C6-Z51 stopalators work F I N E.

You already had both tires off, you should have swapped them and then you would have known for sure if it could be done lol. Good video none the less.

Thanks for posting, much appreciated!

Are you saying the brakes for the C6 Z06 is harder to find or the calipers, rotors, and brakes combined?

You can explain away all day long about why you chose C5 over C4, but it still doesnt change the fact that the C5's time has come and gone. It's cheap, dull Tupperware quality looks get boring very quickly. My red '91 ZR1 turns heads every it goes and is rare. C5s are everywhere, but nothing special. At least C4s still have character and sleek styling. Oh, and the C4 is still the only generation with the awesome "clamshell" hood.

At least the c5z had the brake ducts

I would love to hear a good value brake upgrade for the C5 while maintaining 17” front wheels and 18”rear. Good value meaning no Wilwood or brembo lol. Something you can street go to HPDE events.. thank you in advance

Thanks for the video

I was today years old when I learned your C5 is supercharged lol! That’s sick!

I am grateful for all of the information given. I am slowly learning about my C5 and what to ask whenever i need to take her in for any problems and check-ups. Thank you for explaining the brake systems of both the C5 and C 6. ❤❤❤😊😊😊

This is a great precursor to hopefully the inevitable aftermarket video! put some wider forgestar f14's on my c5 and the stock brakes look so little! definitely would like to beef them up but dont want to pay the crazy price for c6 z06 brakes.

Whats the smallest rear wheel size i can run with JL9 brakes?? My c6 may have a bent wheel. Thinking about buying new wheels/tires soon and i want to run a drag pack. I hear 17s fit fine?

You are sure a big help to all of us! Thank you! Maybe the C5 brake engineers thought the parts common to all C5’s would not need to be upgraded for the Z06 because of the addition of brake cooling ducts that the Z06 has?

cool great channel. looking foreward to the aftermarket vid.

And is there any actual evidence of this drilled rotor thing? I don’t buy it. Every sportbike on the planet, including the top tier Superbikes, uses drilled rotors with zero issues. There’s no reason for drilled rotors to suddenly become an issue with these cars after 15 years.

C6 Z51 brakes should be included in the non-base group.

I've got a z51 and only done back road mountain use so far. Good brakes, stop good and no fade, but I'm more concerned with how to cool them if i get on track.

The J56 brake option was also standard on the 2013 427 convertible

Agreed C5 vs C6 rotors may help heat transfer in C6 but check the weight and rotational inertia as C6 seem better for both. Also brake "upgrades" are most meaningful of value for $ if the stopping distances improve as well as resistance to heat fade....and other concerns on the track. Stopping distance comparison would be useful to know in deciding to upgrade brakes. Sometimes pad changes alone are a big improvement. Besides costly, carbon fiber brakes have definite issues for daily simple (not track) driving.

I went C6 Z06 front and rear on my C5 been a great upgrade for over a decade, trouble free.

I had a 86gt fiero in highschool it was so fun on snowy roads but oversteered from bad weight distribution and was gutless on dry pavement. Every needs retrofitted with a sc 3.8. Those buick land yachts need every engine saved before they go the the junkyard. Too bad someone ( hint hint) wont provide an easy guide to Swap a sc3.8

Thanks for da video! Mike in DFW

My check engine light is on. I followed the steps and the code is p0440 but I see an awful lot of links here. Which one is the one for the codes?

Just a small clarification about the fans: It's not that "fan motor #1" starts at one temperature and "fan motor #2" kicks in at another. Both fans always run together at the same time. When we refer to "fan #1," it means both fan motors are connected in series, running at half their full speed. When we refer to "fan #2," it means the motors are connected in parallel, running at full speed.

I like the idea but would probably put myself through the wind shield lol my dally driver is a 1987 chevette with no power anything. my son is 14 and we have been talking about interesting cars for him he seems to want something from the 80's and smaller top 3 are chevette fiero or s-10

About to go look at an ‘02 with 70k miles. This channel has helped me finally pull the trigger, thank you sir!!!

My favorite corvette im still looking for one that is priced good 😊

You need to add a shim at the end of the tube, the shim OD should be same or slightly less than the inner steel tube. This way the ends of the bushing wont rub on the subframe and no squeaking

I've never actually lubricated the weather stripping, but I have treated and cleaned mine several times since buying the car. I had a bottle of the Chemical Guys vinyl, plastic and rubber cleaner and, I'll tell you what, that stuff is pretty versatile in many different automotive areas. At least it helps prevent the guaranteed leaks we C5 owners know.

Clearly a Chevy. Never disappoints...

Just ordered both kinds from your links. Thanks! I just bought a 2004 but haven't taken possession yet. I want to get underneath it right away.

What about ring gap?

One issue I have had, if you live somewhere where your car may see occasional gravel I have had rocks some how get flicked in the fan shroud and jam my fan causing it to not run and cause an overheat at slow speeds.

I have an 05 z51 lemans blue corvette. Almost bought an 04 lemans blue lemans edition but someone beat me to it. Only color for me.

Yeah I don’t want to have to do anything like this. I’d rather have the rubber ones and have them fail. So I only have to take it apart once every 7-8 years vs every 2.

I love my C4. Found a 30k mile mint 40th 6-speed from the original owner. Have to say it pulls nice for the LT1 considering all 6-speeds got the ZR1 transmission and rear end. I find the interior and driving experience more unique than the C5 and the styling of the car to be better even though people were beat to death by seeing 350k of them like you said. The C5 is cool but always seemed a little stylistically cheesy from some angles. I’ve also not found a single person off of the internet that had an Optispark issue and I own two LT1s, and know several people that owned LT1 cars from new. If you have a mint, garaged car with low miles you may not have to worry about it for some time… I was told they should be serviced with the water pump every 80k miles and then you won’t get stuck. It is what it is. The bang for the buck of a late 6-speed C4 is makes it a winner to me. You can get a concourse car for 50% less than a C5 but I’d say a C5 is only 12-15% more car. If you want to mod a car and have high horsepower you definitely want an LS but if you remember when the C4 was new and it was kicked out of SCCA racing for being too good and kicking Porsche butt, why wouldn’t you buy a car that out performed its six figure peers. Stop comparing it to later Gen Vettes. It’s the wrong comparison. And with classic cars IROC Zs with tons of flex and 200hp sell for more than C5s There’s a lot more to buying old cars than comparing performance numbers from decades apart. And a stock 6-speed LT1 ran numbers like old big block cars. The LT1 Camaro SS was the fastest Camaro ever at the time. First to break 100mph trap speed from the factory since 1967. LT1s weren’t so bad…

So the anaerobic sealant is just red loctite?

Or, rip those awful couch feeling seats out, lol. Best mod I ever did was a full Sparco set up. Total overkill, but at the track, oh my goodness it is pure bliss! I do blame my Wife as she was the one who said the stock seats needed to go. So I have that at least.

Great video! Makes my CE C5 Z06 still feel a bit relevant, lol.

Thanks

Always watch your videos! Any particular time to change diff fluid and fuel filter?

I spray my weather stripping with silicone oil😊

I’m 22. What I think of when I hear tune up is filters (oil air fuel), oil change, plugs/coils, accessory belts, coolant flush/top off if it’s not dirty. Might be missing a thing or two. Basically all preventative maintenance items lol

Sorry , i will always love the lines of tye c5 over the c6. That being said im shopping for a c6 z06. Because i wont ever let my c5 go.

Shame on GM for leaving out the key and the keyway that was standard on all Chevy & American V-8 engines. How much did they save by doing this? The OEM harmonic balancers are two piece where the rubber between the two parts are known to fail. It looks like your replacement is one piece.

I love in south Florida and it’s getting extremely hot. My coolant and transmission fluid temps get close to 230f. It’s really starting to worry me. I know the c5 runs hot but is this TOO hot?

A lot of these things are interesting to discover when driving a c5 for a few years and every time I find something new, I can't help but think how ahead of its time the c5 was. Mine has 143k on it and it definitely drives like a 24 year old car.

If u own any ls based engine u know how to get easy power out of them

Actually the L98 in the C4's still had a cap & rotor, points & condenser. Good video. Yes, I silicone the door, hood, trunk hinges and the weather stripping as well. Since I'm old and my 1st car being a 1965 Chevelle SS 2 door and a muscle car lover what you say about the regular intervals of L-O-F, radiator flushes, Plugs, wires etc was ingrained in my psyche very much.

Some polyurethane compounds are lower durometer than others so they can be made just as hard or soft as the OE rubber bushings. They are harder for better control as you said and always make sure you use the included silicone grease. They will stay consistent with age and not harden like OE rubber.