Recent content by jcs712

I have had an Optima Red Top in my car for close to 5 years. No complaints. The car is not a daily driver and is maintained on a Deltran Battery Tender. That said, I just replaced this battery with an Exide Oribital. This is also an AGM type battery and these have received good write ups on...

Do not take this the wrong way, but you need to get straight in your head what you are after with this modification. Are you looking for sound or horsepower gains or both. I personally think you are starting from the wrong end. I recommend you start with a good aftermarket cat back exhaust...

Try RK Sport for body color engine dress components in a variety of colors. If you want carbon fiber, try RPI Designs or TKO Performance. Kewl makes some nice looking stuff and I have one of their front license plate surrounds in torch red. However, I have read a lot of post stating Kewl has...

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Note sure about part defect. If you still have the car under warranty, it certainly does not hurt to ask but the likelyhood collecting on hard use parts like brake rotors is next to zero. Give it a shot. I know that brakes are the primary saftey feature on your car. Why chance it. If mine...

If you get a little noise when letting out the clutch in first gear at low RPM, marbles in a can, that is faory typical of C5s. I beleive these cars us a dual disk clutch setup from the factory. When sitting still and letting the clutch out in neutral, you may or may not hear some rattling...

If it sounds like marbles in a can, it is normal for the C5. If you give it a bit more gas in 1st gear while letting out the clutch, you can reduce the noise or eliminate it.

I all depends on how you drive. That said, typical rotors should last much longer than 13.7K mi. Unless you have abused them with AutoX or track time, most rotors are going to last at least 50K or more. If you see spider cracks in the surface, you need to replace them. I doubt turning the...

Great post and timely to. I just changed out the rear diff fluid this past weekend and used the RP MaxGear 75W90 synthetic with friction modifier already added. Whole porocess was pretty simple if you have a set of ramps and a good allen wrench set. After reading many posts on another forum I...

I used to have the black acrylic letters on the back of my torch red coupe. I decided to switch them out to the more flush fit carbon fiber letters. Getting the old letters off was not that hard but it will take some time. My advise is to get a hair dryer and heat the letters as you pull...

Have a good friend with an 02 vert and he also made the same comment to me about a crunch when going into 3rd sometimes. I have not seen this issue on my 03 but have felt a touch of roughness going to third on occasion. I have changed my fluid over to Redline D4. Could be you are forcing the...

If you do not want to stick with the Goodyears, check out offerings on EMTs from Michelin, Firestone, Yokohama, or Kumho. Good Luck.

Dave - It was my understanding that GM changed to lower tension piston rings on 2001 and some early 2002 Vettes to try and reduce friction between the pistons and cylinder walls. Some of these engine later developed oil consumption issues. I believe GM has issued a TSB on this problem and...

I have the Stingers with Magnaflow X Pipe on my 03. Sound is awesome and the install was very easy. No worries regarding a check engine light. My only gripe with the Stingers was the quality. I had to send my first set back due to an irregular tip and scratches. The second set was better...

Rain - You are coming up my way. I grew up in Richmond. The Vette looks like a nice one. Regarding the recall, an OPEN recall means that it has not yet been performed by the dealer. The lap belt as well as the colum lock should be considered saftey recalls and should not have a time limit...