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This is the 2020 midengine C8 Corvette
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
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Jul 19th 2019
How does nitrous oxide help your Corvette build horsepower?
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
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Jun 28th 2019
Corvette brake rotors: Slotted, drilled, both, neither? What’s best?
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
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Jun 27th 2019
Explaining C7 Corvette brakes and brake option codes
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
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Jun 26th 2019
Put your Corvette's brakes first
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
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May 29th 2019