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c5, c6, corvette, equal, exotic, ferarri, ferrari, headers, length, ls1, make, sound, sounds, v8, z06

[Z06]

ferrari sound

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notdadsz06 on Jan 26, 2005

Feb 1, 2005 09:37 AM
by KMeloney

38

3,476

C5 General

182p, 1984, 2005, airplanes, austin, avaition, c5, cessna, change, changed, corvette, oil, shoudl, synthetic, transmission, tx, v8

Synthetic oil how often do you change it

joe78 on Jan 7, 2005

Jan 8, 2005 01:31 PM
by RedC32

10

4,038

C3 Tech/Performance

V8 chainsaw

griffths on Jan 4, 2005

Jan 5, 2005 09:40 AM
by Pauld

11

711

C3 Tech/Performance

How About a Spread on Big 632 ? The Next Merlin?

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PROSOUTH on Dec 11, 2004

Dec 13, 2004 01:37 PM
by 632C2

21

1,451

C3 Tech/Performance

Compression ratio

Hvymtlc5 on Dec 3, 2004

Dec 3, 2004 02:45 PM
by BigBlockk

3

381

C3 Tech/Performance

corvette, dragster, full, hot, life, mill, model, models, production, scale, size, twin, v8, wheels, zr1

OT: Twin Mills

djunod on Nov 16, 2004

Nov 17, 2004 04:16 AM
by comp

8

1,651

C3 Tech/Performance

1977, c3, car, corvette, drivers, header, headers, headwr, hotter, passenger, pipe, pipes, recomodation, side, v8

One Header is hotter than the other????

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68coupe on Oct 25, 2004

Oct 27, 2004 05:12 PM
by Fevre

29

19,798

C3 Tech/Performance

120, cometic, compression, engine, gasket, head, lower, math, quelch, sbc, v8

Engine compression math ?

SmokedTires on Oct 26, 2004

Oct 26, 2004 08:34 PM
by SmokedTires

7

730

C3 Tech/Performance

advance, advanced, carb, engine, flame, flames, retarded, start, startup, timing, v8

Flame through carb on startup. Timing too advanced or retarded?

69ttop502 on Oct 25, 2004

Oct 25, 2004 04:44 PM
by humiliategravity

4

3,023

C3 Tech/Performance

1000, blow, break, c2, compression, corvette, excessive, high, miles, motor, race, rings, seat, seating, v8

Dropping in a new motor ? Seating rings

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MotorHead on Oct 14, 2004

Oct 20, 2004 03:07 PM
by lps&vettes

27

1,996

C3 Tech/Performance

105, 1051, 1101, 1968, 327, 350, c3, cast, compression, corvette, engine, gas, heads, highest, pump, run, v8

High Compression Engines/Pump gas

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Oldguard 7 on Oct 15, 2004

Oct 18, 2004 10:41 AM
by nhlgopens

31

5,321

C3 Tech/Performance

1, 1970, 454, cap, compression, corvette, cylinder, cylinders, distributor, engine, rebuild, rebuilt, test, v8, wire

no compression after rebuild

klwray on Oct 12, 2004

Oct 12, 2004 10:44 AM
by gerry72

11

15,448

C3 Tech/Performance

Doge Viper sound???

Lars87 on Sep 27, 2004

Sep 28, 2004 12:28 PM
by rocco16

18

915

C4 General Discussion

Engine of the future...

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Nick-75Roadster on Sep 16, 2004

Sep 18, 2004 01:14 AM
by jn76vette

54

2,100

C3 Tech/Performance

78, adjusting, adjustment, c3, c4, calibration, corvette, dummies, engine, forum, overhead, rebuild, train, v8, valve, valves

Valve adjustment for Dummies......

1972vettman on Sep 7, 2004

Sep 8, 2004 01:12 PM
by lars

9

5,807

C3 Tech/Performance

427, 69, chevy, circulation, correct, corvette, engine, hot, overheating, range, runs, temp, thermastat, v8, water

Need Help with 427 Overheating (Long Post)

Mr D. on Aug 27, 2004

Aug 28, 2004 03:42 AM
by SHAKERATTLEROLL

11

10,371

C3 Tech/Performance

car, cheap, cheapest, corvette, easiest, faster, make, making, mking, options, thing, tune, ur, v8, whats

What's the CHEAPEST, EASIEST way to make your car go faster?

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DJ Dep on Aug 17, 2004

Aug 18, 2004 06:30 PM
by Boofers

64

10,574

C3 Tech/Performance

2007, 500, 5000, 63, 63l, corvette, ft, horsepower, hp, lb, liter, litre, v8

[Z06]

6.3 L V8, 500 hp at 5200 rpm and 500 lb-ft of torque at 5000 rpm

Butta on Aug 16, 2004

Aug 16, 2004 07:46 PM
by Runge_Kutta

7

1,964

C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06

350, aardema, aardemas, big, block, chevy, conversion, dohc, heads, motors, overheadcam, pete, smallblock, sohc, v8

DOHC questions?

blackLS1 on Jul 22, 2004

Jul 26, 2004 09:11 PM
by blackLS1

15

1,391

Engine Mods

c5, corvette, engine, hei, hesitation, hot, skips, v8

Hesitates and misses on Hot Days

72millemigliacoupe on Jul 15, 2004

Jul 21, 2004 10:32 PM
by martinsw

15

770

C3 Tech/Performance

assembled, corvette, dosent, engine, instructions, model, put, putting, sale, togther, v8, visible

[OT] Anyone put one of these together? [V8 Engine Model]

RMVette on Jun 24, 2004

Jun 27, 2004 10:19 AM
by 80TexasC3

13

884

C3 Tech/Performance

12, 79, 79corvette, corvett, corvette, cost, price, prices, sec, tech, v8

What's a fair asking price for my '79

Corvette_fetish on May 24, 2004

May 25, 2004 12:37 PM
by tabbruzz

6

841

C3 Tech/Performance

58, chevt, fireing, firing, ls1, northstar, order, sbc, uh, v8

Ok, I'ask...why does the SBC have such a weird firing order?

GRX on May 19, 2004

May 21, 2004 08:59 AM
by MSR

18

1,333

C4 Tech/Performance

alignment, bellaire, difference, firestone, joe, makes, proper, sanchez, v8

What a Difference a PROPER Alignment Makes!

Wendell Allen on Apr 15, 2004

Apr 18, 2004 07:46 AM
by Action Vette

12

849

C3 Tech/Performance

automatic, c3, c5, clunk, corvette, end, klunking, rear, reverse, shifting, v8

Rear End "clunk"?

redson on Apr 11, 2004

Apr 13, 2004 07:25 PM
by redson

18

1,998

C3 Tech/Performance

diesel, engine, engines, gas, gasoline, oil, v8

Diesel Oil in Gasoline Engine

Wrecked82 on Apr 10, 2004

Apr 10, 2004 11:52 PM
by munday

6

1,302

C3 Tech/Performance

180, cool, ddart, eagle, engine, head, heads, hot, iron, ironheads, rear, run, running, v8, vortec

tricks to cool iron heads running hot

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pillowmeto on Mar 21, 2004

Mar 27, 2004 01:10 PM
by pillowmeto

27

1,787

C3 Tech/Performance

black, c6, ceramic, coat, coating, diy, exhaust, inlet, intake, louis, manifold, manifolds, paint, powder, st, stock, v8, z06

Ceramic Coat or Powder Coat Intake Manifold?

mbeeman350 on Mar 15, 2004

Mar 17, 2004 11:20 AM
by comp

17

13,937

C3 Tech/Performance

10w30, 1972, 40, 454, 72, aditives, c3, conventional, corvette, engine, forum, oil, put, synthetic, v8, vs

1972 Corvette 454 What is the best engine , 4 speed transmission oil and grade to use?

1972corvette454 on Mar 13, 2004

Mar 14, 2004 01:02 PM
by 71coupe

4

4,603

C3 Tech/Performance

Corvette flags

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7SILVER8 on Mar 9, 2004

Mar 12, 2004 08:34 AM
by Ganey

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2,859

C3 Tech/Performance

Which 5-speed trans?

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ddecart on Feb 26, 2004

Mar 1, 2004 09:28 PM
by nd4speed

34

1,739

C3 Tech/Performance

14, advance, mile, msd, performance, timing, v8, zz4

How much timing advance for ZZ4?

sharkthehunter77 on Mar 1, 2004

Mar 1, 2004 07:45 PM
by theandies

2

546

C3 Tech/Performance

350, blcok, chevrolet, chevy, convert, crank, crankshaft, engine, fit, flat, gm, lt4, lt5, pic, plane, small, v8, zr1

Photo's of Flat Plane Crank 350 LT5

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LoTu5 on Jan 31, 2004

Feb 6, 2004 05:48 AM
by LoTu5

27

5,427

C4 ZR-1 Discussion

Questions about GM's prototype twin-cam pushrod V8.

CentralCoaster on Jan 30, 2004

Feb 4, 2004 11:54 AM
by Scissors

3

1,636

C6 Tech/Performance

bad, braided, chevy, grounding, idea, plug, reviews, spark, staimless, stainless, steel, taylor, v8, wire, wires, wraped

Braided stainless steel spark plug wires

bhmyers on Jan 30, 2004

Jan 30, 2004 11:21 PM
by MCMLXIX

18

7,151

C3 Tech/Performance

Chevy engine trivia .

killain on Jan 22, 2004

Jan 22, 2004 09:36 PM
by Billc3vette

13

944

C3 Tech/Performance

1996, 94, bolt, corvette, head, lt4, sequence, specs, torque, v8

LT4 Head Bolt Torque when using AFR Head Bolts

96GS#007 on Jan 4, 2004

Jan 6, 2004 03:54 AM
by JAKE

8

4,781

C4 Tech/Performance

air, cars, chevy, corvette, cowl, engine, hilborn, hillborn, hood, horsepower, loss, photos, sale, scoop, scoops, top, v8, view

Hilborn scoop ? (pictures please)

Stegs on Jan 5, 2004

Jan 5, 2004 08:25 PM
by INTIMIDATOR ZO6

1

2,046

C3 Tech/Performance

c3, c8, cam, camshaft, corvette, cwc, cwccamshaftk34, id, identification, k34, s274, shaft, usa, usa1, v8

Engine pulled, help with camshaft identification????

73jst4fun on Jan 3, 2004

Jan 4, 2004 06:42 AM
by 73jst4fun

1

6,057

C3 Tech/Performance

650, car, carb, daily, double, driver, dyno, heavy, mechanical, mpg, secondaries, secondary, street, v8, vacuum

Is a vacuum secondary carb best for a pure street car/daily driver?

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GeoffSchultz on Dec 16, 2003

Dec 19, 2003 11:47 PM
by SaltyNuts

21

6,273

C3 Tech/Performance

60, 60l, c6, code, codes, corvette, engine, liter, located, locatipn, ls2, motors60l, rpo, sfi, specs, v8

C6 RPO codes... LS2 Engine, 6.0L LS2 V8 SFI

98IndyPacer on Nov 25, 2003

Nov 26, 2003 02:15 PM
by Scissors

6

4,381

C6 Corvette General Discussion

cam, chevy, corvette, corvettes, engine, gm, mods, timing, v8, valve, vari, variable, variale, variavle, vvt, wwwcamcorrectcom

Variable Valve Timing on a Chevy V8?

El Mago on Nov 4, 2003

Nov 6, 2003 09:43 PM
by norvalwilhelm

4

1,666

Engine Mods

chrome, cover, covers, engine, high, paint, painting, racing, silver, spray, summit, temp, v8, valve, vht

Chrome Paint...any input?

DJ Dep on Nov 2, 2003

Nov 2, 2003 10:15 AM
by DJ Dep

10

1,192

C3 Tech/Performance

1886, 1984, 1986, 2003, 84, 86, cap, corvette, diagram, distributor, fireing, firing, order, v8, vette

Corvette 1986: firing order

christophebe on Oct 31, 2003

Nov 1, 2003 03:01 AM
by JAKE

8

8,500

C4 Tech/Performance

1955, 6cylinder, 6v, car, corevette, corvette, corvettes, cyclinder, cylinder, engine, engines, inline, sale, thing, v8, years

1955 C1....6 Cylinder, 6 volt ? is there such a thing?

oprahrider on Oct 24, 2003

Oct 29, 2003 09:01 PM
by lakeayer

11

5,474

C1 & C2 Corvettes

030, 30, 454, average, block, bore, boring, cost, itcost, overbore, shop, sleeve, v8, whats

Cost to bore a block .030"

blunsford on Oct 25, 2003

Oct 25, 2003 11:48 PM
by TOM B1

1

8,630

C3 Tech/Performance

1970, 442, 540, bbc, big, blown, dyno, glen, glenn, gun, horsepower, olds, pushis, results, shootout, v8

"Big Guns" Horsepower Shootout Dyno Day Results...

DTE Powertrain on Oct 20, 2003

Oct 22, 2003 08:36 AM
by GDaina

15

1,418

C3 Tech/Performance

c4, corvette, cross, crossfire, fire, head, heads, v8, vette, vortec

Vortec Heads on CROSSFIRE???

vettespd20 on Oct 20, 2003

Oct 20, 2003 07:25 PM
by vettespd20

2

3,757

C4 Tech/Performance

2003, actuator, c1, c3, clutch, converted, corvette, corvettes, gm, hyd, hydralic, hydraulic, hydrolic, jeep, super, t10, v8

Hydraulic clutch?

73sbvert on Oct 17, 2003

Oct 18, 2003 07:18 PM
by bob

13

1,215

C3 Tech/Performance

c3, car, carbonated, continue, corvette, engine, ignition, key, run, spit, sputter, sputtered, turn, turned, turning, v8

Embarassing...Why does my '81 sputter after I turn off the ignition?

81silverbullet on Oct 17, 2003

Oct 18, 2003 12:25 AM
by Marc80

8

5,520

C3 Tech/Performance

baffles, c3, c6, corvete, corvette, cost, forum, glass, glasspack, hooker, inserts, install, louvered, pack, packs, sidepipes, spiral, v8

Hooker glasspack inserts or spiral baffles??? which is better value

nitrocharger on Oct 12, 2003

Oct 14, 2003 08:49 AM
by GrandSportC3

12

5,160

C3 Tech/Performance

59, 727, 749, boost, chevy, computer, corvette, ecm, gm, harness, l98, make, repin, syclone, v8, vette

Convert L98 727 ECM To Boost Aware Sy/Ty 749ECM?

doug_dayson on Sep 13, 2003

Sep 26, 2003 04:56 PM
by doug_dayson

6

1,430

C4 Tech/Performance

corvette, fuel, handbook, injection, manometer, owners, v8

Manometer article by Floyd Clymers

63FI on Sep 16, 2003

Sep 16, 2003 08:51 PM
by K2

3

571

C1 & C2 Corvettes

2002, articles, consumption, corvette, engine, engines, general, gm, ls, ls1, motors, oil, oiling, usage, v8

LS1 Engine Oil Consumption Article From GM Engine Designer.

Sabby on Aug 31, 2003

Sep 1, 2003 01:14 PM
by Sabby

4

1,737

C5 Tech

2000, 327, balancer, bolt, breaking, center, chevy, corvette, crank, harmonic, install, installer, installing, isnot, snout, threaded, v8

Installing Harmonic Balancer?

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JB on Aug 13, 2003

Aug 14, 2003 07:46 PM
by wayne_69_427

26

3,616

C3 Tech/Performance

austraian, australia, australian, gto, ls6, pontiac, pontiacgtg8, races, supercar, supercars, v8

Australia trip (Australian V8 Supercars/Holden/Pontiac GTO LS6)

MJM on Aug 14, 2003

Aug 14, 2003 07:05 AM
by MJM

0

428

Autocrossing & Roadracing

302, 84, cehvy, chevy, chevys, corvette, engine, ever, parts, pushrod, put, sale, v8, v8s, york

302 Chevy...best pushrod V8 ever designed?

reallycoolcorvette on Jul 18, 2003

Jul 21, 2003 06:01 PM
by bcwaller

12

3,788

Engine Mods

From the Early Ford V8 forum....

gary6696 on Jul 17, 2003

Jul 18, 2003 04:41 PM
by MotorHead

6

638

C3 Tech/Performance

FS: 1982 Chevy 4.4L V8 with tranny. running. TAMPA, FL

Fast_vette89 on Jul 15, 2003

Jul 16, 2003 01:50 PM
by Jim85IROC

3

486

C4 General Discussion

1970, bb, chevrolet, chevy, chevys, difference, location, motor, mount, mounts, sbc, v8

Are all Chevy V8 motor mounts the same?

Jughead on Jul 13, 2003

Jul 13, 2003 09:19 PM
by Jughead

7

16,630

C3 Tech/Performance

1984, 1999, blowing, blown, corvette, electric, fan, fans, fuse, fuses, holder, inline, problem, recommened, v8

Why do I keep blowing fuses on My electric fan.

SLO RDE on Jul 5, 2003

Jul 5, 2003 05:09 PM
by Jvette73

4

3,798

C3 Tech/Performance

c3, corvettes, find, head, headlight, hoew, hose, improve, leak, light, locating, problemwith, routing, v8, vacuum

Headlight vacuum leak

WPEDirect on Jul 3, 2003

Jul 4, 2003 03:55 AM
by Kevin_73

6

1,951

C3 Tech/Performance

383, 395, 395stroker, c5, chevy, ford, ls1, motor, quick, revving, sbc, stoker, stroker, upgrades, v8

Time to upgrade 383 all bore vs 383 stroker vs 395 stroker ?

Plastic Pig on Jun 16, 2003

Jun 17, 2003 09:03 AM
by MattG

3

2,969

C5 Tech

c4, c5, corvette, high, making, muffler, noise, picht, pitch, pitched, rattling, rpm, sound, v8, whistle

High pitched noise from muffler at high rpm

SicChild on Jun 10, 2003

Jun 10, 2003 06:48 PM
by SicChild

4

716

C3 Tech/Performance

350, 383, 396, aftermarket, bbc, big, block, build, c3, corvette, small, stroke, stroker, torque, v8

383 VS 396!

sharkthehunter77 on Jun 3, 2003

Jun 3, 2003 10:05 PM
by 69vette66

15

6,229

C3 Tech/Performance

chevy, corvette, gain, gains, gasket, horsepower, hp, increase, intake, it, manifold, matching, port, tools, v8, worth

Port Matching worth it??

bloodvette80 on May 20, 2003

May 21, 2003 10:04 AM
by mountainmotor

7

14,122

C3 Tech/Performance

53, add, aluminum, c6, cars, corvette, corvettes, demand, displacement, gm, gms, performance, technology, upgrades, v8

GM Formally Announces 5.3 V8 Displacement on Demand

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Curtis A. Franz on May 8, 2003

May 19, 2003 03:36 PM
by OatBoy

22

2,290

C6 Corvette General Discussion

350, c3, corvette, end, hopped, kent, mini, nutter, performance, pinto, rear, threewheelere, tubbed, v8, wagon

Got challenged by a Pinto!

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Fevre on Apr 23, 2003

Apr 26, 2003 01:39 AM
by CDaniel525

40

2,234

C3 Tech/Performance

510ci, c2, c3, c6, corvette, corvettefrums, end, front, high, v8

Front End Too High

Edzred72 on Apr 24, 2003

Apr 24, 2003 06:37 PM
by terryrudy

4

710

C3 Tech/Performance

1968, 454, body, c3, corvette, crazy, shark, v8, wide, widebody

Finally -- some pic's of my widebody

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454Can-Am on Apr 17, 2003

Apr 17, 2003 11:57 PM
by 454Can-Am

26

1,659

C3 Tech/Performance