2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Long-Term Road Test

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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Long-Term Road Test

Before heading to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for a two-day track event, Edmunds needed to install track pads on its long-term 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.

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juwu

daaaang, look how wide those front rotors are and the space between vanes are huge.

dgcamero

I thought this car came with the track pack? It seems that you might have tried with the stock brakes, and put the brake cooling vent things that are in the trunk kit on the car for your track test --- then maybe I'd understand doing a comparison between factory race spec and aftermarket.

evodad

damn $310 to swap pads and do a fluid flush, that's like an hour-1.5hr job for someone with a lift that knows what they are doing

dgcamero

And since you're driving the car on the track, you have to change the motor oil to Mobil 1 15w50 for the track day, and then back to the normal (I assume dexos) once you're done tracking. It's all here for you: http://www.chevrolet.com/content/dam/Chevrolet/northamerica/usa/nscwebsite/en/Home/Ownership/Manuals and Videos/02_pdf/Corvette_TrackPREP_v13.pdf

This also tells you how to prepare your stock brake pads for track use.

fordson1

So basically $850 before tax, for a car that already has the Z51 package.

miata52

Wow, I'm going to quit my job, buy a lift, and go into car-care business. I'll make more than I do now at these rates. Think I can get BMW and Corvette owners to drop their car off at my house?