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The midengine C8 Corvette is here. Let’s find a spot for the nitrous bottles… As everyone in Corvette world no doubt knows by now, the new, radical 2020 C8 Corvette launched last night at a big shindig in Southern California. The big change is the engine placement behind the driver for the first time in Corvette history. But there’s a lot more to this new Corvette that’s going to require sorting through. The monoleaf springs are gone, for example, replaced by new coilover units and c …

Adding Nitrous to your Corvette: Here's What It Does Whether it’s a Corvette or some Brand X machine, when it comes to the internal combustion engine, big horsepower comes down to fuel and air. Adding nitrous oxide to your Corvette engine contributes to that equation on the ‘air’ side of things – oxygen, to be specific. You know adding a supercharger or turbocharger to your Corvette packs more air into that LS or LT V8; put in enough fuel to be able to use the extra air, and you ge …

There’s a lot of information – and misinformation – about Corvette brakes on the web. Actually, misinformation may be the wrong term. It’s more a matter of rampant opinion, coupled with the fact that various Corvette drivers have different requirements and expectations from their brake systems. It’s the kind of situation where you need to choose the right brakes for your particular driving style and convenience requirements. That extends to Corvette brake rotors. Our cars start with g …

If you’ve shopped for C7 Corvette brake pads, you’ve seen the dizzying array of part numbers and option packages. That’s even before you try to determine what brand and type of pad compound you want. We’re not going to address brands/compounds in this article, but let’s take a look at why there are so many Corvette brake pad part numbers for the 2014-2019 C7 and how to determine exactly what your specific Corvette needs.What brakes are on my Corvette? Depending on what model C7 Corv …

Yes, going fast is fun – it’s what the Corvette does best. That’s why Vette Lab stocks performance parts from manufacturers like Nitrous Outlet, Fore Innovations, Borla and more. But there’s a reason we put a lot of importance on carrying a full line of premium Corvette brake parts too: It doesn’t matter how much horsepower you have under the hood If you can’t stop at the end of that quarter-mile!As we get into the heart of driving season here in Detroit (the rest of you may be lucky enough …