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COG Site Chris, Thanks for all of your hard work and un-ending enthusiasm for all things Callaway (well, all automotive things, anyway). Great job! I just looked over the new look site and feel a little disadvantaged, though. There is not much mention of the Supernaturals or the ZR1/CR1...

Chris, Okay, okay. I am getting off my Christmas egg-nog butt, re-locating my pyrometer and going to fire up and measure the 91 L98 motor's exhaust manifolds and exhaust pipes -- today! From a heat standpoint, I wouldn't think the powder coating ovens would hurt the catalytic converter, but...

The glass rear window/top came with the car, but I have seen them for sale via recent Ecklers or Mid-America catalogs. The price is a bit higher than the soft window top, but is actually not too horrible. Having installed two convertible tops previously by myself, make sure that you have a...

Chris, Yes, my 91 convertible does have a canvas top with the real glass back window. It is much nicer to look through than even new plexiglas is. The top goes up and down just as easily as the plexiglas version, too. Highly recommended as an upgrade... steve

Convert vs Coupe I'm with Tyrel's comments on chassis flex. I drive a stock 91 convertible several days a week and a modified 92 coupe several days a week. The convertible feels like a flexible flyer sled compared to the modified coupe (4 point roll bar, coilovers, bigger tires/wheels...

I knew that you had a Callaway, too, but I couldn't resist taking a cheap shot against the C5 (this IS the Callaway forum, you know). Hopefully, I answered your question, too. The low profile jack is way nice for the price and it will lift SUVs too, not that I have any of those practical...

TAC, On the C5 question: 1. You should trade the C5 in on a Callaway before any close friends see you in the C5. 2. If step (1), above, is impractical due to wife acceptance factor, then take a tape measure and set it to 5 inches length. If you can get the tape measure to a safe C5 jacking...

Aerobody Friendly/Pocketbook Friendly Hydraulic Jack Second low profile Arcan jack picture attached.

I was just about to have Santa bring me a $400 plus Danish low profile hydraulic jack from Griot's or Pelicanparts.com when I saw the pictured 3.5 ton jack at Costco. Since I was in the 92CR1 at Costco for the very first time (must have been some sort of Callaway karma), I went home for a tape...

That is a serious hack job. What was someone thinking? Glad you were able to hang in there with us. Everything is not always as it first appears to be.

Votes and Colors Sac3rwd, It's your money, so it's really only your vote that counts. As I stated above, to confirm whether the power diodes (also known as a rectifier bridge) in the alternator are flowing current in the wrong direction and draining the battery, you need to measure the...

Vettenick, Thanks for your input and fuse box details on this. Does your 94 car also have the three wire connector to the alternator with just the bottom wire having 12 volts on it when the car is not running? Despite the fact that stock C4 alternators are poorly designed, you and I are in...

I wouldn't be so sure it is the alternator from the above information. From the above reports and testing the alternator’s plastic connector on my normally operating 91 car, I think you FIRST need to correct the +12V that is present on one of the two upper most wires going from your car to the...

Smog stuff in CA California dyno tests are performed at 15 and 25 mph, not 55 mph. There are many non-urban areas in California that do not require the dyno tests at all. These areas still just use the stationary tailpipe sniffer test at idle and at 2500 rpm. The dyno tests are only required...

If your car/alternator is anything like my 91, you should be able to just unplug the 3 wire connector from the alternator's connector. No cutting should be required to remove all three of those wires from your alternator. On my car, the large red wire goes to terminal connector that goes over...

The two red wires on my 91 L98 motor have power on them all the time. This power (voltage) comes from the battery, not the alternator, when the car is at rest. When the engine is running, the alternator charges the battery through the larger red wire. The smaller red wire provides battery...

ZR1 Insurance I think "agreed value" is the type of policy to get. Check older posts for those with bitter experience, but I believe a "stated value" policy still gives the insurance company a lot of leeway to dicker with you over depreciation, repair parts sources, car's condition at time of...

Homemade low profile ramps Here 'ya go: http://community.webshots.com/album/102276848UPNpsc http://community.webshots.com/photo/102276848/102277802LylhnS http://community.webshots.com/photo/102276848/102277885uiBPIQ http://community.webshots.com/photo/102276848/102277931KHamPi Steve

Nice car AND nice web site! Thanks for posting.

Alternator/Battery Problems I just took a look at my 91 L98 car, which is working normally (no discharge, proper charging/voltages, etc.). Here is what I found (all measurements were taken with the alternator's plug in connector removed from the alternator): 1. Alternator connector is a...