97-04 C5 CORVETTE TECHNICAL ARTICLES

Body:

Cleartastic Paint Protection
Cleartastic offers a safe and effective way to protect your paint from stone chips and other road debris.

Doin' The C5 Deck Lid Strut
Replacing trunk struts on 98 to 2004 convertible and fixed roof coupes.

Brakes/Wheels:

Stainless Steel Brake
Replace those rubber brake lines with stainless steel.

Form with Function: Brake Cooling Scoops
Breathless Performance's new brake cooling scoops add Z06 looks and brake-cooling function to C5 Corvettes.

Altitude Adjustment: Changing C5 rotors and wheels
Give your C5 ground-hugging good looks with a combination of lowering, competition style brakes rotors, and 5-spoke wheels.

The Wheel Deal
From design room to manufacturing, Corvette wheels are built for a combination of good looks, great handling, and safety.

Engine:

Corvette Fuel Injection Tips
These fuel injection tips will boast your Corvette's horsepower.

LS-1 Corvette: Becoming a 448-Horsepower Monster
TPI Specialties has the recipe to turn any LS1 into a 448- horsepower monster.

High Performance Vibration Damper
A bad damper can wreck an engine.

C5 Bolt-On Horsepower
A low buck investment can yield high performance gains.

Corvette's ODB Computer - Codebusters
Autotap software allows you to "tap" into your Corvette's O & D II computer and find its innermost secrets.

Top End Makeover
Design Specialties' C5 Top-End Motor Kit transforms plastic-covered LS-1s into eye-stunning and show-quality small blocks.

Breathless C5 Headers
Breathless Performance introduces new step headers for C5 Corvettes, including the Z06, for more horsepower and torque.

Vinci Hi-Performance Bolt-On Roller Rocker Packages
Gain up to 12 horsepower on C5 and Z06 Corvettes with Vinci Hi-Performance's new bolt-on Roller-Rocker package.

Corsa C5 Exhaust Install
Breathless Performance shows us how to get more performance, better looks, and awesome sound with a C5 Corsa exhaust system.

Vortex Ram Air
Less restriction and ramming cooler air to the intake is what makes the Breathless Performance Vortex ram Air system so effective for C5s.

Interior:

The 5 Minute Mod
How about a mod for your C5 Corvette that you could completely finish in less time than it takes you to finish a cup of coffee.

Suspension:

High Performance Shocks for the C5
Finally, Hi-Performance shocks for the C5!

Transmission:

Installing a C5 Billet Shifter
To address problems of missed shifts and a lazy stick feel, many owners should consider the installation of a short-throw billet shifter.

Installing Gripper Shifter Knobs on your C5
Zip Products’ new line of Gripper shifter knobs provide a firm grip for your shifting.

97-04 C5 FEATURE CORVETTES

Lingenfelter's Twin Turbo C5 Corvette
Lingenfelter's Twin Turbo C5 Corvette sets a new performance standard.
C5 Juice Squeezer: RM Racing's Corvette Supercar
For a little over 40K, performance enthusiasts can get their sweaty palms around the wheel of an American Supercar that can hold its own against the best the world has to offer.
2000 Yellow Corvette
Corvette starts the millennium off with a bang.
Mallett 435 C5 Corvette
Chuck Mallett builds the ultimate Corvette.
New Age Roadster: 2000 Corvette
It's yellow, it's cool and we want one.
High Tech C5
There's more than meets the eye inside Donald Kaplan's 2000 Corvette convertible.
2000 Playmate Corvette
What did Playboy do when they needed a 2000 Corvette for their Playmate of the year? They called Corvette Mike, of course…
Z06 Powered MT900R Corvette
A first look at the Z06-powered MT900R from Tommy Morrison and Warren Mosler.
2001: A Corvette Odyssey
The 2001 Corvettes gets more power, better agility, and improved refinement.
Return of the Z06
A name from the past; performance for today.
2001 Blue Corvette: Blue Streak
Smart and sharp mods have transformed Bill Buck Jr.'s 39th consecutive new Corvette into a slip-stream roadster.
Doug Goeckel’s Millennium Yellow 2000 C5 Corvette: Yellow Streak
Doug Goeckel's twin-turbo C5 fears few others on the street.
99 Mallett Corvette
Larry Phillips '99 Mallet Corvette brings back memories of 396s and silver-coved '61s.
Lingenfelter Stage II Corvette: Silent Thunder
With twin turbochargers tucked stealthily underneath, Larry Dobbs' Lingenfelter Stage II Corvette quietly makes its noise with 650 horsepower.
99 Corvette: Flashing the Double Zero
What's it like to top 200 MPH in a 1999 Corvette daily driver?
C5 "Kit Car" Racers
Phil McClure and Bob Taylor are campaigning a pair of C5 "kit cars" in the Speedvision World Challenge series.
Hot Street C5
Rick Moroso's 8-second Corvette is one hot ride in NMCA competition.
LeMans Z06
The LM model is John Caravaggio's rendition of a C5-R for the street.
Supercharged Mallett 435
For when Mike Coppola feels the need for speed.
Z07 in the Nines
Everybody knows about the Z06. But what's a Z07 and who is Sriyantha Weerasuria?
Modified Z06: FRC to the Max
"FRC" Tom Feuerherm's modified ZO6 is his version of fixed roof coupe protection.
Peachy Keen C5
Phil Peachy's bright yellow C5 convertible is, well, just peachy.
Mongoose Corvette: Snake Slayer
Theresa Delaney's Mongoose Corvette is prepped for killing Cobras.
Smoke & Mirrors Corvette
A C5 Corvette provided the smoke; Steve Fleming at Design Specialties added the glitter.
2002 Corvette
More horsepower and torque for the Z06 headlines the Corvette improvements for the new model year.
Lingenfelter Wide Body
Just the thing for keeping the twin-turbo C5 planted at over 200 mph!
Skunk Werkes Z06 Convertible
Former C5 Chief Designer John Cafaro has built one for himself.
Group 5 Ala Carte: Specter Werkes Corvette
Specter Werkes has cooked up a spicy Corvette with its Group 5 modifications.
ZR-1 vs. Z06
A head's up shoot-out to see who's really King of the Hill.
Breathless Performance C5
Marc Fisher's "Bat Out of Hell" C5 is a rolling test bed for Breathless Performance.
Lingenfelter 427 Corvette
Classic numbers in a C5-R box.
Z06 GS Convertible
For top-down performance, Caravaggio Corvettes has converted a Z06 into a 2001 Grand Sport convertible.
Bill Buck Jr.'s 2002 C5 Convertible
Bill Buck Jr's 2002 C5 convertible is his 40th consecutive new Corvette.
Last C5 Standing
Vinci Hi-Performance is armed for the C5 Tuner Shootout with this big block Z06.
Twin Turbo Z06
You can call it a Lingenfelter Z06.5
2001 Venomous Vette
Jon Paul Vetter's Z500 is the prototype for John Hennessey's Z06 conversions.
2003 Corvette
Corvette celebrates it's 50th year with a special 50th Anniversary Model and the Indy Pace Car.
C5 Flames By Owner
But the exterior is just a hint at the performance potential of Janice Phillips' Mallett C5.
Wretched Excess: Wide Body C5
Rich Rembold goes way past the limits of sensibility with a 725-horsepower, 427 Cubic-inch, Lingenfelter Wide Body C5.
Eye of the Tiger C5
For his own C5, Jeff Bietzel from Wheel to Wheel made his own "improvements" to the Chevrolet's Tiger Shark.
Hot Street C5
Ron Marks' C5 was the test mule for Doug Rippie's Z06 performance package.
Nasty1 Z06
Autocrosser Karen Davis drives a Z06 with hot looks and hot plates.
Racy C5
Selected modifications on Chris Green's C5 hardtop add up to one hot-looking Corvette.
Patriotic C5
Bonnie Mitchell's red, white, and blue Corvette is a tribute to 9/11.
The Yes Vette
Yes to show. Yes to street performance. Yes to drag racing.
Southern Fried 383 C5
Thrill seeker and southern gentleman Talmage Dobbs' gets his kicks with a Lingenfelter 383.
Corvette Futures C5
Broker Andy Gottschalk is stocking up on pork bellies, feeder cattle, and a supercharged Z06.
King of the Interiors
Tuning C5 interiors is Ken King's passion at Vette Essentials.
Commemorative Z06
Rollie Purifoy is celebrating the 50th anniversary with his Z06 hardtop version of Advanced Automotive Technologies' Commemorative Edition Corvette.
Milestones of Corvette Fame: Dana Forrester's Special Edition C5
Noted Corvette artist Dana Forrester's latest canvas is a special edition C5.
New Mallet Z06 Hammer
The New Mallett Z06 Hammer is clearly a case of One-Upmanship.
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