Congrats, Patman. And BTW- yeah, I'm sure gas mileage was your #1 concern in this purchase!
I get my Corvette on Saturday!
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Nice ride Patman!
You should get a winter car though, so you don't end up killing the C5 on some icy road or something. A friend of mine used to buy a "new" winter car each fall and junk it in the spring. Anything that would run and it had to be cheap.
BTW- what are you doing with the 'Bird?
You should get a winter car though, so you don't end up killing the C5 on some icy road or something. A friend of mine used to buy a "new" winter car each fall and junk it in the spring. Anything that would run and it had to be cheap.
BTW- what are you doing with the 'Bird?
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There's no point in doing that for a couple of reasons. One, it's highly possible that the Infiniti dealer would have changed it's oil today, and highly doubtful they would have bothered to use synthetic. And if they didn't change the oil, I will have no idea how many miles are on it anyhow, so the UOA will be useless other than to check for any potential problems, which I'm sure it won't have, but if it does then I can spot it on my first UOA.
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It's getting traded in.
I am not going to store the C5 in the winter, there is nowhere to put it, nor do I like driving junkers. Besides, Toronto winters consist of 90% of the time where the roads are completely dry, and only about 10% of the time when it's not. Most of the time it snows the plows come out so fast and there is so much traffic that it just ends up being wet. The car has active handling (keeps the car straight if it detects it's starting to slide off course) and I'll be getting good snow tires. Plus I'll be washing it constantly.
He He that's a good one
Patman,
Pull a sample on the oil that's in the engine when you get it , would ya ?
Nice car Patman, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Some friends got a used C5 ragtop last year and are very happy with it, and another friend has a Z05 that's probably one of the best stock class autocross cars a person could find...
It's a beaut
! Did you tell your wife about the second job SHE has to get now
. And are you going to let her drive it
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I'll definitely let my wife take it out for a spin whenever she wants! We didn't have the opportunity today for her to drive it, but tomorrow she'll get the chance for sure. She loves the car! Best of all, my parents didn't freak out when I showed them the car. I figured they might think I'm crazy for taking on such a huge debtload over a car, but they didn't say that at all, they were just so happy to see me finally get my dream machine.
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I almost forgot to mention, I did indeed end up changing it's oil today, I went with GC 0w30 of course, and a K&N oil filter. The oil that came out was super clean, it definitely was changed within the last 100 miles. It had a fresh NAPA Gold filter on it too. But I still wanted to start fresh with GC to get my first 5k interval and used oil analysis done. Plus who knows what oil they put in there, it probably was bulk oil from the Infiniti dealer.
I also put my Fram Sure Drain system on it too. I hope I don't have problems with taking samples from it, as the end of the nozzle piece comes very close to hitting the front crossmember (or whatever that suspension piece is called)
I've got a question for you guys. I noticed that this car has a K&N air filter on it, which normally I tell people not to get. Do you guys think I should try it for the first 5k interval anyways, and see how much silicon I get in my used oil analysis? I've seen some used oil analysis on here with K&N filters that look pretty good, so perhaps this one might end up like that too? Or should I just chuck it and go with the tried and true AC Delco filter?
I also put my Fram Sure Drain system on it too. I hope I don't have problems with taking samples from it, as the end of the nozzle piece comes very close to hitting the front crossmember (or whatever that suspension piece is called)
I've got a question for you guys. I noticed that this car has a K&N air filter on it, which normally I tell people not to get. Do you guys think I should try it for the first 5k interval anyways, and see how much silicon I get in my used oil analysis? I've seen some used oil analysis on here with K&N filters that look pretty good, so perhaps this one might end up like that too? Or should I just chuck it and go with the tried and true AC Delco filter?
Unless you just want to experiment with the K$N, lose it and use the filter you plan to use for the long run. The fewer variables you muck with, the sooner you will figure out what you have.
FWIW, the C4 Corvette I got last November from aLexus dealer came with new oil and air filters, bioth Fram. Not a big problem for ne change interval, but the dealer didn't hook the intake up right and left a small gap on the bottom of one of the intake hoses. I didn't see that until I took the air inlet system apart a couple of months later to do something else. My first used oil analysis showed high silicon in the oil.
It's always a good idea to check out all the critical systems on a used (or even a new) car as soon as you can. Congrats on the new ride.
I say keep the K&N and buy a filter cover after a baseline UOA silicon value read?
The again that machine is such a beauty maybe the donaldson filter is the best bet?
The again that machine is such a beauty maybe the donaldson filter is the best bet?
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I'm so torn on this issue! Part of me really is curious to see if I can get low silicon with a K&N, since we have seen a few reports on here where that happened. But at the same time, what happens if I finish up this 5k run and then it turns out this unit let in a ton of dirt? Then I'll be kicking myself for not going with a tried and true Fram or AC Delco paper air filter.
With the low profile of the C5, I'd ditch the K&N. But to prove it, disconnect the airbox. If there is a fine black or brown dust coating the inside, the K&N is letting small particles through. I've noticed that the paper elements keep my intake tube cleaner than my K&N. So I've gone back to paper and haven't noticed any change in mileage or seat of the pants power.
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