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Maxl one

BWF07 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:59:53 GMT

I keep seeing this product on Facebook, but I just cannot get my head around it. I think it is more snake oil then a true product to do what they claim. Anyone try it?

Which brake pads to ensure no squeak?

Rocco1005 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:30:21 GMT

I have a terribly loud squeal only in reverse on drivers side, i put some Powerstop z26 pads in but still have the squeal. What are some pads that will have absolutely no sound?

Micro Suede Interior

GS4C7�s — Sun, 31 May 2026 20:55:14 GMT

Hi all. Looking at a potential buy that has micro suede interior. Wondering a few things about this.
1. Does it get too warm sitting on after awhile?
2. Are those type of seats heated and cooled?
3. Do they leave butt prints that have to be brushed?
4. Do they get a matted down, worn look after a period of time?
5. Opinions?
Thanks for any guidance. GS4C7�s

Loss of fuel,coolant temp and speedometer

wgood — Sun, 31 May 2026 20:37:39 GMT

So I was coming back from Nashville to Wichita and the 2nd day I was going north to Yates Center when I hit a pothole and started to lose pressure in the passenger side rear tire and I was headed to a place to air it up but it showed a 2" slice in the tire rim so it had to be replaced and other tires were needing replacement anyway so I had t then drove back to Wichita and just before I got home my dials on both sides weren't working I read on YOUTUBE that you might try taking off the ground lead of the battery for at least 1 hour for the ECU resets and I did it for 2 hours today and everything came back and was working then I drove it for about 40 miles on a nearby highway so it would have a base to start !!!!!!!!! My luck there was a local tire shop nearby in Neodesha Ks what a small town it was with a lot of friendly people

AFM DFM Disabler or not

Corvette Butch — Sun, 31 May 2026 16:03:15 GMT

My 2019 Z51 stingray is automatic, so it goes from 8 to 4 cylinder. Wondering weather to use a dfm disabled. Looking at BOOST because its made in USA

3 LT Dash Repair

befree2spin — Sat, 30 May 2026 23:38:43 GMT

Found a 2017 3LT that I really like, however, it has the dash separation in a few areas. I know that injecting glue can help, but does anyone know what it would cost to replace a dash should it come to that?

C7 Z06 shakes when quickly accelerating

lovedaychi — Sat, 30 May 2026 07:07:28 GMT

What could this be? I�ve been pushing more power for a while now about 800 to the wheels, I took out the torque tube everything seems to be fine, I balanced the tires prior and the car was aligned about 2 years ago, could that be it? What should I do next? I�ll most likely be upgrading the diff to a rpm diff since I broke one before, their diff is rated to handle 2800hp to the wheels. And I�m going billet bushings while the car is apart although my rubber is completely fine. See photos it�s a 2019 with 20k

miles

C7 Corvette High Flow Cats

willuzi — Sat, 30 May 2026 03:29:11 GMT

Hey, I've recently did a muffler delete and it barely increased the volume. Those who have high flow cats, does installing them make the car noticeably louder? Is the smell still acceptable? Also, does installing high flow cats cause a CEL?

My other option is getting a X-pipe to get rid of the secondary cats, but I'm wondering if it really makes much of a sound difference.

I'm from Canada so no smog or no yearly checkups. :*****:

Thanks in advance!

Reposting

GS4C7�s — Sat, 30 May 2026 00:42:26 GMT

As I see my earlier post sliding lower & lower in the list, I just wanted to check on whether it�s kosher or not to re-post my earlier WTB entry so that it temporarily gets more visibility. Just wondering. Would like some help with this. Thanks

Corvette Creationz Carbon Wickerbill Style Wing

Red LS1 — Fri, 29 May 2026 15:05:14 GMT

Anyone have this spoiler? Carbon Wickerbill Style Wing
I don't want the same Z06 spoiler that everyone has and I don't care for the look of the bolts on the back of it but I do like the bill style spoiler. I've heard mixed reviews on Corvette Creationz and was wondering if anyone had this specific spoiler and if so, if they'd be willing to share their feelings about it along with any pictures they have.

New to me Corvette AFM question

jfd — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:11:15 GMT

Hey Guys
I just purchased a 2019 Grand Sport Automatic with 6,000 miles on the clock. No matter what I read about V8's going into 4 cylinder mode isn't good. Yes I have been told to get an AFM to stop the transition and also take it to a shop that can re-program it out? Besides the fact that there are so many AFM plug in modules out there annd since I have one very unique car I don't want to F it up. Can you guys give me some direction?

Jack

Thermostat bolts

Usnce1 — Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:26 GMT

Evening gentleman, are these factory bolts for the thermostat? Thought they were 10mm. I'm I missing something. 2017 grandsport Convertible Z07.

Torque Tube

BWF07 — Wed, 27 May 2026 21:56:46 GMT

What is the major cause of torque tube failure and is more common on an A8 or the M7?

Spark plug.

kodpkd — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:34:12 GMT

Kind of interesting. I decided to change plugs. I got the OEM 41-114 plugs. The spec is supposed to be .040 inch. I have only changed one so far, when I removed the old plug, it's gap was .038. I know that isn't that big of difference, but they are probably original plugs. They probably don't even need to be replaced.
It's a 2014 LT1

It's gone, warning, this isn't a feel-good story

DanaM — Wed, 27 May 2026 02:12:27 GMT

So towards the end of last summer, I ordered a soler 91 mm throttle body. The folks were great to work with and I got my product fairly quick. When the part arrived, I opened it took a look at it, marveled at the beauty of it, and put it back in the box on my work desk.

Fast forward a couple of months later and I'm thinking I'm going to put that on, it'll give me something to do to the car while we try to wait out the winter months. When I went to the desk, the throttle body wasn't there. The box was there but not the part. So I just figured I'd put it up somewhere in the garage. I gave the garage a good cleaning a few weeks later and couldn't find the part so I thought maybe it was in one of the bins in the garage. As a matter of fact I was pretty sure. I just now checked all the bins and it's not there. I was telling my neighbor about this, he knows about my ADHD and I'm always losing my walle, keys, and so on, so he just laughed and said you will find it. But it's not in this house.

Sometimes I leave my front door open when I leave because Rocky, my German Shepherd / husky looks intimidating. Although, he's a lover not a fighter. I'm thinking someone came inside my house and took that throttle body. But, there's always cash laying around especially on the work desk there's three monitors, my work laptop, my personal laptop, and there's big *** TVs all over this joint. Why would they take the TB and leave the freaking box. So

feeling like a victim, and I'm telling my neighbor they also stole a mobile one extended performance oil filter because I couldn't find that. and I had got it about the same time I got the throttle body. Well the damn oil filter showed up on a shelf in the garage. So that's on me.

The only other thing I can think of is it accidentally got thrown away.

Anyway, all this time passing and me thinking about the possibility that I would not find it, left me to looking at getting another one or getting the new 92 mm. So I had a chat with chat GPT, and it's recommending that since I already have the TB Controller and a few other mild mods that I'd be better served to wait on a throttle body until I get headers.

The crazy thing is, chat GPT told me that once I get the headers and some other air flow goodies and a tune that Rocky, would also enjoy the horsepower gains. Followed by a 🐕 emoji.

I don't even know how to chat GPT knows anything about my dog. That was crazy.

Losing that throttle body and not knowing what happened to it, is worse losing $350 at 15 years old. would say that $350, not knowing what happened to my freaking throttle body, and a little rock chip on the nose of my C7, are the most haunting things I've ever endured in my whole life 😂😂😂. I don't know if I ever going to be able to recover from those three things. ADHD sucks.