1997-2004 "C5" Technical Articles PDF Print E-mail

Body - Brakes - Engine - Interior - Suspension - Transmission


Body:


Cleartastic Paint Protection
Cleartastic offers a safe and effective way to protect your paint from stone chips and other road debris.

Doin' The C5 Deck Lid Strut
Replacing trunk struts on 98 to 2004 convertible and fixed roof coupes.


Brakes/Wheels:

Stainless Steel Brake
Replace those rubber brake lines with stainless steel.

Form with Function: Brake Cooling Scoops
Breathless Performance's new brake cooling scoops add Z06 looks and brake-cooling function to C5 Corvettes.

Altitude Adjustment: Changing C5 rotors and wheels
Give your C5 ground-hugging good looks with a combination of lowering, competition style brakes rotors, and 5-spoke wheels.

The Wheel Deal
From design room to manufacturing, Corvette wheels are built for a combination of good looks, great handling, and safety.


Engine:

Corvette Fuel Injection Tips
These fuel injection tips will boast your Corvette's horsepower.

LS-1 Corvette: Becoming a 448-Horsepower Monster
TPI Specialties has the recipe to turn any LS1 into a 448- horsepower monster.

High Performance Vibration Damper
A bad damper can wreck an engine.

C5 Bolt-On Horsepower
A low buck investment can yield high performance gains.

Corvette's ODB Computer - Codebusters
Autotap software allows you to "tap" into your Corvette's O & D II computer and find its innermost secrets.

Top End Makeover
Design Specialties' C5 Top-End Motor Kit transforms plastic-covered LS-1s into eye-stunning and show-quality small blocks.

Breathless C5 Headers
Breathless Performance introduces new step headers for C5 Corvettes, including the Z06, for more horsepower and torque.

Vinci Hi-Performance Bolt-On Roller Rocker Packages
Gain up to 12 horsepower on C5 and Z06 Corvettes with Vinci Hi-Performance's new bolt-on Roller-Rocker package.

Corsa C5 Exhaust Install
Breathless Performance shows us how to get more performance, better looks, and awesome sound with a C5 Corsa exhaust system.

Vortex Ram Air
Less restriction and ramming cooler air to the intake is what makes the Breathless Performance Vortex ram Air system so effective for C5s.


Interior:

The 5 Minute Mod
How about a mod for your C5 Corvette that you could completely finish in less time than it takes you to finish a cup of coffee.


Suspension:

High Performance Shocks for the C5
Finally, Hi-Performance shocks for the C5!


Transmission:

Installing a C5 Billet Shifter
To address problems of missed shifts and a lazy stick feel, many owners should consider the installation of a short-throw billet shifter.

Installing Gripper Shifter Knobs on your C5
Zip Products’ new line of Gripper shifter knobs provide a firm grip for your shifting.

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