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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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And yes the factory exhaust screams at wot, but maybe someone changed your muffler but kept stock tips??
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Ok guys I have a problem. One of the rear taillights was out so I took the lens off to find out what bulb it takes, well after comparing pics I found out they are halo LED lights. Well after taking the light out (the far left light) I took the one next to it out to see if it was a bad connection or the light really was out. Well as soon as I did that I lost ALL rear lights and headlights! The headlights wont even go up and down now....

UPDATE: The rear tails do work when I turn the hazards on, but still no headlights up or down or taillights when headlights are turned on... And but fuses for the headlight motors are fine #3, 4 I think

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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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check in the footwell on the passenger side fuses 2,6,29
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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oh and if your not on corvette forum get on there. Best thing you ever did if you have a vette!
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ZGLASS
check in the footwell on the passenger side fuses 2,6,29
Thank you ZGLASS!!!!
It was the #6 Parking Lamps, Taillamps fuse under the passanger side floorboard. I switched it with the BOSE fuse, who needs radio when you have exhaust

But the taillight from the beginning STILL doesn't work for DRL, works fine with brakes and emergency. I resoldered the connection just like the other taillight, I'm still at a loss
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 06:12 PM
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are these the tail lights like this?

if so look at jwmotoring.com he sells them maybe he will know how to fix them. or radioflyer on corvetteforum.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/memb...adioflyer.html
he does costum lights for vettes and knows all!
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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are these the tail lights like this?

if so look at jwmotoring.com he sells them maybe he will know how to fix them. or radioflyer on corvetteforum.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/memb...adioflyer.html
he does costum lights for vettes and knows all!
These are the taillights on my car. They look identical to mine right down to how many LED's are on it and the placement

http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...ad.php?t=73208
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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contact radioflyer to see if there is a fix. if not you can buy them individually from
jwmotoring for $75ea.
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Originally Posted by Rameon01
The tires on it are Eagle F1 Supercar 265/40/R17 fronts and 295/35/R18 rears that still look pretty new. I had a question as I've never been in a C5Z before, when mashing the thottle at any speed in gears 1-4 it breaks the tires loose pretty easily, is that normal?
Runcraps are not great when warm, even less hook when cold. You should be able to roll into the throttle in 3rd and 4th gear and have the hook in cold weather; maybe even 2nd if you're careful. I use mine in the winter and make more power and it just takes working on the touch.
In couple weeks, off they'll come and my Invos go on. Better, but not as good as drag radials.
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Old Feb 27, 2011 | 08:08 PM
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get an intake and tune for it with some decent tires will really wake it up for little money. i like the nt05's personally before i was able to break the tires loose from 60 now have trouble at 20 to do that
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Well I found this awesome option on the Z06, competitive driving.... When using it I get little to no wheel-hop and the car just gets up and goes! I'm infinitely glad I got it over the firehawk. Thanks guys!

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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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Interesting about competive mode helping wheelhop. I realized that both times I had massive hop in 2nd gear I had everything turned off, may have to retest.
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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A little update, it wasn't competition mode that helped the wheel-hop, it was a full tank of gas So now the car stays at 1/2-3/4 of a tank. And I snapped a few quick pics with my point-and-shoot. Not the greatest by anymeans though






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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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nice!
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 12:19 PM
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Nice Zo6 man.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LS9SkyRedline
Nice Zo6 man.
Originally Posted by ZGLASS
nice!
Thanks guys
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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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Whelp, I finally got the first oil change on the car and found a little surprise... I found something stamped on the side of the manifolds, Dyna-tech Supermaxx 115-737300L. I thought the car didn't sound stock Time to check the exhaust system too... Hopefully he left the TI exhaust intact
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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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its been about 7 months that youve had that car and you just now notcied you have after market headers?...
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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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its been about 7 months that youve had that car and you just now notcied you have after market headers?...
From what everyone has told me the car should sound decently loud (which it is but not nearly as loud as my TA with headers) so I just shrugged it off that it was stock. The oil was just changed when I bought it by the dealer so this is the first time I've been underneath it as I couldn't tell from the top. And from what I can tell it has the full dynatech exhaust with cats.
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