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Forum: C8 General Discussion
04-14-2023, 12:43 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 5,853
Posted By sydneyACE

I understand where you're coming from, but... GM...

I understand where you're coming from, but... GM ALREADY has a luxury, performance, SUV. It's called the Escalade V. They could just do a V series or SS version of any of the MANY SUVs they already...
Forum: C8 ERay/Hybrid/EV Discussion
03-16-2023, 07:43 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 15,331
Posted By sydneyACE

You make a lot of good points in your post about...

You make a lot of good points in your post about the target audience for the ERay... and yeah, people comparing it to a Tesla, aren't really thinking critically. Just because the Eray has a motor...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
02-13-2023, 07:58 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 10,858
Posted By sydneyACE

The biggest issue is that Nurburgring times are...

The biggest issue is that Nurburgring times are NOT a very good performance benchmark in terms of CONSISTENCY.
Different drivers, on different days, with different conditions, traffic on the track,...
Forum: C8 ERay/Hybrid/EV Discussion
01-31-2023, 01:33 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 15,331
Posted By sydneyACE

It's glaringly obvious that some folks just have...

It's glaringly obvious that some folks just have a vitriolic prejudice against anything related to EVs or Hybrids (the ERay IS a hybrid after all).

GM managed to make an AWD, mid engine Corvette...
Forum: C8 ERay/Hybrid/EV Discussion
01-27-2023, 01:20 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 15,331
Posted By sydneyACE

Imagine claiming the first ever AWD (and quickest...

Imagine claiming the first ever AWD (and quickest accelerating) Corvette isn't going to be popular... :rolleyes:
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
04-04-2022, 03:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

Yeah, I'll definitely run a ball hone down that...

Yeah, I'll definitely run a ball hone down that cylinder to freshen up the cross-hatch.
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
04-04-2022, 09:48 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

It looks scratched in the pictures, but it's not....

It looks scratched in the pictures, but it's not. I can't feel anything there, and can't catch a fingernail or scribe on there.
Believe it or not that hole had 155psi of compression just before...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-29-2022, 07:49 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

I'll know more once I get that piston out, but...

I'll know more once I get that piston out, but unless it's missing chunks from the bottom, I don't see any conceivable way that anything could have gotten into the crank-case.
If something did...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-29-2022, 07:41 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

It's hard to say for certain, but I suspect bad...

It's hard to say for certain, but I suspect bad gas. When this happened, I was driving out of state and filled-up at a gas station in WA that I'm not familiar with.
I've been running essentially the...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-29-2022, 10:15 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

I'm not going to take the motor all the way...

I'm not going to take the motor all the way out... I just got done doing a clutch a few months back. I just don't have it in me to tear into it that deep again.
I wish we could get E85 around here,...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-29-2022, 10:07 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

Got the cylinder head off... Looks about like I...

Got the cylinder head off... Looks about like I expected.
I think I'm just going to change the #7 piston this time around.
I'll plan on gapping the rings a little extra.
Also, I've heard of guys...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-22-2022, 05:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

So maybe just slap another factory piston in...

So maybe just slap another factory piston in there and set all the ring gaps a little bigger?
You guys think bigger ring gap would have saved this one if it detonated for a few seconds from bad gas?...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-18-2022, 05:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

I'm running TR6s gapped to .035"

I'm running TR6s gapped to .035"
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-18-2022, 04:08 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

Yeah, I'd say that's definitely true. Which...

Yeah, I'd say that's definitely true. Which sucks. :(
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-18-2022, 04:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

The second fuel pump kicks on at 2psi... ...

The second fuel pump kicks on at 2psi...
Unfortunately my fuel pressure gauge quit last year, and I haven't gotten a new one yet.
Wideband says fueling is good, and I'm pretty sure the wideband is...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-18-2022, 01:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

A couple of engine guys told me not to bother...

A couple of engine guys told me not to bother opening-up the ring gap, because the LS3s don't have issues like the earlier LS motors, so I didn't.
I wonder if that would've helped at all in this...
Forum: C6 Forced Induction/Nitrous
03-18-2022, 11:46 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,417
Posted By sydneyACE

Broken Piston

So, I broke a piston...
This is cylinder #7.


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/756x1008/piston_d05bbb1a86c64cb8906ec7714a1b91c9b815f493.jpeg

I'm not sure exactly...
Forum: C5 Forced Induction/Nitrous
12-01-2021, 11:31 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,934
Posted By sydneyACE

Did you find your boost leak? You already...

Did you find your boost leak?

You already replaced the BOV?

It sounds like the BOV is venting very slowly in that video you posted, which makes me think it's not getting a good vacuum source...
Forum: C6 Tech/Performance
11-30-2021, 11:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,337
Posted By sydneyACE

Mwahahahaha!! I've made a liar out of you! :rofl:

Mwahahahaha!! I've made a liar out of you! :rofl:
Forum: C6 Tech/Performance
11-30-2021, 11:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,337
Posted By sydneyACE

If you're on the fence about being in-between...

If you're on the fence about being in-between sizes, I would err towards the longer pushrods.
I went with the longer ones, and I still get valvetrain noise when the engine is hot.
It wasn't very...
Forum: C5 Parts for Sale/Wanted
07-28-2020, 10:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 560
Posted By sydneyACE

Do you still have the bumper cover? How bad is...

Do you still have the bumper cover?
How bad is the paint?
Forum: C5 Tech
04-28-2020, 07:24 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 34,054
Posted By sydneyACE

If you have HP Tuners you can make them work...

If you have HP Tuners you can make them work fairly reliably. I've had mine on there for over a year now.

I still rarely get REP from time to time... typically when it's wet out and I break...
Forum: C5 Tech
03-12-2020, 12:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 643
Posted By sydneyACE

They started putting a decoupler alternator...

They started putting a decoupler alternator pulley on the auto cars.
(That's the kind that has a one way bearing in it.)
Apparently there was some vibration with a standard pulley when you put the...
Forum: C5 Tech
03-12-2020, 10:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 643
Posted By sydneyACE

I can't find anything on their website. For...

I can't find anything on their website. For Corvettes it has C4s and C6s but nothing for C5s.

I'll have to PM Bret and see I guess...
Forum: C5 Tech
03-12-2020, 12:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 643
Posted By sydneyACE

Where to buy high output alternator?

I'd love to find a 150amp or higher alternator with a black finish (if possible) for less than $300... am I dreaming?

Mechman doesn't seem to have anything for C5s anymore?

I've spent all night...
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