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This is going to sound like I'm making it up, or I'm nuts or something, BUT I swear this is true! By adding a $70.00 set of splash guards, the sound of the exhaust from my driver's seat is noticeably louder. It sounded so much louder today that I jacked up the car in the rear with the engine...

Well on my second to last day of vacation I got enough of the "Honey do" list done to to do some detailing on the Vette. I thought that the aparent tar build up on the inside of my wheels should be taken off. To my horror I find it's aluminum corrosion, like rust pitting, but they look like...

I've got 36,000 miles, but more importantly, 6 year old Dexcool in the radiator. The coolant change procedure in the factory manual is a little wierd: open the expansion tank 1/4 turn, let it hiss and let off pressure, then drain it, then fill it, run it to 212 degrees F, then let off pressure...

Dear Bodymen, Someone must have kicked my car when I wasn't looking or something, a two and a half inch crack right through the bumper cover under the right rear edge of the driver side approach/turn signal light. I see an almost undetectable scuff right under it. My body man says someone hit...

I sent my 2000 18" RR wheel off to be refinished after I kissed a curb going around it a bit too closely. It's polished aluminium, not just painted, so the first quote of time to finish was way short, instead of 2-3 days it's already two weeks +. Here it is July 4th, and my all American car is...

My car has been up on a jack for a week because I had to send the RR wheel in for some refinishing because I kissed a curb. I thought I'd use the down time to do some fuel system testing, longer term. If you have been following this thread you'll know that my car has suddenly developed hard...

I guess what's eating me is that this didn't do this before, it fired up quickly at first turn of the key, hot or cold, warm or cold weather, humidity differences, etc. It's a little strange. Over night, it always requires turning the starter over a little, then shut key off, try it again, it...

I had to wait to get a fuel pressure tester from Mid America to go to the next step of this diagnosis. Again, the engine cranks great but will not start on first turn of the key in the morning, but at lunch time it will, -most of the time. I have started to wait for the pressure to build by...

Never have done a filter. It's high time I guess that I replace the fuel filter, since the car has 35,000 miles and it hasn't been done ever, or at least since I've owned it since 15,000 miles. The picture I've seen also looks like there is something electronic with the filter that may be...

Dear c5 tech community, I recently had to replace my instrument cluster and coincidently -perhaps, my car started to develop a strange habit. You have to turn the key twice to get the engine to fire. The first time the starter turns the engine over and over with good punch but it will...

Thanks C4C5 Specialist Thanks Paul, I am kinda thrilled because I guessed that was the possible fix because the lights on either side looked like flourescent bulbs and it looked pretty easy just to swap the "ballast like" looking thing in the middle of the back, in an easily accessible...

I recently had to acquire a used instrument cluster because I messed up a guage face gluing on the foolish aluminum rings, which by the way aren't worth the risk or the work, due to the fact that they just don't look that good with them on. The used cluster looks perfect in every way, including...

Which one would you buy? Thanks Paul, Once the college education is covered for your daughter, what Corvette will you buy? After I stroked my last check for my daughter I went hunting for C5's. I absolutely love them!

I drove over a metal plate that was suposed to protect cars from damage, and when I did it buckled up and whacked the bottom of my car, cracked the bottom of the fender and gouged the bottom of the rocker panel. The damage is very low and almost not noticable, except you can see at the bottom of...

I will soon be putting on new sneakers on a 2000 coupe, 34,000 miles, in service date May 2000. Does it make sense to replace the air pressure sensors because the batteries could be ready to go? They are working fine now. Thanks, Bluemill

The second to the last repair in an 18 month process I did to my car was to put on the aluminum trim rings on the instrument rims. I had them all on, and it looked pretty good, BUT I had to try to reposition the tach ring after I had just set the peice with the glue. As most of you can recall...

Adjusting the roof strikers. I just did this procedure to get rid of a long, lost, elusive rattle. I do have good hearing and although I'm 55 I am not getting senile or anything but I thought for SURE that incessant sharp rattle heard when hitting stiff bumps was absolutely coming from center...

Castrol, BMW, vs. Mobil 1 The wife has a BMW 325XI. The first time I got an oil filter cartridge in early 2004, (yeah, just the guts- no outer case!) The counter man at the BMW parts dept. offered to sell me the BMW full synthetic 5W30. I hesitated and asked how much are you getting for a...

I recently changed from stock pipes on my 2000 coupe to a beautiful set of Z 06's with only 15,000 miles on them that I bought from Angelo Pousa who lives in South Carolina. Just a few days before this I had the steering column lock recall done and an axle seal. They couldn't do it in one day...

Looking for Z-06 system because I want a bit more roar and HP but not a $1,000 tab, like for Corsa, Billy Boat, Borla, Magnaflow, GHL, etc. Looking for $400 shipped to Massachusetts via USPS, fragile handling, which is a whole lot cheaper than for UPS or Emery or FedEx. Anyone out there? A way...