C5 Corvette Buying Guide and Performance Tips
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- C5 Corvettes are one of the great performance used-car bargains of all time. Tonight we'll give the first detailed look at our new 2004 Z06 project car and talk to Sam Strano of stranoparts.com about proper prep and tuning of C5s for autocross and track use.
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Super helpful info. Really hoping to get one of these and your tips are extremely useful! Thank you for sharing.
a tip: watch movies at Flixzone. Been using them for watching lots of of movies recently.
@Callan Rafael Yup, been using Flixzone for months myself :)
You were talking about the front tag cover I kept watching eBay till one popped up already painted in my color and snatched it up
Another easy tip: Buy an aftermarket clear cover and paint the inside with spray touch up paint. Comes out much smoother than painting the outside.
If you have a good door and other body seals, treat them with the 303 door seal liquid. It is special stuff they make. Minimally use the dielectric grease on them. This will preserve them a long time and you will save a shit ton of money. The seals are very expensive.
Thanks!
Leaks water Under the battery into the computer. Steering wheel locks goes in limp mode 2 miles per hour car won’t steer. there’s a few things that happened to these cars but they’re not that bad but nothing. Spectacular also
Im looking at a 2003 c5 automatic with 49k miles for that spots car just to have a little fun.
Specifics....clutches can go out....ya clutches do wear out...considering the bell curve at what mileage does the non raced C 5 clutches need replaced?
What is the costs for this work at the dealership? What can I expect to pay at your guests race prep garage?
Real information.
I see many run the koni yellow on the c5/6z. Is the Bilstein drm at all competitive or is it a performance class below for autocross if I wanted to spend a little less?
Wow! this is a great Info guys!! we have one seating in our warehouse 2004 Z06 limited Edition!!- exactly the same color and all!! has not driven for a while now, i heard its only 8K miles . Exactly same stripes and all !! i saw the carfax was estimated 22K ? is that a great buy ? i think the owner wanted 35K. Mahalo- Bubba Let me know what you think -- I will start a conversation with the owner. Mahalos- Bubba!!
Any info on the rain gutters and sealing the car up would be awesome. Replacement pieces aren't exactly available anymore unfortunately.
Yeah, those drip rails don't seem to be anywhere in the aftermarket. Seals are easy to find, but not those rails. Looks like a salvage yard piece.
good vid, and I like this knowledgeable chunky guy.
Adding "knowledgeable chunky guy" to my business cards now.
It's my understanding that the ebcu, (electronic brake control unit) fails quite often on this model, as well as the shocks in the rear. Also the heads up unit. The shocks, and the ebcu are discontinued. What are your comments/thoughts on this, as I really want one of these cars.
The brake controllers on the 2001-2004 models are rebuildable. There's places out there like absfixer and others that will rebuild them for under $200. Pre-'01 EBCUs are getting a bit hard to find, though. I've not heard about problems with the HUD itself, but the bezels on the dash are very prone to cracking, and require a lot of the dash to come out to fix. But there's snap-over covers that hide the damage and are almost impossible to tell from the stock configuration. HVAC control units tend to have issues with the displays-they still work, but not everything lights up. Again, absfixer and a few other companies rebuild those as well. I wouldn't sweat about shocks. There's plenty of good aftermarket solutions available there. Unless you need something factory correct there's tons of options for good shocks.
@@Grassrootsmotorsports Thank you very much for the response. What about the pre 2001 ebcu's? The '98, 99, is a little more in my budget range. Also, what do you know about the rubber piece that's on the harmonic balancer? I understand they deteriorate very quickly. Thanks again for the info!
@@kennethgrutter9406 On the pre-'01 EBCUs, my knowledge isn't up-to-the-minute current, but last I heard, my friends who were auto crossing and tracking earlier C5s were buying up good used EBCUs whenever they found them to have for spares. I have to think someone will crack the code on rebuilds eventually. But for now, to mu knowledge, they're getting rare. As for the Balancer rubber, we hear that around 100,000 miles is definitely time to start thinking about it, if it hasn't gone bad already. Our car has 96,000 and is getting ready for a crate motor (with an ATI balancer) in just a few weeks. The thing about doing a balancer is that it opens you up to a bunch of other "while I'm in here..." kind of things. Oil pump, timing chain and gears and guides, water pump. Pretty much all the front of the motor stuff. So consider that as well.
@@Grassrootsmotorsports Thanks very much for the super informed reply! I won't be racing, I'm just an old dude, who can't ride his motorcycle anymore. Still want something fun, and to be in the wind. Always wanted a Vette, so, I'm looking into it.
@@kennethgrutter9406 Think hard about the '01+ cars. The price difference on the front end is probably more than the potential penalty of unavailable parts on the back end. C5s are great cars dynamically, but still suffered from era-typical GM shortcomings. They're mechanically durable, but "soft" parts age poorly.
there are 'rain udders' to catch water. one behind the battery and 2 on the drivers side up against and under the firewall... keep them clean
3 on the drivers side.
The big debate for me is...c5 zo6 or c4 zr1?
C5Z for a driver/track car, C4 ZR1 as a collector piece.
@@Grassrootsmotorsports it would be a higher milage zr1 (20k budget) I would drive the hell out of either on the road and the track
C5 Z06 is what you want.
great info
FYI base C5 18x9.5 rear wheels are 65 mm offset. And those didn't look like OEM magnesium wheels, rather they look like the OE Wheels C5 replica. The Mag wheels don't have the open lug area for the center cap, they just use a small round cap.
Correct, those Z06 wheels are replicas, not real Speedlines. On the offset issue, though, the chart we've been referring to doesn't show a 65mm offset for base C5 rears. www.corvettecentral.com/wheel-offset
Are there multiple wheel offsets or is one of our sources wrong?
I was referring to the fronts that you said were Magnesium. I've seen that chart before, it's the only source I've seen that says 57 mm, everywhere else shows 65 mm. If you know any B-street guys still running OEM rears, the offsets are cast into the back of the wheel spokes, I'll see if anybody I know has some to verify.
I think this is your front wheel www.oewheelsllc.com/CV05-D18095-deep-dish-black-rims-fit-Corvette-C5-style
Yep, those are the fronts we're using (with a 3mm spacer). Not the lightest things in the world, but you can't beat the price.
Grassroots Motorsports were you able to safely this spacer without replacing the studs?
Cool video. I was wondering what happen to you after tool time.
Jesus.... if you cant lift a bag into the Corvette trunk without scratching it than you need to make better life choices
I mean, you've already bought a Corvette, so...
I want a C5... If I plan a Cam, Intake, Exhaust, Tune... would C5 be nearly as good but cheaper to start with?
That's the great debate, isn't it? Modified LS1 vs LS6. Depending on your final goal, you're probably looking at about a wash. Like, if you want to make 400hp with an LS1, you're probably going to end up spending about what you would have for a Z06 anyway. Long term I think that Z06 will hold value better than a modified base vette. But if you're looking to constantly tweak and tune and build something crazy, maybe starting with a base car is a better plan. Is that noncommittal enough for you?
Grassroots Motorsports yeah it's a tough decision for me! C5 base for 14k (to build and enjoy) ... Or Z06 for 19ish... kinda leaning on the base... Not really worried about resale value and I like the coupe look better too... Thanks for the chat!
Good luck with the build man!
Awesome cars for not a lot of money 🔱
Most speed-per-dollar of any car we can think of that actually has a stereo and a/c.
how much should I pay for one? that doesn't work or turn on?
That's a broad question that really depends on teh reason it doesn't turn on. It could be something as simple as a bad chassis ground, which these cars are prone to. That could be fixed in minutes and the car would be worth full value for age, mileage and condition. Or, it could have a fried ECM or BCM, or some other electronic mysteries going on. I might take someone with me to check it our who's really good at Corvette electrical troubleshooting. Maybe it's a simple issue that LOOKS awful and you can walk away with a great deal.
@@Grassrootsmotorsports Thanks! I'm still getting the details but clear coat is gone it's been in the last hot high points in a last few years buy why full price for a a non running?
IF YOU USE AN AFTERMARKET ALTERNATOR YOU WILL TRIGGER A CHARGING SYSTEM FALT D.I.C. CODE. U MUST USE THE SPECIFIC PART # FROM G.M. E BAY HAS THEM ALL DAY. A VALEO OR AC DELCO. TO GET YOUR C5 CHARGING 14.5 VOLTS. WITH NO CODES!!!
After owning my'-1 for 21 years, I just discovered the 2002 Z06 owner's video: th-cam.com/video/FquFrOalAAY/w-d-xo.html
good video, think you paid a little too much though.
Correction, C5 Z-06 buyers guide. No real usefull information for your avg. C5 owner. Z-06 or base! Tons of Verbage tho!
Please ask to like and share at the end of the video. Until I see the content I'm not going to like and share. Thanks
Well hopefully you made it to the end and it was worth it.
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Omg ur intro is just way too long - 5 mins in and ur still jabbering and have yet to address the subject of the video. Moved on to others
soooooooooooooooo borrrrrrrrrrring