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Forum: C8 General Discussion
03-02-2020, 06:39 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,668
Posted By slythetove

Fun!

Fun!
Forum: C8 General Discussion
02-19-2020, 06:19 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,295
Posted By slythetove

22,500 is 3 times 7,500 - every 3rd filter change...

22,500 is 3 times 7,500 - every 3rd filter change is the fluid change. How would 21,000 be "simpler" ?
Forum: C8 General Discussion
08-07-2019, 04:17 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,155
Posted By slythetove

What is the intended purpose of the car? ...

What is the intended purpose of the car?

I'm assuming you aren't asking which one if money is a factor, so the decision should be made based on what your intended use is. One will win out based...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
08-07-2019, 01:03 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 14,735
Posted By slythetove

Time marches on. Unless you just feel like...

Time marches on. Unless you just feel like nostalgia the C8 will be better in every possible way. The ethos of the 60s muscle car has been supplanted by the latest generation of the horsepower wars...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
08-04-2019, 09:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,902
Posted By slythetove

Go to a dealer and get in and out of a C7...

Go to a dealer and get in and out of a C7 Grandsport or Z06 - widebody is important as the lower ground effects on the side will make you really work to get in and out. Get fully in close the door...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-31-2019, 01:30 PM
Replies: 9,847
Views: 860,389
Posted By slythetove

I've never had this happen in any automatic car...

I've never had this happen in any automatic car ever so I wouldn't know. I could even tell you that if by some odd circumstance it did happen I'd just tap the gas pedal or the paddle and move on...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-28-2019, 10:56 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,939
Posted By slythetove

It's ok. Maybe one day you will.

It's ok. Maybe one day you will.
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-28-2019, 10:45 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,939
Posted By slythetove

This is worthy of your "utmost" respect? Someone...

This is worthy of your "utmost" respect? Someone you don't know who has a lot of money and drives his expensive cars gains your respect just by doing so?



"Regular people". How much money...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-27-2019, 12:35 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 10,038
Posted By slythetove

:willy: :rofl:

:willy:

:rofl:
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-26-2019, 07:28 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 13,278
Posted By slythetove

Different strokes and all that because this was...

Different strokes and all that because this was my least favorite thing about my Grand Sport. I didn't want to have a conversation with a stranger nearly every time I stopped somewhere to do...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-26-2019, 07:17 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 13,343
Posted By slythetove

Why do people keep saying stuff like this? The C7...

Why do people keep saying stuff like this? The C7 storing the targa requires the same compromises. How do you expect to cart around the removable roof of your car in your car without sacrificing...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-26-2019, 06:52 PM
Replies: 9,847
Views: 860,389
Posted By slythetove

Against these new DCTs exactly right. I love...

Against these new DCTs exactly right. I love manuals. I have one right now. Have had 6 before this one and enjoyed them all. Wouldn't want one on a C8 or a 911 given how much better in every...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-26-2019, 10:09 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 13,278
Posted By slythetove

Agreed. It always makes me chuckle when I see...

Agreed. It always makes me chuckle when I see people making their choices of car based on "everyone else not having one". Who gives a damn what everyone else has or doesn't have ? If I love...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-26-2019, 09:56 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,545
Posted By slythetove

Especially since they are supposedly at or real...

Especially since they are supposedly at or real close to 1.0g on those all-seasons AND when the 'vette only came with summer tires so many people complained.
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-25-2019, 10:30 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,857
Posted By slythetove

Look at the original post DATE. Awesome thread. ...

Look at the original post DATE. Awesome thread. Especially like the "only if it has a DCT..."
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-19-2019, 08:56 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,012
Posted By slythetove

Design by committee of old farts with no idea how...

Design by committee of old farts with no idea how to engineer an actual performance car - qualified only by saying things akin to "I've liked Corvettes since I was young 50 years ago! Let me make...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-19-2019, 08:36 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 9,760
Posted By slythetove

Sure just chop 5 to 7 inches off I'm sure...

Sure just chop 5 to 7 inches off I'm sure everything would still fit perfectly and you wouldn't lose any storage in the rear trunk. I mean I'm sure they chose the length totally arbitrarily and not...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
07-19-2019, 12:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,373
Posted By slythetove

Uh ... the C7 trunk is virtually unusable with...

Uh ... the C7 trunk is virtually unusable with the roof off and stored in it as well.
Forum: C7 General Discussion
07-29-2017, 01:18 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 13,501
Posted By slythetove

Yep mine was torn on the passenger side with less...

Yep mine was torn on the passenger side with less than 400 miles. I've had many low cars including a lowered 2004 Z06 so I'm very careful and there were no scrapes on it. It's a crappy part in my...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
06-19-2017, 06:17 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 10,792
Posted By slythetove

I had the exact same thing in the driver's rear...

I had the exact same thing in the driver's rear at about 2100 miles.

They would not patch it because it was on the tread too close to the edge (sidewall).

Took the dealership I went to about 4...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
05-18-2017, 01:29 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,059
Posted By slythetove

Yep - that's my working theory at least based on...

Yep - that's my working theory at least based on what the OP has described. Running 91 octane the motor will pull a little timing etc so not optimal power but it won't cause damage.

I'd say run...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
05-18-2017, 01:18 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 15,751
Posted By slythetove

Hahah hey just checking!! You running stock...

Hahah hey just checking!!

You running stock pads still? (Just another check the basics question)
Forum: C7 General Discussion
05-18-2017, 12:51 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 15,751
Posted By slythetove

Your picture shows a really really deep groove...

Your picture shows a really really deep groove creating that lip (what you ran into on the outer / inner edge).

Are you riding the brake with your left foot while you drive around?

Those rotors...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
05-17-2017, 04:55 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,059
Posted By slythetove

Ok, but slapping in 100 octane race gas with a...

Ok, but slapping in 100 octane race gas with a goal of "creating 93 octane" isn't exactly as simple as you guys seem to think. There's a lot more to race gas than the octane rating.
...
Forum: C7 Tech/Performance
05-17-2017, 04:14 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,059
Posted By slythetove

If the car isn't tuned why on earth are you...

If the car isn't tuned why on earth are you mixing in 100 octane race gas?!
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