Recent content by hawk02

“Stuck with” is a good choice of words to describe the Tremec DCT in the C8.

The Tremec TR6060 in my previous ‘17 ZL1 would shudder a little when taking off in first gear when the transmission was fully warmed up on a hot day. Everything I read said this was normal behavior for the TR6060. OP, what you’re describing is classic low-speed clutch shudder when everything...

Are you trashing your car? Why don’t you want to go with Carbotech 1521s? I put them on my 5BW this past summer and have been very satisfied with their performance. They’ve reduced the brake dust by roughly 80%.

Whether people want to believe it or not, a manual Corvette seems increasingly likely. My guess is that it will debut as an option on the “unofficial” Grand Sport variant that seems to populate so many threads on the Corvette Forum. If Porsche can offer a manual transmission in its mid-engine...

I ordered the OEM filter from Amazon in March. I just now looked at my order history and it shows 6 left in stock and if I order within the next 14 hrs and 56 min I can have it delivered Saturday, Jan 3.

This was exactly my experience with the Sottozeros. Okay when temps dropped below 40 degrees, not much better than a summer tire in the snow.

Nope. Several weeks earlier I had swapped the Goodyears for Pirelli Sottozeros. The Sottozeros were the Camaro team’s recommended winter tire for the ZL1.

I’m one of those pearl-clutching old ladies (actually an old man) whose Blackwing’s tires will never experience snow as long as I own it. I once made the mistake of driving a 2013 Camaro ZL1 home from a performance shop in the snow. It was less “exhilarating” and more “slow-motion insurance...

Well…I’m one of those “old farts a heartbeat away from Depends.” I’ve owned four Camaros (including two ZL1s), a C8 Stingray, and I currently have a Porsche Boxster GTS 4.0 sitting next to my 5BW. Out of all the so-called sports cars I’ve had, the Blackwing has the fewest annoyances. I only...

I figured it was probably a DIY setup. I did track down the reservoir itself — it comes from here: https://protouringstore.com/products/universal-intercooler-fluid-reservoir-tank-plastic-gm-ford-mopar-supercharged-air-to-water What I’d really like to know now is who made the bracket. It looks...

Yes, this article is where the photo came from. However, Tapout only sells the LMP intercooler reservoir. Per the article, it doesn't appear to have installed the reservoir in the photo either. I'm guessing it was already on the car when it arrived from Connecticut.

I came across this photo of a CT5-V Blackwing engine bay and noticed a small plastic reservoir tank installed near the intake and radiator support. I assume it's for the intercooler. If so, I’m trying to figure out exactly what brand/model this reservoir is and how it’s mounted. Here’s the...

If Michelin truly meant that even storing Pilot Sports below 40°F was prohibited, then dealers in northern climates would be forced to remove and store the tires from every Cadillac or Corvette on their lot during winter, which obviously doesn’t happen.

OP, at what speed are you typically shifting from 1st to 2nd? I find the shift from 1st to 2nd much smoother higher in the rev range say around 25 mph. Shift at less than 20 mph and I have to give it a little more force, especially when cold.