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      05-11-2020, 10:45 PM   #1563
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Love it except for the view from the back. I don't like the M2/series back end but could live with it, I could not live with the back end on the C8.
I like the rear, I hated the frontal view since it looks oddly bulky.
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      05-12-2020, 07:30 AM   #1564
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Said it before but the entire thing looks disjointed. F360 meets Camaro, just does not look right at all and I am a big fan of the C7 looks wise, think it's brilliant.
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      05-12-2020, 10:49 AM   #1565
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Said it before but the entire thing looks disjointed. F360 meets Camaro, just does not look right at all and I am a big fan of the C7 looks wise, think it's brilliant.
How so?
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      05-12-2020, 12:40 PM   #1566
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The rear "bumper" is too tall, the rear end wedges out too wide, the headlights and noise look very F360 and the transition from the middle to the rear looks awkward, like they are two different cars.

I am a vette fan but legit cannot warm to the look of the thing.
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      05-12-2020, 12:52 PM   #1567
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The rear "bumper" is too tall, the rear end wedges out too wide, the headlights and noise look very F360 and the transition from the middle to the rear looks awkward, like they are two different cars.

I am a vette fan but legit cannot warm to the look of the thing.
Have you seen one in person? Works better in person, looks weird in photos. I do think the wider fenders of the Z06 should help with the big butt though.
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      05-18-2020, 02:06 PM   #1568
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A little audio for your enjoyment. Long tubes let that 6.2 breathe even deeper and it roars nicely. Sounds great but no mention of power increase but long tubes and tune on C6’s usually net about 30 hp, I would expect similar gains.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...headers-sound/
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A little audio for your enjoyment. Long tubes let that 6.2 breathe even deeper and it roars nicely. Sounds great but no mention of power increase but long tubes and tune on C6’s usually net about 30 hp, I would expect similar gains.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...headers-sound/
Man...that sounds so nice!

Long Tubes are the first thing I usually do on any of my Corvettes. As you said...with a tune they are usually good for 30who and 30wtq....sometimes even more in the mid-range.

And I can tell you from experience they are a lot easier to install than headers on a BMW!

***Edit***...I just seen these are made in my hometown! I even know Anthony Messina. How crazy is that????
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      05-19-2020, 05:34 AM   #1570
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Man...that sounds so nice!

Long Tubes are the first thing I usually do on any of my Corvettes. As you said...with a tune they are usually good for 30who and 30wtq....sometimes even more in the mid-range.

And I can tell you from experience they are a lot easier to install than headers on a BMW!

***Edit***...I just seen these are made in my hometown! I even know Anthony Messina. How crazy is that????
They sure do sound nice. I have LG Super Pros on mine and they sound similar but it’s difficult to compare sounds when not hearing it live. They’re the first thing I did as well, performance wise.
I never heard of them before and they’ll do well in the game I’m sure. Wish they had a pic or two in the story of them installed in the engine bay, bet it looks great.
Small world you knowing him, has he been in the aftermarket business for a while or a new venture?
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      05-19-2020, 12:24 PM   #1571
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They sure do sound nice. I have LG Super Pros on mine and they sound similar but it’s difficult to compare sounds when not hearing it live. They’re the first thing I did as well, performance wise.
I never heard of them before and they’ll do well in the game I’m sure. Wish they had a pic or two in the story of them installed in the engine bay, bet it looks great.
Small world you knowing him, has he been in the aftermarket business for a while or a new venture?
I have LG Super Pros as well.

It has to be a new venture. I know him, and know of the other guys. Also Watson performance is probably tied in somehow on the "tuning" side as I go to the gym with the guy that started up that business a few years back...and he's friends with the whole group.

Before that, we had Hawks in Greenville. They are great, but not local.

I did most of my own tuning. But when Watson opened up with his dyno, it grew so quickly that it's now his career.

He can work magic on these cars.....also on other platforms. His business was built by word of mouth.

I will need to ask him about the new company. With the gym being closed, I haven't had a chance to talk with him.
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      05-21-2020, 05:45 PM   #1572
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C8 Chevy Corvette coupe production resumes May 26, convertible on July 20

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Recent rumors surrounding the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette have wondered whether GM will build more units of the current model year when the Bowling Green Assembly Plant returns to work, or switch to the 2021 model year and leave 2020 as one of the rarest Corvette versions ever produced. The automaker put the rumors to bed by telling Autoblog it "will continue to build 2020 Corvette Stingrays when the plant resumes production."

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear opened the state for business on May 11, and GM pledged to reopen the BGAP on May 26. At that point, there will be a slow ramp-up to bring 2020 Corvette coupe production back to full speed. A post on Corvette Forum got the Internet's sleuthing machinery working overtime on the matter of the model year changeover and Corvette convertible production, Corvette Blogger getting the relevant numbers.

GM built close to 2,700 units of the 2020 Corvette hardtop before the plant closed down on March 20, far fewer than the year's allocation — a number that had already been cut by 20% due to last year's UAW strike and supplier issues. The automaker closed order books for the 2020 car in March, and order books for the 2021 coupe were supposed to open this month, with production for next year's model slated to commence September 1. Corvette Forum poster Corvette Ed and Corvette Blogger say the new date for the switchover is November 2. That gives Bowling Green five months to fulfill as many 2020 orders as possible before converting some buyers' orders to cars in the 2021 model year.

Corvette Ed said GM would begin building 2020MY convertibles on Tuesday, July 13. Corvette Blogger updated that info to say it got confirmation Corvette convertible production resumes one week later, on July 20.

Getting everything going will still be constrained by safety and supplier issues. The GM plant in Indiana that makes the Corvette chassis continued to operate through the coronavirus shutdown, but the Tonawanda Engine Plant in Buffalo, N.Y., that makes the 6.2-liter LT2 V8 only reopened three days ago. Mexico, where some Corvette components are produced, is being prodded by U.S. automakers to move its manufacturing restart date from June 1 to "right now."

GM got 2,700 cars completed in the six weeks from February 10 to March 20 on a light shift schedule. Five months of hardtop and three months of convertible production will get many thousands more cars made, but even so, the 2020 Corvette will be more exclusive than anyone intended or wanted.
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      05-29-2020, 09:13 AM   #1573
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Okay... I had to share with you all. This is foking GORGEOUS!!!

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      05-29-2020, 09:25 AM   #1574
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Front dam is too big and the rear looks bolted on, just cannot gets the feels for it.
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      05-29-2020, 03:12 PM   #1575
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Okay... I had to share with you all. This is foking GORGEOUS!!!

Excuse me while I go change my pantalones. Do you know what wheels those are? I'm assuming HRE or something like that?
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Excuse me while I go change my pantalones. Do you know what wheels those are? I'm assuming HRE or something like that?


No sure of the brand. But the Mesh style works surprisingly well.
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While I believe that the car looks beautiful, I find it unfortunate that Chevrolet will service it right along with every other car and truck. It would be nice if they gave high-end cars special treatment, using mechanics who specialize only in these cars.
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While I believe that the car looks beautiful, I find it unfortunate that Chevrolet will service it right along with every other car and truck. It would be nice if they gave high-end cars special treatment, using mechanics who specialize only in these cars.
I thought corvettes that get serviced at the dealership have a specialized technician do it.
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I thought corvettes that get serviced at the dealership have a specialized technician do it.
Not every Chevrolet dealership can work on Corvettes. And with the C8, current corvette dealers had to upgrade their equipment and pay to train their techs if they wanted to continue servicing them. Now that doesn’t mean you get a more pleasant customer oriented tech but at least you get facilities and people who are supposedly trained to work on C8s.
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I thought corvettes that get serviced at the dealership have a specialized technician do it.
They do and the two dealers I deal(dealt) with go have Vette techs who get training above and beyond the regular mechanics pertaining to Corvette obviously. Never had a problem going to a dealer with my car.
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While I believe that the car looks beautiful, I find it unfortunate that Chevrolet will service it right along with every other car and truck. It would be nice if they gave high-end cars special treatment, using mechanics who specialize only in these cars.
I’ve taken my BMW to three different dealers since I’ve had it and see M3’s, M5’s.... on lifts next to or nearby to my lowly 1 series. Bet they have the new M8 and even the I8 there on occasion also. Do your dealers by you have their own special service area for their higher end cars?
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Now here’s some good news direct from the horses mouth, Cheng Tadge
https://news.yahoo.com/2021-chevy-co...U8ezaL48ZtsAy1
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I’ve taken my BMW to three different dealers since I’ve had it and see M3’s, M5’s.... on lifts next to or nearby to my lowly 1 series. Bet they have the new M8 and even the I8 there on occasion also. Do your dealers by you have their own special service area for their higher end cars?
No. I stated this because I remember some time ago there was a Porsche dealership, near where I used to live, which had a separate garage for the more modified 911s. Perhaps this is no longer being done, or was just unique to this dealership.
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Finally saw one in person yesterday at the track. Black with yellow calipers. I thought it looked good but still not liking the rear much.
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