Current Parts / Specs & Personal Bests
The C5 corvette came to me stock. Painfully stock, as in still had a tape deck in it stock. A lot of basics had to go or be sorted out to improve the drive quality in general. The following is a rolling list of upgrades and noteworthy maintenance that has been done to the car.
- Body
- Trackspec T1 Hood Louvers
- 9LR Splitter
- Custom air dam
- DIY Aluminum splitter ramps / "diffusers"
- Suspension / Chassis
- Borg Motorsports Premium Delrin bushing kit
- QA1 Proma Star Double Adjustable Coilovers (Install Guide + Torque Specs)
- 700lb front springs (Eibach)
- 750lb rear springs (Eibach)
- Progress Suspension Sway bars
- 35mm front 625 #/inch
- 25mm rear
- (soft setting) 408 #/inch
- (medium setting) 480 #/inch (Current setting, balanced)
- (hard setting) 552 #/inch
- AfterDarkSpeed Tierod/Toe/Bumpsteer Kit
- Rear offset, both adjustable.
- MPI Racing Wheel Hubs (4x)
- Brakes
- Cadillac Brembo Brakes + 14" C6 Z06 Sized Rotors (FRONT)
- KNS Blank Rotors
- C6 Z51 Rear brake brackets + 13" Rotors (13") (REAR)
- Stock Calipers Rear
- Motul RBF 600 Brake Fluid
- Powerstop Braided Brake Lines
- EBC SR-11 Brake Pads
- Cadillac Brembo Brakes + 14" C6 Z06 Sized Rotors (FRONT)
- Engine
- STOCK Cams/Heads/Throttle Body
- LS6 Intake
- Simple Cold Air Intake Bracket with dual 3"x7" K&N Cone Filters
- Summit SFI Balancer - pinned
- Oil Changes Mobil1 5w40 - 7.5 Quarts for track days - Changed every 3-4 track days, under 1000 miles per oil change.
- AC-Delco 41-110 Spark plugs + New wires Sep 25 2022
- Z06 Titanium Mufflers W/Bypass mod
- AMT Motorsports Engine Mounts
- Wheels / Tires
- 4x -- 18"x11" Apex SM10 ET57 Wheels
- 4x Continental Extreme Contact Force 315/30R18
- Transmission
- LS7 Clutch + Aluminum Flywheel
- Tick Master Clutch Cylinder
- MGW Short Throw Shifter
- Anti-venom mod
- Skip Shift Eliminator
- Torque Tube Fully Rebuilt April 2023 w/ RPM bearings + couplers
- C5Z06 Tranmission
- 3.7 Diff (based on top speeds in 4th of 128mph~)
- Diff
- Fluid replaced with Lucas 80w90 Heavy Duty Diff fluid 5/28/23
- AMT Motorsports Diff Mount
- Interior
- Racetech 4000W Bucket seat
- AMT Motorsports Seat Mount (Drivers)
- Crow 5 point 3" Harnesses
- IKON Motorsports Seat (Passenger, Amazon, Beige)
- C5 low mount racing seat bracket (passenger)
- C6 Seatbelts (Used, ebay)
- Autopower Rollbar
- Interior stripped per SCCA Max 2 class rules with a rollbar
- Rear tub removed for superior tranaxle access.
- Other
- Heel/Toe Brake and Gas pedal (used off ebay, unknown mfg)
- Entire AC system replaced Mid July 2022
- Drivers Side AC Actuator replaced with Dorman Unit
- True Focus Fabrication Coolant Expansion Tank
Personal Best Times
Now that I've hit so many different tracks up and down the west coast, I've got a bunch of PB times to keep track of. So, in the interest of making my life easier, here's all my times from all the various tracks. Please note that some times were set at very different points in the development of the C5 Corvette, so some times may seem pretty quick, while others seem out of place by comparison.
TRACK | TIME | LINK | DATE (Y/M/D) | NOTES / EXCUSES |
PIR (Chicane) | 1:27.269 | TA | 2024/10/11 | 65-70 degree afternoon. |
The Ridge | 1:51.563 | TA | 2024/07/17 | 85 Degree temps. Also confirmed via transponder. |
ORP (CCW) | 1:54.999 | TA | 2024/07/16 | Faster time in GoPro, this time though is from 10hz GPS. |
Thunderhill West | 1:24.971 | TA | 2024/09/08 | 100 Degree day! Cooler days should continue to yield lower best lap times. |
Thunderhill East (Cyclone) | 2:05.307 | TA | 2024/03/10 | Falken 615s. |
Thunderhill East (Bypass) | 2:03.696 | TA | 2023/11/26 | Falken 615s, no wing. |
Streets of Willow CCW | 1:25.969 | TA | 2024/11/18 | Falken 615s, no wing. |
Streets of Willow CW | 1:25.050 | TA | 2023/06/18 (?) | Have faster times on GoPro, but 10hz GPS data is reliable. Falken 615s, no wing. |
Laguna Seca | 1:45.170 | TA | 08/30/2024 | Pre-wing, 615, pre power mods. |
Buttonwillow CW1 | 2:10.253 | TA | 2023/05/05 (?) | Star Mazda Layout, IE: Longest version of the track. No wing |
Buttonwillow CW13 | 2:16:16 | YT | 2022/10/02 | 3rd track day ever (37 events ago) 104 Degree day on 300tw tires. Pre almost everything and third track day ever |