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So right off the bat we have to acknowledge two things going into this article. One, the C5 Corvette track/race community isn't keen on boosted cars out on track... and two... this car makes the community eat its hat. Colt Nixon is the owner of this turbocharged C5 Corvette racing in Nasa ST1. He's had it for 7 years and its gone through several different variations along the way. As his C5 Corvette sits now though, it's a monster capable ...

What Is Time Attack? Time Attack is all about setting the fastest lap you can—safely, cleanly, and without racing wheel-to-wheel. You go out in a session with other drivers, but the clock is your only competitor. Think of it like qualifying laps, without the stress of dive-bombs or door-to-door racing. The Mentality Shift Time Attack requires a different approach than most track formats. Here’s what we mean: Manage your tire heat: Don’t put unnecessary wear or heat into tires during ...

One of my favorite things to go after when writing an article is fixing incorrect "tribal knowledge" when it comes to the C5 Corvette. Brembo brakes with much larger rotors will somehow stop worse than stock? NOPE and here's the data. Various parts don't weight all that much and are insignificant? Here's the actual parts weighed and total weight journey of my C5 Corvette track car. These articles are fun to write, have a long shelf life as they disprove ...

The humble coolant expansion tank... odds are you've not given the one on your C5 Corvette much more though than "does it have coolant in it". Unfortunately though with Corvettes starting push 20 years old now the plastic these are made of is starting to really show it's age and fail for many owners. The most common source of failure is where a hose returns from the radiator. That hose has no strain relief on it, so every bounce and ...

To Boost or Not to Boost, that is the question. You've got a C5 Corvette, and you want more power. There's a lot of ways and options out there, from mild to wild... and hey there's a lot of folks talking about supercharging their corvette, that sounds rad. Is supercharging for you?!? First let's start with the basics... having tangible describable goals with solid reasoning behind them helps. Most folks come at it from all sorts of incorrect perspectives like ...

NOTE: This is an in progress document. We wanted to get some base information for folks consulting our Ultimate C5 Corvette Track Tire Guide, so we put the wheel information in here... but we intend to update this article a lot more with information on backspacing, clearing calipers, along with linking up some popular wheel choices for folks. The C5 Corvette shipped with two different wheel sizes (Non-z06 vs Z06) that were staggered (smaller front wheel height and width than ...

Welcome to the ultimate tire guide for the C5 Corvette and track tires! We've investigated a lot of different tires out there, be it personally tracking them or consulting with other C5 owners and their experiences with them (and verifying with lap times). Through all of our collective time at the track, we've come to provide you our current recommendations for having a good time with your car at the track! Eagle eyed readers may not that all of our ...

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 ...

So you're looking at buying a C5 Corvette, or just bought a C5 Corvette. What did or are you going to get yourself into? Well, we're here to share some good news, and then a few things to be aware of. The C5 Corvette is a VERY robustly built car... but there were some problems with certain years of the car, some model years being superior, and as time has gone on some parts have fallen out of production. Here's ...