Check out this video from Fabspeed Motorsport as Fabspeed owner, Joe Fabiani, explains the extensive measures we went through to manage heat in the C8 engine bay with our Valvetronic and Supersport Cat back Exhausts for the C8 Corvette.
If you want to learn more about the C8 Corvette Fabspeed Exhausts and exhuast options check out our other posts over the last few years covering the Fabspeed Exhaust.
We don’t just blog about the C8 Corvette we are C8 Corvette owners and are on 3 lists for the C8 Z06 and will be purchasing each C8 Corvette variation.
Check out this video we found on YouTube where a Chevrolet Dealer has a C8 Corvette marked up $50,000 for sale.
The dealer is Gateway Chevrolet in Avondale, Arizona just outside of Downtown Phoenix to the west of Phoenix, AZ
This is the highest C8 Corvette mark up we have seen so far. When they first started hitting Chevy Dealership lots they were being marked up $2k, $5k, $10k, $20k and even $30k but $50k takes the cake.
Here are the Top 5 Features and things he does like about the Corvette C8
The video rear view camera
The video cameras for backing up and pulling forward and not curbing your front splitter
The marketplace to order food or pay for gas
You can turn off all interior lighting with the dimmer switch
The Bose sound system
One thing he mentions is this video is probably more about convincing you to purchase 2LT or 3LT since a lot of the things he loves about the C8 Corvette are not available for a 1LT Corvette.
Check out this video from WRPDrive on YouTube where he adds 2 more quarts of DCT fluid to his C8 Corvette with the 13 degree method jacking the car up.
It does look higher than the 13 degrees (1 and half feet) and they had to jack it up pretty high so the transmission fluid wouldn’t leak. This is suppose to help reduce C8 Corvette transmission issues and for track use.
C8 Corvette gets 2 Liters of DCT fluid added through the side filler plug
This is the easier way of adding the 2 liters of DCT fluid. The side filler plug is easier accessed rather than taking out the airbox to access the top plug. Be careful not to drop the 17mm aluminum plug in the skid plating, it will be hard to find.
Front bumper and no mesh protecting the front radiators
The wheel gap and more importantly the offset of the factory wheels
When you wash the car the engine bay gets dusty and water spots because of the engine hatch openings to let heat out
Inside of the transmission gets dirty because of the new DCT design and transmission filters needing to be changed often as well as not adding the 2 quarts of transmission fluid
He doesn’t like how tall the center console is
As he mentions there are a lot of aftermarket C8 Corvette parts or items you can use to fix these issues other than the transmission and the console.
You can use beadmaker to coat the engine bay after every way to eliminate water spots or it getting so dirty. Also, you can buy aftermarket mesh grill inserts for the front bumper area to protect the radiators although GM doesn’t recommend it.
Lately C8 Corvette owners have also been adding two quarts of transmission fluid as well as changing the transmission filters more often to eliminate any future transmission problems. His C8 Corvette had over 20,000 miles before it had transmission issues.
The wheel gap and stock oem wheel problem can be fixed with aftermarket wheels with the right offset or adding spacers like the ones Paragon Performance uses if you wanted to keep the stock C8 Corvette wheels.
Check out this video review and comparison from Speed Phenom on YouTube where he compares his two personal cars a 600LT McLaren vs. the C8 Corvette.
He tests the C8 Corvette vs the McLaren 0-60 and launch control in each car. The are rated at about 0 to 60 in the 2.8 and 2.9 range and they are both on 305 20s on the rear tires.
Check out the results of the C8 Corvette vs McLaren in his video below.
Check out this video review from RacerX on YouTube as he compares the Porsche 992 to the Corvette C8 to see if an American made car can beat a German made car.
The Porsche 992 comes with only flat 6 with a Twin Turbo with 397 horsepower vs. the C8 Corvette at 495 horsepower with a natural aspirated V8.
They both of the same 20 inch sized wheels and tires and the Porsche 992 weighs in in the 3200-3700 range depending on the model and options while the C8 Corvette weighs about 3300 lbs.
The Porsche 992 starts at $98k while the C8 Corvette starts at 60k but can be optioned up to the high 90k low 100k area depending on the carbon fiber added to the C8 Corvette as well. There are companies like Racing Sport Concepts that offers aftermarket C8 Corvette carbon fiber parts as well as Porsche carbon fiber parts too.
And now another Chevy Dealership service tech was caught on the C8 Corvette PDR (performance data recorder) going over 140MPH cutting in and out of traffic and reckless driving with a customer car as well.
What do you guys think? What would you do if this was your C8 Corvette that was raced on the highway over 140MPH after bringing it in for service and an engine knock?
Update: It looks like the video was removed or taken down because the owner was happy with what the dealer offered him which sounds like they agreed to an extended warranty. Per reddit
Check out this video from Gabe Rolf Cars and his update on his new transmission, AC repair, and cats. It cost over $26,000 to fix the AC compressor, transmission, and cats. It cost him only $16.00 since everything was under warranty of course.
If you want to see more of his C8 Corvette videos you are going to be disappointed he’s now going to sell his C8 Corvette while the market is hot and after experiencing these issues.
Found out What Happened to this C8 Corvette Transmission
In this video you can see InShane Designs talk about building and creating a new C8 Corvette Aero kit and the behind the scenes process of who he partnered with to make this happen.
From the video and his latest post on Instagram he mentions its going to be launched or announced in the next week or so.
And from the sound of it he wants to have it ready for Corvettes at Carlisle which runs from August 26th to August 28th, 2021. And is located in Carlisle, PA off 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd.
If you weren’t aware InShane Designs is a great friend and business partner of Mike StreetSpeed717.
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