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Welcome!

The C8 isn’t exactly a conservative design as delivered. It has folds, lines, grills and scoops as part of the overall design. I think that adding to the factory styling should be done with a light hand or it could be a hot mess.

Glad you’re here.

My guess is that the shortages are happening throughout every manufacture’s supply chain, but the Vette is the only model sold out so there isn’t much tinkering that can be done with the line. It’s been a tough introduction year for the C8.

Thanks Hib. Hope you are doing well. Enjoy your new “Big Z” too.

Do you suppose there was an issue, other than costs, that led GM to bring Corvette Racing’s engine building in-house? Just curious.

Try to make one of the big annual Vette getaways like Corvettes at Carlisle or maybe the Woodward Dream Cruise. You can experience the Vette experience first hand, and meet some new Vette Heads. The picture under my name on this post was taken at the home base of the Corvette Racing Team out...

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Had a 2014 for 2 years, never a problem.

The belt looks shredded - not good. If it's an early C5, it might be a "late onset" crank pulley bolt issue, although most of them failed within 10K miles. If your Chevy dealer is interested enough, he can look up the bulletin to see if you are in the range of cars that could be affected. It...

Corvette Racing is the most experienced team on the circuit. You would have never guessed that at Daytona.

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2 words to remember: thermal and shock. Introducing water or a solvent on carbureted engines was easy, and hard (but not impossible)to get it really, really wrong. I think it's going to be a lot more difficult on a closed F.I. system. If you have the skills, try it and let us know how it...

Generally speaking, all the major suppliers pretty much have late model replacements down pat. C.A, Mid America and Al Knoch, etc are good sources. One Forum member got replacement seat bottoms for a C4 from Al Knoch, and the color and grain were perfect matches.

Never had a problem with my 2014.