By chance I was channel surfing and saw came across this show, "Corvette, the American Dream." A local show. It had these guys in a dealership in Orlando, I believe, explaining the differences in the C5 by year; Color options, wheel changes, intro of FRC... Pretty accurate.
They get to the 2001 model year and the Z06 and afterwards they have a rep from Ecklers talk about 4 mods they had done to the Z06 in the showroom that gained 28 hp and 33 lb/ft of torque which they got from the dyno.
The 4 mods were:
K&N Filter that replaces stock filter.
K&N Cover that has the hole in it to replace the stock filter cover.
Thermostat. changed from the 190-something range to 170-something (I didn't write it down)
Fan Controller to change when the fan comes on and off.
I'm considering the filter change in the near future. Has anyone done the thermostat and fan controller?
Can anyone give the pros and cons of changing the thermostat? I'm wondering why GM didnt put in a lower temp thermostat from the factory unless there is some possible adverse effect in going with a lower temp thermostat. Same with the fan controller.
Don
QSZ06
They get to the 2001 model year and the Z06 and afterwards they have a rep from Ecklers talk about 4 mods they had done to the Z06 in the showroom that gained 28 hp and 33 lb/ft of torque which they got from the dyno.
The 4 mods were:
K&N Filter that replaces stock filter.
K&N Cover that has the hole in it to replace the stock filter cover.
Thermostat. changed from the 190-something range to 170-something (I didn't write it down)
Fan Controller to change when the fan comes on and off.
I'm considering the filter change in the near future. Has anyone done the thermostat and fan controller?
Can anyone give the pros and cons of changing the thermostat? I'm wondering why GM didnt put in a lower temp thermostat from the factory unless there is some possible adverse effect in going with a lower temp thermostat. Same with the fan controller.
Don
QSZ06