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If interested go to the bottom and take the Corvette Quiz, I got only 7 right.
Anyway I am happy as a pig in [non-permissible content removed]...Rod...
Glad to hear another Vette owner who got what they had been waiting for. Great price too. I'm thinking that when the '04's are gone and most of the dealers are holding price on the '05's that resale is going to look good for a few years. Stay safe and save the wave!
How does the skip-shift feature work? Does it surprize the driver when it prevents engaging 2nd, or is there some way to know what's happening, such as a dash light? Doesn't skipping 2nd and 3rd going directly to 4th cause the engine to lug? Can you learn to avoid the range in which the the 1-4 skip shift operates? Is skip-shift operation a function of revs alone or is operation dependent on multiple things, such as throttle, RPM, engine temperature?
I've heard that there are aftermarket devices to defeat the system. How much do they cost? Will Chevrolet defeat the system and how much do they want to do so? What modifications are necessary to defeat the system, and can the system be resurrected for, say, re-selling the car?
Thanks for the feedback!
Otherwise, you can short shift into second early or run the revs past the preprogrammed shift range. I've forgotten at what rpms this 1-4 works but yes, going from first to fourth does make it lug a bit.
Also, there is a dash light that comes on when you are in the 1-4 range.
This "feature" is moronic to me. GM says it is for EPA mileage reasons---baloney! Just run the revs up in first and never even think about the 1-4. Like that improves mileage!
As to removing when selling, piece of cake. I removed mine from the '01 and popped it into my '03. The eliminator is a tiny module. Just unplug the wire "gizmo" from the tranny, slip on the module and plug right back in.
For $20, it becomes a non issue.
Good luck.
"Thou shalt not bring a Corvette to an automatic car wash"
I agree, It's not a crisis!
10th anniversary at the Corvette Museum.
BTW, before my C-5, I had a '95 Z-28 with it. I simply found the connector on the tranny and disconnected it. But I can't find the right one on this car.
Many thanks. Disconnecting it in my Z-28 doubled the enjoyment of the car. Should be the same in my Vette.
Vicv
"Information retrieved from a vehicle's black box has never been admitted as evidence in a criminal case in New York, Walsh said, although other states, such as California and Florida, have allowed it."
That is the Corvette Black Box not the MB.
On August 1, 2004 there were 5300 Corvettes in inventory equatting to a days supply of 41 days.
On July 1, 2004 the days supply was 62.
July 2004 Corvette sales totaled 3492
July 2003 Corvette sales totaled 2007
January thru July, 2004 Corvette sales totaled 21,880
January thru July, 2003 Corvette sales totaled 18,953
In spite of what some folks might think, it’s been a helluva year for C5 sales!!"
In case anyone was waiting for the last of the C5 inventory they had 41 days inventory 23 days ago, seems like there might not be a lot of choice left on the lots. But the deals still look great if you can find what you want. The wife let me drive the Corsa Indy exhaust today, too bad it would probably get me kicked off Laguna Seca, fun to listen to!
If 34,000 corvettes are produced every year then 5300 Corvettes in inventory representing 41 days is app 16% of the total yearly production!?
I am working with a fabricator to do a sunvisor plaque that will cover the ugly warning label that cannot be removed. The company did them for the 300M and it was a nice brushed aluminum or gold finish with black "CHRYSLER" lettering. The 04 C-5 label size is 1 1/2" high by 5 1/2" wide, but I don't know if that size applies to all the C-5s or just my year. Can someone measure the label on another C-5 year and let me know if the size is about the same as listed above? If they are the company may be able to market them for a larger segment of the Vette group. Lettering will probably say "CORVETTE". Thanks in advance.
OTOH, ugly but a guy in his CE Z06 up at Thunderhill race track last Wednesday lost it into a pit wall and according to a couple guys who saw the result, they expect it was totaled. Head on at speeds guessed at 70 to almost 100, I doubt the high number since the guy walked away, or the stock belt and air bag are really good. At least it didn't seem he had major injuries, except I expect to his mental state. I wish him well.
Not much but contributes to the notion that the new Z06 is a hatchback. I'm guessing that they are just using what they have to test the power plant and mechanicals and the coupe is just what's available. Also I'm still sticking to less than 500hp.
http://forums.gminsidenews.com/showthread.php?threadid=8066
Enjoy the wait!
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?DID=RSS&n=178&s- - id=178&article=7689
Actually I'd like that better if it had telescope wheel, but added weight is not what they are shooting for.
Some more guessing on the Z06, and anyone who uses 'corvette ... web sites' as a source is really without info. I just don't see the heavy coupe rear window being the light weight solution in a track car:
http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/news-story.jsp?news_id=11244
Thanks!
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Their conclusion was that if price were NO object, they'd take the 911, but with the $20K difference, the new Vette was a no-brainer as the choice for all but the most die-hard drivers.
I have driven the new 911, and also the C5 Z06. I am intrigued by the new C6, but decided to wait for the new C6 Z06 to come out, at the January NAIA show in Detroit before making a decision.
Isn't everyone entitled to a mid-life crisis?
PS: I am guessing that bigmike5 confused a C6 coupe with the roof panel taken off with a convertible.
Museum delivery. If you have the chance to take advantage of the Museum Delivery, I highly recommend it. Everyone who has done it just raves about the process and treatment they received from the plant folks. They also have a special event each year at the Museum as a homecoming for those who took delivery that way. I wish I could have done it, but they had stopped doing Medium Spiral Gray on 04's before I pulled the trigger on getting a Vette, so my dealer had to get on the computer to find mine in Ohio. If there is a next time I will do it that way.
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I recently found that the floor jack I've been using for the last 25 years won't fit under my 2003 Corvette. I cannot use it. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what jack to buy. I found a Lincoln jack that is 4.25" tall, so it should fit under the car, but it's $350.00. I'll pay that if I have to. Also, the owners manual suggests where to locate a jack, but with a jack in a position, how can I utilize jack stands? What do you folks do?
I thought I'd found a pair of those ramps that one can drive the front or the rear wheels up the ramps so someone can get under the car to work (or just look). The packing around the ramps even showed a C5 Corvette up on the ramps; however, the ramps needed to be about 3 " wider. The ramps were not wide enough for the Corvette's tires.
I do have a low profile jack (2.75 in?), but since there are a few ways to jack the Corvette, you can get it lifted (with your old jack) by getting a set of pucks (dunnage etc)(made, bought, etc) and jacking one at a time on the main lift points designed for the 4 point lift. Jackstands can go on the front cross member(and rear cross member also) or on either side of the cross member (near where the aluminum circle areas are located.) You can also jack the front cross member from the front end (the additional problem is that you will perceive the need for a longer extended model, (which you really don't need), i.e., more bucks) or from the side, behind each front wheel and place your jackstands on each of the 4 point lift areas, or if you have room under each of the cross member circle areas. There are more ways, but I dont want to overload you with information.
I have also used the so called "Rhino Ramps" (12k # capacity) in lieu of jackstands for oil and filter changing. The tires are as you say too big for the ramp. I have driven the Corvette on the ramps ( a bit dicey), but mostly just have jacked up the vehicle as described above and just put the ramps under the wheels and let it down.
Randy
Now since it is a concept, read FUD, fear, uncertainty and doubt they should at least have said 500hp since the new Z06 will be closer to that and the stock Vette will probably push the 425hp they discuss. If you don't have product, create a concept and maybe somebody will wait to buy it vs. what's available today.
When I ordered my 2003, I wanted the 3.15 performance rear end. Because the 3.15 rear end impacts the Corporate Average Fuel Economy number, the car didn't get built until February, 2003 (order was placed early December, 2002). The only reason it got built in February, 2003 was due to manufacturer intercession as a result of a request by the dealer (and according to the dealer, cars had to be shifted around in the manufacturing que to meet the February CAFE number).
I hope since I ordered mine (in 2000) that it is at least more information friendly, (to you the end customer) but at the time it was FAR from it. The car did "have my name on it" at the factory (literally and figuratively, verified through a non related source). I have come to understand that was quite a feat; since I did not order it through a "Chevy" dealer but a GM/GMC dealer. This particular dealer actually made it almost a custom process and seemed to do it much more competitively than local "Chevy" dealers. Since they do call from time to time and I do go up from time to time (Napa Valley wine country) they have upped their yearly Z06 Vette quota from one (that year) to something like 25 or so.
There's more to putting a race car on the track than most of us will ever have an idea about. Just driving a street car on the track is a lot more complicated than anyone knows when they get started. Fun stuff!