I wanted to share a new source for Corvette related posters and prints that I found at Cruiserboulevard.com. There is a good selection of Corvette posters available, many of which I have not seen available elsewhere.
I am a big fan of the technical Corvette cutaway posters and just ordered the poster above for $11.95. I have not seen a two sided technical poster of a C5 Z06 like this available before so I just had to buy it.
There is a coupon code available to get a discount of 15% off any and all posters on the website.
Enter CF in the coupon code box to receive the discount.
Now that it looks to like we will be stuck with what we have a period of time, I was giving some thought to which motor I would use if I was starting a new late model project car today.
The LSx series of engines that power the current C6 and the previous C5 generation Corvettes:
LS1 1997 - 2004 Corvette
LS2 2005 – 2007 Corvette
LS3 2008 – 20xx Corvette
LS6 2001 – 2004 Corvette Z06
LS7 2006 -2008 Corvette Z06
LS9 2009 -20xx Corvette ZR1
Having both an LS6 and a LS3, my vote goes to the LS3 for the best all around motor. Which engine gets your vote?
The scheduled web site upgrades are now complete.
What do we have in store for 2009?
- Upgrade to Wordpress 2.7 – Complete
- Upgrade to new hosting provider – Complete
- Upgrade of Event System -Complete
- Formating of the new Event System – Complete
We also plan to offer all VCC interested club members with the following benefits:
- Their own <your_name>@velocitycorvette.com email address
- Access to the Velocity Corvettte.com web site to post any stories they find of interest
- Access to the event system to post any events they find of interest.
- A full event calendar and a new meeting place.
Happy New Year!
Mike
As another sign of the financial crisis.
The Corvette Factory in Bowling Green is one of two General Motors factories that will temporarily close for a week to keep inventory in line with lower demand.
A GM spokesman says the factory will be idled the week of December first.
Corvette sales are off nine-percent through the first nine months of the year.
The plant employs about 900 workers.
Velocity Corvette will be upgrading both the sotware that runs our main web site and the event system. During this time there may be brief or complete outages of the website. We appreciate your patience during this upgrade, and we look forward to the benefits these new features will provide our visitors.
We are happy to announce that the revised membership information has been released.
The changes to the club reflect the reformation that occurred after the selling of the associated Corvette Service business in late March 2008.
The Velocity Corvette Club is a free club located on the Westside of Houston providing a convenient alternative to the residents of the Memorial, Katy, and Sugar Land areas.
If you are a late model Corvette owner and are looking for a group of young action oriented individuals we are the Corvette club for you.
Velocity Corvette Club welcomes two new members to the club this month.
- Scott Allen - 2007 Victory Red Coupe
- Tim Boerema – 2002 Millenium Yellow Coupe
New Members: May 2008
The 2009 Corvette ZR-1’s Supercharged LS9 6.2 (376 cubic inches) liter V-8 will have an output of 638 horsepower, 604 ft lbs of peak torque and exceed a top speed of 200 miles per hour.
This will be the first factory built Vette with forced induction, based on the spec sheets that means 103 hp per liter, or 1.7 hp per cubic inch. GM also claims that “the ZR-1 will have the most fuel efficent 600 plus horspower car on the market.”
Only 2000 ZR-1’s will be made for 2009 and will sell for an expected $100,000. The King of Corvettes goes on sale this summer. Long live the King.
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The Velocity Corvette Service shop is closed, but the club goes on. After two years in the service business, we end with some advice on choosing a Corvette Service Shop.
Choosing the right shop to service your car can be a difficult decision. Finding an honest and experienced technician that is also certified to work on your early or late model Corvette is even harder.
Most people just go to the dealership because the risk involved with choosing the wrong mechanic can lead to additional problems and even larger repair bills.
Although the dealership is usually the most expensive option, the most costly repair is the one that never gets fixed, and is paid for over and over again. The Corvette owner will get the best results when the shop is chosen based on its specialty. Performance work and tuning work is best done by those who specialize in performance, just as you would not want a performance shop trying to provide basic maintenance, diagnosis, and drivability repair.
Questions to ask when find yourself evaluating who should be servicing your Corvette:
• Does the shop have the equipment required to diagnosis the problem?
• Are their technicians ASE certified and are their certifications kept current?
• Does the shop specialize in Corvettes?
• How long has the shop been open?
• Does the shop have good references?
There are many excellent Corvette service providers in Houston, please consider supporting one of these fine establishments:
• Richey Collision (Collision)
• EnglandGreen (Performance)
• Corvettes of Houston (Maintenance and Diagnosis)
• Mac Haik Chevrolet (Maintenance and Diagnosis)
Pfadt Adjustable Sport Shock: Perfect for Autocrossers and Street Enthusiasts
If you’re not ready to to make the change to coil-overs, or if your racing class won’t allow them, Pfadt Sport Shocks are what you need! Pfadt has taken their proven, proprietary damping technology and applied it to their new adjustable shock.
Pfadt Sport Shocks feature:
- Inverted body for low unsprung mass
- 16 points of adjustment with the knob right at the bottom for easy on car adjustments without using any tools
- Our single point damping adjustment give control of both compression and rebound damping
- These shocks can be ‘turned up’ for track or autocross use, and ‘turned down’ for street use.
- Compared to the Koni 3013 Sport, we even feature a lower spherical bearing mount in the front rather than a soft bushing
- Front lower spherical mount eliminates rubber bushings and provides superior durability
- Shortened body allows for lowering your car without fear of bottoming out the shock
- Pfadt Race Engineering proprietary damping and design specifically for the Corvette
- Easy, bolt on installation
Pfadt is taking orders now and expect to ship in mid-March.
