when not in use:



I have the 2.4 amp in my console and I recommend that you might want to consider getting one of the two for your car.

Elmer

 

X-Pipe - We bought our 2014 last summer and the x-pipe was first on my list. From all the digging I did the Borla was the best. Several YT videos tried different pipes and it was always on top. So, off on a journey I went. I found out the the EPA essentially stopped Borla and Corsa from making their direct replacement pipes as they eliminated two cats.

I ended up with a used original Corsa.

Borla and Corsa still make x-pipes but they are made to fit in behind the cats not eliminate them. Hope that helps.

 

welcome back

 

JakeXYRN, welcome (back) to the forum! You have come to the right place to ask all questions Corvette related

 

I definitely feel like eliminating the cats would be the sound I am looking for.
Does anyone still make an X-pipe that does eliminate the cats?
I feel like I'll be on a wild goose chase for a used X-pipe (and one that I'm sure eliminates the converters).