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NEW: LGM Wilwood C5 Front Brake Package

For C5 Corvette enthusiasts looking for more stopping power either at the track or on the street, Wilwood has the solution. In this install I'll put on a pair of of huge 6 piston Wilwood calipers and some nice 2 piece wilwood rotors from LGM on the front of a C5. Not only does it look amazing, it performs. (C5) More...

Est 2-6hours

Meziere LS1 Electric Water Pump (F-Body Version) For years talk of electric water pumps had been circulating through the LS1 community, and finally Meziere has delivered. Whether you are a hard core drag racer who wants to just cool the car in the pits and staging lanes, an enthusiast who's itching for more power from his heads/cam car, or just a basic bolt on type of guy, an electric water pump is probably for you. (F-Body) More...   280352 views Est 1-6hours

Meziere LS1 Electric Water Pump (C5 Version) For years talk of electric water pumps had been circulating through the LS1 community, and finally Meziere has delivered. Whether you are a hard core drag racer who wants to just cool the car in the pits and staging lanes, an enthusiast who's itching for more power from his heads/cam car, or just a basic bolt on type of guy, an electric water pump is probably for you. (C5) More...   231630 views Est 1-6hours

Did you know?

On an LS1, a camshaft can be swapped without having to remove the intake manifold or heads. The lifters have plastic retainers under the heads that can hold the lifters up. It is still recommended to use magnets to support the lifters just incase, but it is not required.

LS1 to LS6 PCV conversion So many LS1's have oil consumption issues and GM took a stab at fixing it on the LS6. In this article I show you how to convert your LS1 over to the newer LS6 style PCV system. This will require cutting away a small part of your engine block, however, it sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. This mod can be done for about $65 in parts. (F-Body & C5) More...   759153 views Est 2-6 hours

LS1 Head Swap Finally I dug in and did a headswap on an LS1. This turned out to be VERY easy, but a lot of work. I strongly recommend you have a helper during this install, and all the recommended tools listed on the page. Anybody that can turn a wrench (and not get frustrated when something goes wrong) can do this install no problem. (F-Body) More...   665743 views Est 8-12 hours (1 hour additional if doing a cam swap)

Infopic: The LS1 "magnet trick"

If you are installing a camshaft into your LS1/LS6 and you aren't removing the heads, you can either take your chances and hope the lifter retainers hold the lifter up and keep it from falling, or you can buy 16 retractable pen magnets with the pocket clip on them. You bend out the pocket clip, reach in with the magnet until it grabs hold of the lifter, then you extend the pen magnet until you have JUST enough extension to let the pocket clip hold onto the head. You need to keep it under tension, loose pen magnets won't do you much good. Click for full image

C5 Suspension Spring Swap One of the great things about the C5 Corvette is that it achieves great handling while still offering a luxury like ride. For a majority of people, this base (FE1) suspension is perfect. For some of us, we want just a *little* more than the next guy. Here I detail how to change your stock suspension springs out for something a bit more responsive. (C5) More...   469341 views Est 2-4 hours

C5 Stabilizer bar swap Here I swap out the stock front and rear stabilizer bars that came on my 99 Coupe for Z06 bars. New bushings and endlinks are swapped at the same time. (C5) More...   258244 views Est 30 minutes to 2 hours

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F-body Howto's

1)Meziere LS1 Electric Water Pump (F-Body Version) 2)F-Body Cam and Valvespring Swap 3)BMR Swaybar Install 4)Yella Terra Rocker Install 5)LS1 to LS6 PCV conversion 6)F-body Heads/Cam Swap 7)Oil Pump Swap 8)LS1 Head Swap 9)Front spring/shock swap 10)Rear spring/shock swap 11)Pro 5.0 Shifter Install 12)Throttle Body Swap 13)Throttle Body Coolant Bypass 14)Painted Brake Calipers 15)LID/MAF/K&N 16)Valentine One Hardwire 17)Intake Manifold Swap 18)Hotchkis Strut Tower Brace

C5 Howto's

1)C5 LGM Longtube Header Install 2)LGM Wilwood C5 Front Brake Package 3)Meziere LS1 Electric Water Pump (C5 Version) 4)2001 5pin Style C5 Maf Conversion 5)C5 Column Lock Bypass Install 6)Yella Terra Rocker Install 7)C5 Suspension Spring Swap 8)C5 Blackwing Install 9)LS1 to LS6 PCV conversion 10)C5 FLP Install 11)C5 Stabilizer bar swap 12)Custom 2-tone painting fuel rail covers 13)C5 Heads/Cam Swap 14)Painted Brake Calipers 15)Intake Manifold Swap

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- C5 cam and spring swap - G2 LCA install - C5 Eradispeed Rotor and pad upgrade - F-Body front pad and rotor swap - G2 Panhard Rod install - F-body window motor replacement - C5 Tuneup