Recent content by E. J.

I just plain love'm I don't care if the look like they came off a Yugo? I love them. Which ones do everyone think look like Camaro's. The C7's inners have a different shape than the outers. HID, indirect, reflective tail lights. Who else on the planet did that? Even George Barris, or Chip...

That stupid little Stingray emblem has a lot of history behind it; going back over 50 years. It carries a proud heritage from the Stingray racer that was designed by Bill Mitchell. In the hands of Dr. Dick Thompson, it made its debut at Maryland's Marlboro Raceway on April 18, 1959. It went on...

I don't see any sponsor decals, or numbers. If you mean they look like race cars, then I agree. Is that a bad thing to try and emulate with our cars? why else would their be such a big demand for spoilers, and carbon fiber accessories for vettes. 90 percent of these pieces being sold are faux...

The Sunday paper here in Harrisburg carried a short article about this model. They had a photo of the car, and said it would be introduced as a 2009 model. According to this article it is to be called the Corvette SS, and will start at $100,000. They also ran through a half dozen different...

This is the one I use. I'm happy with what it does. In my opinion, for powertrain diagnosis it's the best for the money. Ed http://www.autotap.com/

I installed them today and love the sound. When I first took the car out for a drive I thought they were too quiet, and I wished I had gotten the Borla XR-1 race system instead. After really getting in to it, a couple of times, it definately got a lot louder. I was suspicious that a pipe had...

My 2000 roadster does this also. In fact I've tried every c5 roadster I have access to, including dealer showrooms, and guess what. They all do it. After my initial shock at this I looked closer and found that what the hard tonneau cover is hitting is the fabric glare shield for the rear window...

Well Joe I don't think I know you well enough to give out this kind of personal information. Let's just say I would like to feel 55 again. I guess I did sound like an old fart. My first Corvette was a 58, back when I was in The Air Force, in the 60's. The 2000 roadster that I have now is my...

You're welcome Joe. It was nice being able to talk about the old cars again. Cars that you could diagnose by moving things back & forth, instead of all this solid state electronics. E. J.

The third photo, (labeled another pace car), is actually a Firbird, Formula, SLP Firehawk. As a former Trans/Am fan, (owned 10 of them, from 75 to 2000), The unique hood of the Firehawk is a giveaway. The Ram-Air Trans/Am's and Formula's have a four snorkel intake. The SLP firehawks have a...

Yeah J. You already named it. It is a capacitor, or condenser. (name depends on how old the person is that you ask.) It has a dual purpose. 1. Reduce arcing at the regulator contacts. 2. Eliminate whining noise, from the alternator, in the radio. You will find another one just like it...

Vette girl Thanks for the, "awesome." The pads are not leather, but a black fabric, like velour. They are actually shoulder belt pads with a foam backing. You just wrap them around the bar and they are held together with velcro. I put the stainless steel snaps on the ends of each velcro strip...

Brett (Roadster Fan) Thanks for the kind words. No they are not approved roll bars. They are strictly for appearance. I drive with the seat all the way back in the tracks and there is no loss of travel. The reclining portion of the seat is slightly restricted when the seat is at the back end...

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Sure do. - Here's one.