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 General Technical Articles for all Corvettes - C1 thru C6  
Calculating Wheel Offset on your Corvette - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Calculate your Fuel Injector Flow Rate - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

How to install new Fuel Injectors on your Corvette - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Say NO to E-15 fuel - Friday, December 31, 2010

E-15 fuel is designed for 2007 & newer cars.  Here are some of the problems of using it in older cars.

 

10 useful tips when installing your own exhaust system - Thursday, July 01, 2010

Engine Oil Requirements - Friday, December 25, 2009

Still out investigating.

 

Solving Electrical Problems - Thursday, December 24, 2009

Good article on solving electrical problems
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/zap/

 

Headlights - the difference between Halogen and HID lights - Saturday, July 18, 2009

CorvetteHID.com does a good job of explaining the features & benefits of the different types of headlights available.

 

Tech Articles at CorvetteFever Magazine - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Cleaning up Valve Covers - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Corvette Technical Articles at Zip - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Calculating Wheel Offset on your Corvette - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Calculate your Fuel Injector Flow Rate - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

How to install new Fuel Injectors on your Corvette - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Say NO to E-15 fuel - Friday, December 31, 2010

E-15 fuel is designed for 2007 & newer cars.  Here are some of the problems of using it in older cars.

 

10 useful tips when installing your own exhaust system - Thursday, July 01, 2010

Engine Oil Requirements - Friday, December 25, 2009

Still out investigating.

 

Solving Electrical Problems - Thursday, December 24, 2009

Good article on solving electrical problems
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/zap/

 

Headlights - the difference between Halogen and HID lights - Saturday, July 18, 2009

CorvetteHID.com does a good job of explaining the features & benefits of the different types of headlights available.

 

Tech Articles at CorvetteFever Magazine - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Cleaning up Valve Covers - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Corvette Technical Articles at Zip - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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 C1 Technical  
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 C2 Technical  
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 C3 Technical  
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 C4 Technical  
How to: Change O2 sensors on a C4 Corvette (1994 ODBII ) - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

How to change C4 Corvette Brake Rotors and Pads on a 1994 Corvette - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

If you enjoy using a hammer and working up a sweat, you can do your own C4 brakes.  Instead, I took mine to a local shop, where the Pros took 2+ hours to change them.  The major problem is getting the new pads to slide up in.
If you're going to change your pads, I also suggest getting the most agressive pads you can find for street use.  I recently bought a set of Hawk agressive street pads, and the brakes are no more agressive than the standard GM parts.  Oh well.
Here's the link to his article.

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All about the 383 stroker engines - Monday, February 21, 2011

Good article at CarCraft.Com

 

C4 Corvette Door Window Seals - Friday, June 12, 2009

Installation article at Corvette Magazine.

 

C4 TPI Upgrades - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

How To Boost Your Early C4's Performance Without Mortgaging Your House (Some items are obsolete, but it's good reading.)

 

 

What is the difference between TPI, SFI, MPFI, TBI, and CPI injection? - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

TPI (Tuned Port Injection) is a "batch" fire system (from the factory) which means that both banks of injectors will fire all at the same time.
SFI (Sequential Fuel Injection) is sequential in that only the injector that needs to fire does so.
Both TPI and SFI have injectors located in every runner of the intake manifold.
MPFI (Muti-Port Fuel Injection) has one injector per cylinder for more power and precise amounts of air and fuel delivered directly to each cylinder via fuel rails. However, there are more parts to wear or break.
TBI (Throttle Body Injection) has two injectors placed over the throttle body (carb bowl type unit) indirectly injecting through the intake manifold. This result in less power and imprecise amounts of air and fuel delivered to the cylinders, but there are less parts to wear or break.
CPI (Central Point Injection) is a hybrid of MPFI and TBI in that there are two injectors placed over throttle body sending more precise amount of air and fuel to the cylinders through a direct injection via a plastic tube and poppit valve at each cylinder. There are less parts to wear or break this way.

 

Battery Problem on C-4 - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Featured C4 Corvettes (1984-1996) at CorvetteMagazine - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

C4 Corvette Stainless Steel Brake Lines - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

84-96 C4 CORVETTE TECHNICAL ARTICLES at Zip - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
How to: Change O2 sensors on a C4 Corvette (1994 ODBII ) - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

How to change C4 Corvette Brake Rotors and Pads on a 1994 Corvette - Tuesday, May 31, 2011

If you enjoy using a hammer and working up a sweat, you can do your own C4 brakes.  Instead, I took mine to a local shop, where the Pros took 2+ hours to change them.  The major problem is getting the new pads to slide up in.
If you're going to change your pads, I also suggest getting the most agressive pads you can find for street use.  I recently bought a set of Hawk agressive street pads, and the brakes are no more agressive than the standard GM parts.  Oh well.
Here's the link to his article.

 read more ...

All about the 383 stroker engines - Monday, February 21, 2011

Good article at CarCraft.Com

 

C4 Corvette Door Window Seals - Friday, June 12, 2009

Installation article at Corvette Magazine.

 

C4 TPI Upgrades - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

How To Boost Your Early C4's Performance Without Mortgaging Your House (Some items are obsolete, but it's good reading.)

 

 

What is the difference between TPI, SFI, MPFI, TBI, and CPI injection? - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

TPI (Tuned Port Injection) is a "batch" fire system (from the factory) which means that both banks of injectors will fire all at the same time.
SFI (Sequential Fuel Injection) is sequential in that only the injector that needs to fire does so.
Both TPI and SFI have injectors located in every runner of the intake manifold.
MPFI (Muti-Port Fuel Injection) has one injector per cylinder for more power and precise amounts of air and fuel delivered directly to each cylinder via fuel rails. However, there are more parts to wear or break.
TBI (Throttle Body Injection) has two injectors placed over the throttle body (carb bowl type unit) indirectly injecting through the intake manifold. This result in less power and imprecise amounts of air and fuel delivered to the cylinders, but there are less parts to wear or break.
CPI (Central Point Injection) is a hybrid of MPFI and TBI in that there are two injectors placed over throttle body sending more precise amount of air and fuel to the cylinders through a direct injection via a plastic tube and poppit valve at each cylinder. There are less parts to wear or break this way.

 

Battery Problem on C-4 - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Featured C4 Corvettes (1984-1996) at CorvetteMagazine - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

C4 Corvette Stainless Steel Brake Lines - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

84-96 C4 CORVETTE TECHNICAL ARTICLES at Zip - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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 C5 Technical  
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 C6 Technical  
Battery Problem on C-6 - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Battery Problem on C-6 - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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