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Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-17-2024, 09:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 398
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Rather than fighting the brake dust, we embraced...

Rather than fighting the brake dust, we embraced it.
Our car is Long Beach Red color.
The reddish-brown brake dust is almost a perfect match for the car paint. After a while, even the tires will be...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-15-2024, 10:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 353
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Only once, but without the runflat it would have...

Only once, but without the runflat it would have cost us at least a day of time and hundreds of dollars. We drove the Tail of the Dragon on the flat to get to a tire store.
I also like the fact...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-12-2024, 01:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 277
Posted By Gearhead Jim

^^^^^ Sometimes the car will be really slopped...

^^^^^
Sometimes the car will be really slopped up with road grit, and I prefer to just flood it of with water before the next step.
I left a message yesterday at the track about touchless washes...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-11-2024, 03:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 277
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Touchless Car Wash Near Tire Rack South Bend?

This weekend I'll be autocrossing at the Tire Rack test track in South Bend. I like to get the dirt and grit off the car before putting on my static-cling numbers but don't like the brushes and...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-09-2024, 01:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,729
Posted By Gearhead Jim

^^^^^ I used to change batteries myself, but...

^^^^^
I used to change batteries myself, but with the physical difficulty of doing the C7 battery and the possible problems of damaging something, I let the good Corvette tech at our dealership do...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-09-2024, 01:10 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,065
Posted By Gearhead Jim

:iagree: In my case, I carry several metal...

:iagree:
In my case, I carry several metal items in the same front pocket as the fob (other front pocket is also full of stiff).
If I get a No Fob Detected message, I just reach into the pocket and...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-05-2024, 04:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 787
Posted By Gearhead Jim

^^^^^ My experience is just as a normal user of...

^^^^^
My experience is just as a normal user of the tires, no particular testing program.
At one time we had Goodyear A/S runflats on our C6 and they seemed ok, later replaced with Michelins and...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-04-2024, 09:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 787
Posted By Gearhead Jim

^^^^^ If not needing the extra grip (basically,...

^^^^^
If not needing the extra grip (basically, no autocrossing or track days) from the stock PSS runflats, I'd go with the A/S4 runflats. They perform much better in cold weather, less jumping...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-04-2024, 05:52 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,675
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Overall the C7 is a great car, but when compared...

Overall the C7 is a great car, but when compared to the C6 it has a large number of "WTF were they thinking?" items that were just right on the C6 but now annoying on the C7.
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-04-2024, 05:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 787
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Unless something has changed, the PS4 is not...

Unless something has changed, the PS4 is not available in the C7 Z51 (or base) sizes as a runflat. Not sure about non-runflats.
The correct size runflats are available in the PSS that originally...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-03-2024, 07:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,065
Posted By Gearhead Jim

^^^^^ I normally leave the hatch ajar when...

^^^^^
I normally leave the hatch ajar when using the GM tender, no problems.
Electronics are strange...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-02-2024, 10:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 381
Posted By Gearhead Jim

The Owner Manual suggests replacing C7 tires when...

The Owner Manual suggests replacing C7 tires when they get to be 6 years old.
We had/have two sets of Michelin runflat wheels/tires, PSS for summer (autocrossing) and A/S for winter.
Both sets...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-02-2024, 10:31 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,005
Posted By Gearhead Jim

^^^^^ My thinking exactly. Just guessing, a...

^^^^^
My thinking exactly.
Just guessing, a new transmission would cost about the same as the warranty, a new crate engine about twice the warranty (depending on what warranty we bought). Other...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-02-2024, 01:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 422
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Years ago I tried mounting a Valentine in the...

Years ago I tried mounting a Valentine in the trunk and wheel hump of a 1998 Camaro, using their remote display up front. Lots of plastic body panels in that car, but apparently not enough.
It...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-02-2024, 12:30 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,490
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Not the kind of comparison testing we would like...

Not the kind of comparison testing we would like to have, but my post #20 tells how some very competitive autocrossers felt about the difference when running NRF for one season and...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-01-2024, 09:47 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,065
Posted By Gearhead Jim

The fob tries to communicate with the car (and...

The fob tries to communicate with the car (and vice-versa) only if you push a button on the fob or in the car. We've occasionally left a fob laying in the car for weeks on end, or hanging on the wall...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-01-2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,005
Posted By Gearhead Jim

We have the GM-marked CTEC that we use on our...

We have the GM-marked CTEC that we use on our 2017, no switches, just plug it in the trunk.
If there is a total disconnect, the orange light blinks orange. But sometimes there is a (partial?)...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-01-2024, 09:30 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,490
Posted By Gearhead Jim

That's good, a friend bought four new tires and...

That's good, a friend bought four new tires and we discovered that the fronts were ZP and the rears were not.
Good that we discovered it before he had a rear flat, or some weird handling that put...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
04-01-2024, 04:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 422
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Stealth Mount for Uniden R8 Detector?

Well ok, semi-stealth.
In our C6 I had a Valentine mounted in a trim bracket at the very top of the W/S. Mostly hidden by the tint band and position, very hard to find.
On the C7, I haven't...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-31-2024, 06:13 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,490
Posted By Gearhead Jim

Back when I was autocrossing our C6 Z51, a local...

Back when I was autocrossing our C6 Z51, a local couple had put the then-new PS2 non-runflat tires on their similar car and were quite happy, the runflats were not yet available.
Next season they...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-29-2024, 02:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,005
Posted By Gearhead Jim

That's very tempting But in addition to the...

That's very tempting
But in addition to the cost of going from a 2017 Z51 to a 2019 Z06, there's the cracking wheels problem. Not everyone in our club with a widebody C7 has the problem, but enough...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-28-2024, 04:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,005
Posted By Gearhead Jim

No GM warranty extension on our 2017 at 55k miles

In March 2017 we bought a new C7 Z51 from an out-of-town dealer at a big discount.
In January 2018 we bought a Chevrolet Protection Plan GM extended warranty from Dennis Fichtner (then at Menholt...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-28-2024, 02:47 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 808
Posted By Gearhead Jim

^^^^ IIRC, our Owner Manual suggests using A/S...

^^^^
IIRC, our Owner Manual suggests using A/S or winter tires below 40'F, but nothing mandatory. The cracking problem is said to become possible below 20'F on the summer tires, though some people...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-27-2024, 10:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,431
Posted By Gearhead Jim

We owned three previous Corvettes (2001, 2006,...

We owned three previous Corvettes (2001, 2006, 2009) all with Z51 and none with Mag Ride.
When we bought our new 2017 I got it with Mag Ride, best of both worlds, right?
Wrong.
The ride was...
Forum: C7 General Discussion
03-27-2024, 10:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,479
Posted By Gearhead Jim

It would be interesting to know how they stole...

It would be interesting to know how they stole the Corvette(s). If you don't have the fob, it's difficult but not impossible.
Fob cloning? Stolen fobs? Etc?
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