Tutorials / DIY

The C5 Corvette is a hoover. It quite literally drives down the street sucking air up and shoving it through the radiator to cool the car. This works quite effectively and manages to keep the car low profile... but it also sucks up a ton of debris from the road! That debris can and will clog your radiator, reducing it's ability to cool. Thus, if you're looking to help your car stay cool and happy, keep reading! So we've identified ...

The factory limited slip differential on the Corvette... one of my many features that make that Corvette stand out over other sports car offerings. Even better yet, the differentials on these Corvettes are pretty robust and can handle the vast majority of users use cases and even hand some rather notable power gains. While the differentials on these corvettes are quite robust, they do require some basic maintenance to keep happy. Most folks recommend changing the differnetial every 20k miles ...

The C5 Corvette LS1 Engine ships from the factory with a 4 port steam port crossover that runs under the intake manifold. This steamport crossover helps ensure that steam cannot get trapped in any of the pockets of the head resulting in a hot spot which can lead to head gasket failure and/or other catastrophic engine failure. Thus, the steam port crossover on heads has a use, and an important one at that. That said, Many folks will note that ...

The C5 Corvette has the exceptionally useful ability for users to pull any stored engine codes from their dash. Users can also navigate the codes stored by system, see the state of the code, and reset codes if they so choose. It's all quite user friendly and incredibly useful, but there are a few tricks to know. So let's start by how to pull the codes. It's quite simple, but worth knowing: Turn the ignition to the "On" position without ...

The early model C5 Corvettes (97-2000) were some of the first cars from GM to feature the LS engine, and that engine specifically was the LS1. GM obviously got a ton right with that engine as it has had a very long run and is by far the most common engine to swap into any other platform out there. However, there were some growing pains along the way for the LS1 engine. One area of difficult for the LS1 was ...

Ah the never ending conversations about oil. From misinformation, to factory recommendations, to outright bull... there's a lot of information out there. We're here to help you weed through it all! Useful Information Factory Oil Weight 5w30 ( Mobil1 Called for by factory) Oil Capacity 6.5 quarts with filter change Track / Aggressive Oil Capacity 1 Qt overfilled You'd think there wouldn't be much more to say beyond this, but please do recognize these are starting points. Your needs may ...