Originally Posted by hyperv6

Not really sure what the point is of this post..... It has rambled all over the palace and it is really not going any where.

Yes the C5 is getting older like every vette before it. Yes the later cars are faster and better in other ways.That is just progress.

GM did not abandon anyone on parts. They just can justify keep making parts for every thing on every car. But the fact the aftermarket is about a good as any on the C5 is a blessing. You really don't know what it is like to get a hard to find part when it comes to the C5.

If we look every generation has its own fans. We all my like Vettes but we all have our favorites. Some love the C3 and like my self I love a 59-60 as I do the C5 models.

The number of C5 cars will bode well for parts moving forward. Will they make them all no. but we will still be driving and someone will offer a service some place to fix them.

The C5 is the last of the more simple Vettes but still has the benefits of the new platforms and handling. In the future I expect it will do well value wise as it will be one of the better Corvettes built and it retains the styling that looks similar to the older models more so then a the 6, 7, 8 and the coming 9. Nothing wrong with them but some like the more traditional look and that is good for keeping interests in this car.

To say it is drifting off is a bit much. It is still here and will remain here as pure numbers will assure is survival.

I have been watching prices and I now see C6 models and C5 at about the same price in good condition. I expect this to continue and moving forward the better unmolested cars will continue to increase while cars that are not as good will be a little cheaper and affordable.

There is almost nothing you can not buy for this car. My 85 Pontiac I wish I could say the same. I can watch for several years and come up empty on some parts. I have two years looking for a new cold start injector.

Originally Posted by grinder11

GM did away with the cold start injector just a few years after the TPI engines came out. Perhaps you could swap a later, non cold start injector intake on? Might need a different chip, or a re-tune after, depending on what ECM you're running.....

Originally Posted by SLO VETTE

Don't care. Love mine (C5Z), bought new in '04. Up in value or down, doesn't matter.

Considered selling at one point last year only because the past couple years haven't driven it much. Then sunk a bunch of money into sprucing it back to where it should be, and changed my mind.

Have a C8 and it's amazing, but my C5Z...it just looks so darned good. Classic shape, I think it'll be timeless.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. For now at least.

Originally Posted by grinder11

To each their own on the C8. In my opinion, it looks nothing like a Corvette. That said, the guys who like to tinker and do bolt on stuff.......It will be a challenge, to say the least. When you open the engine compartment it looks like GM had engine seeds, added water, and an engine grew there. In other words, there's not a lot of room to do anything unless the body is lifted off. They're an awesome car. But just more like a European exotic than a Corvette.....

Originally Posted by grinder11

Cant argue your points, Smitty. But I still say if a guy at home wants to install LT headers, hes going to find its not easy. I will also add its not that easy on a C5, either. But I think there's more room to work on anything in a C5 than there is a C8.

Originally Posted by grinder11

What engine is in your Pontiac?