C5 Dragracer Needs Help!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Cary Il
C5 Dragracer Needs Help!
It appears that there are no GM C6 rear crossmembers anywhere in the country! If anyone knows where to get one now PLEASE LET ME KNOW!
JR
JR
Last edited by JR-CRUZN-C5; Jan 23, 2008 at 10:56 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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Well the Corvette Forum comes through once again!!!
Forum guy Black Z06 turned me on to Genes Kar Shop in Tampa, Fla.(geneskarshop.com) and Gene called me back He is shipping me
a C6 rear crossmember next week. Life is good!!
(GM does not have one of these in stock anywhere in the US or Canada if you can believe that!)
JR
Forum guy Black Z06 turned me on to Genes Kar Shop in Tampa, Fla.(geneskarshop.com) and Gene called me back He is shipping me
a C6 rear crossmember next week. Life is good!!
(GM does not have one of these in stock anywhere in the US or Canada if you can believe that!)
JR
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Burning Brakes
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From: Cary Il
Fartpipe - Broke 3 C5 rearends in 07 going to run a C6 Z06 rearend by Rodney (RPM Transmission) attached to my 4L60E tranny. With Rodney's "stuff" to make it work. Thus the C6 crossmember. C5's have a 7 7/8 ring gear while C6 Z06's have an 8 7/8" ring gear and a super strong housing and mounting system. Hopefully I will be able to actually race this year. Hopeing to run 8.90's to 9.30's (Ran 9.60's last year
in between blown rearends)! Broke at or right before every major event last year : Pump Gas Drags, Drag Week, Super Chevy Show, NMCA/NMRA Shoot Out, and the LSX Shoot Out in Memphis!!!!! Trying to maintain my IRS, Pro Charged, Street Legal, Pump Gas, None Back Halved configuration. Launching from idle (1,000 rpm) this car gets 1.38 to 1.45 60's.
JR
in between blown rearends)! Broke at or right before every major event last year : Pump Gas Drags, Drag Week, Super Chevy Show, NMCA/NMRA Shoot Out, and the LSX Shoot Out in Memphis!!!!! Trying to maintain my IRS, Pro Charged, Street Legal, Pump Gas, None Back Halved configuration. Launching from idle (1,000 rpm) this car gets 1.38 to 1.45 60's.
JR
Last edited by JR-CRUZN-C5; Jan 23, 2008 at 06:10 PM.
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Fartpipe - Broke 3 C5 rearends in 07 going to run a C6 Z06 rearend by Rodney (RPM Transmission) attached to my 4L60E tranny. With Rodney's "stuff" to make it work. Thus the C6 crossmember. C5's have a 7 7/8 ring gear while C6 Z06's have an 8 7/8" ring gear and a super strong housing and mounting system. Hopefully I will be able to actually race this year. Hopeing to run 8.90's to 9.30's (Ran 9.60's last year
in between blown rearends)! Broke at or right before every major event last year : Pump Gas Drags, Drag Week, Super Chevy Show, NMCA/NMRA Shoot Out, and the LSX Shoot Out in Memphis!!!!! Trying to maintain my IRS, Pro Charged, Street Legal, Pump Gas, None Back Halved configuration. Launching from idle (1,000 rpm) this car gets 1.38 to 1.45 60's.
JR
in between blown rearends)! Broke at or right before every major event last year : Pump Gas Drags, Drag Week, Super Chevy Show, NMCA/NMRA Shoot Out, and the LSX Shoot Out in Memphis!!!!! Trying to maintain my IRS, Pro Charged, Street Legal, Pump Gas, None Back Halved configuration. Launching from idle (1,000 rpm) this car gets 1.38 to 1.45 60's.
JR
Last edited by LV Vette; Jan 24, 2008 at 01:54 AM. Reason: Inappropriate language
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I just saw this thread.........would have turned you on to a few recyclers and even E-bay has them for ~$85.00 once in a while.
Good luck John.
Good luck John.
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