New C5 Owner
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
New C5 Owner
Hey All! I've been lurking for a while, love all the information that can be found here. Already saved my butt a few times.
Purchased my 04 base end of November, M6 with 89k on it. Really enjoying it and it drives great... Well until the crank balancer decided to unfasten itself... Glad to see it's a common problem, and I'm in the process of fixing it, while doing some upgrades along the way. Thankfully the crank snout was undamaged.
Ended up getting the powerbond OEM size balancer with a pin kit, TSP 228R cam with valve springs, TSP longtubes with catted x-pipe, GM high performance oil pump, LS2 timing chain, and everything else needed to button it up. Aiming for 400whp, although I'm more concerned with it's street manners.
All in all, disappointed I had the balancer problem. I wasn't planning on tearing this car apart for another year while I finished school, but working with the hand I was dealt. Looking forward to interacting to you all, thanks for creating a great community!
Purchased my 04 base end of November, M6 with 89k on it. Really enjoying it and it drives great... Well until the crank balancer decided to unfasten itself... Glad to see it's a common problem, and I'm in the process of fixing it, while doing some upgrades along the way. Thankfully the crank snout was undamaged.
Ended up getting the powerbond OEM size balancer with a pin kit, TSP 228R cam with valve springs, TSP longtubes with catted x-pipe, GM high performance oil pump, LS2 timing chain, and everything else needed to button it up. Aiming for 400whp, although I'm more concerned with it's street manners.
All in all, disappointed I had the balancer problem. I wasn't planning on tearing this car apart for another year while I finished school, but working with the hand I was dealt. Looking forward to interacting to you all, thanks for creating a great community!
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Welcome to the forum and sorry you had a problem right off the bat with the car. Hopefully it will be a long time before something else needs repair.
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Welcome to the forum!
Congrats. on your sharp C5 coupe!
Best of luck getting all together.
Congrats. on your sharp C5 coupe!
Best of luck getting all together.
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Thanks for the good wishes! Yeah little discouraging, but a great opportunity to get some fun stuff done while I'm at it. My previous vehicle was a K20a2 swapped Civic Si, so the Corvette already feels great lol. This torque stuff is pretty neat.
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Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your nice C5!
Sounds like some nice mods "since you are already in there".
Sounds like some nice mods "since you are already in there".
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Again, thank you for the well wishes!
Finished the install last night, very happy with a hassle-free first start. I have an appointment for a dyno tune this Friday, I'll certainly post results!
Finished the install last night, very happy with a hassle-free first start. I have an appointment for a dyno tune this Friday, I'll certainly post results!
