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don't hate me 'cause I'm old... My goal was always to get a new Corvette by age 40. At age 40 I bought a new 96 LT4 coupe. Sold it in late 2012. In November 2012 I took delivery of a new 2013 Grand Sport manual trans at age 58. Maybe old, but I have a LOT of hair and don't smoke cigars...

heat Huskerman and Catbert, do you guys have the stock exhaust or the NPP Dual-Mode?

wrap >I'm also looking at additional measures. My next step will be to wrap the exhaust system from the front set of cats back to the rear suspension with DEI Exhaust Wrap. I've done that with other Corvettes and noted a decrease in temperature.< In my research on wraps, I'm finding the DEI...

Car, if driven in warm weather with no A/C (windows down) gets VERY hot inside around the console area. Known issue, I know. I used a temp gun and got readings above 115 degrees in cupholders. How long do you think an aluminum-canned soda will take before it's warm?!?!. The right leg and...

tint Have you had people point it out or comment about it?

matrix I believe the dots are used to suppress some type of glare or direct sunlight, somehow. I have a feeling that they would not scrape off too easily. Really looks kinda lousy back there. If the "demarcation line" was straighter, it might not be so bad, but as it's uneven, it makes the...

I had window tint film applies to all the glass on my '13 C6 by a company that has tinted for me before (they had always done a good job in the past). When I got the car back, all was OK except the upper part of the back glass, where there is a dot matrix that seems to have prevented the film...

heat It's been an issue from way back. I had it in my C4 and now my new C6 has it (C6 worse than C4). It gets really bad above 60 degrees ambient when you're going at less than highway speeds. The more idling in traffic, the worse it gets. The carpet below the console gets warm enough that...

Update We've had several pretty warm days and I can now say that the OEM tires are hooking up quite well. They scared me to death in sub-45 degree weather, but they are pretty sticky around 70 degrees. Thank God!!! Another update - I had the Elite Engineering "Thermal-abs" heat shielded...

I had window tint film applies to all the glass on my 13 C6 by a company that has tinted for me before (they had always done a good job in the past). When I got the car back, all was OK except the upper part of the back glass, where there is a dot matrix that seems to have prevented the film...

wait He said mid-to-late 2014, likely late. If you don't require ZP, you can get them this year. I spoke to the guy about flat-fix cans and he agrees that they are not the hot setup. Can affect balance of wheel/tire assembly, make a mess inside the tire, and can cause a hazard to a tire...

tires Just spoke with Michelin today. Rep said to look for the Pilot Sport A/S 3 tires that are just out. These are Ultra High Performance All-Season tires. Supposedly in GS sizes but not yet in "ZP" (zero pressure - run flat). Those will be out likely late in 2014. By that time, the junk...

close call Had a recent situation. About 40 degrees out and I took someone out for a drive in the 13 GS. Went over a slight rise in the road and it happened to be where I needed to shift into second gear. I must have given it too much throttle, although I was NOT speed-shifting. Ass end...

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horsepower claims If you add up inflated horsepower claims for some mods in a MidAmerica or Eckler's catalog, you'd think you can add almost 100 hp by buying all these things. I often womdered if there was so much horsepower "hidden" in these engines, why wouldn't Chevy use some of them? I...

ouch These damn cars are so low in the front. I always scrape the small plastic spoiler under the splitter every time I go in and out of my driveway with my 13 GS. I have to have a swale at the bottom of driveway, so I can't repave in a more straight line. I've thought about making it...

builder Chuck DeKubber built mine - 2013 GS coupe. He was the builder recently of the 100th million small block engine.

Cup Pro drivers are setting all kinda lap records at different raceways using those Cup tires. They're basically "cheater slicks", but I guess they really stick like glue (in dry, anyway). Shitty tread life, but that's the result of the soft rubber. I would gladly give up a LITTLE summer...

slippage As I said, this generally would not be an issue with me due to winter storage, but I kinda can see what the wags at Motor Trend were writing about months ago when they blasted the Grand Sport when they pitted it against the Porsche. They claimed they even had trouble keeping up...

junk tires Just got my 13 GS manual tranny and magnetic selective ride w/dual mode exhaust. Have the Goodyear Supercar 2nd gen tires and they are WORTHLESS in 40 degree weather. That being said, I always had my Vette stored by Thanksgiving Day so I haven't done much driving in cold weather...