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Prez Day fail :(

I did find a fun old timey beer garden in the middle of no where while out for a roofless cruise on Saturday that I stopped in at for a few Coors Banquets. Does that count for anything?
Thank you! I do agree. I think the Z06 Stage 2, and especially Stage 3, splitters are too over-the-top for a street car.

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The car left my driveway for the first time all week this morning and I have good news to report, the splitter clears my apron! I was a little concerned about this, as I did not want to have to raise the suspension.

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This morning I braved the cold (high-30's) and ventured out into the garage to install my new sideskirts to match the splitter. They are ACS Zero1 rockers, which are quite a bit less over-the-top compared to the Z06 Stage 2/3 skirts which I personally find a bit ridiculous. Installation was easy enough; I reused a total of 10 factory bolts and had to drill & rivet about 30 holes total.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...171142_HDR.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...225171141c.jpg

I am quite happy with how all the Carbon Flash Metallic painted parts have come together: badges, grille, center caps, splitter, and sideskirts!

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Looks nice!

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Looks good.

Need a side shot!

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very nice.

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http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...225171141a.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...225171142a.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...0225171141.jpg

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Looks good! Better in person im sure, since the dark on white is hard to see, makes them invisible in the small pics haha.

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Oooh yeah, those make the car pop.

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Totally! Phone camera I think has a hard time focusing with the sunlight, bright white car, but then dark colored accents.

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Thank god this car is ok, i was kinda scared.

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Thats a sexy car :love:

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Love it!

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Do you ever find your feet brushing/kicking them as you get in or out of the car? I remember that being a big problem with my last car.

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The car hasn't left my driveway since installing them, but yes, that happened when pulling the car out of the garage. I'll have to make a conscious effort to be careful, and make sure I remind my passengers to do the same!

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YAY new brakes! I had the car in this week for it's final check-up before the 3/36 bumper-to-bumper warranty expires (tomorrow) and got a few random things taken care of, a recall, and then the new brake setup. Chevy revised the Z51 rotors for 2017 and will replace the original 2014-16 bi-cast design with the new single piece cast rotors under warranty if they can measure lateral runout out of spec on the original set. I'm not sure what spec is, but they measured my fronts at 1.04mm and rears at 0.42mm which explains the high-speed pulsation.

Old:
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...ke-rotor-3.gif

New:
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...ke-rotor-1.gif

Yes, the revised design is 3 pounds heavier per corner, but after 32k miles I'm quite content with getting a new set of rotors for free. While they were in there, I also had them swap out the factory Ferodo pads for Powestop Z26 pads which should be quieter and dust quite a bit less (so far this seem true). Initial bite doesn't seem as good, but I'll let them heat cycle a few times and fully get bedded in before making too much judgment on them.

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Free brakes=win!

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^Agreed.

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I could always upgrade to Z06 2-peice rotors, or aftermarket, later on if I get bored and feel like spending money :lol:

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So what was originally wrong with the 2 piece ones? They just have abnormal wear?

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Yup. They overheat and warp, even with street driving.

2014-2016 Z51's included these stupid Band-Aids to supposedly help:
https://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/co...ing-rings.html

I'm chalking this rotor design up as a failed experiment into making a poor man's 2-piece rotor.

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Interesting. You'd think on a car at that price they would be able to give you legit 2 piece rotors. Isn't that part of the z51 upgrade, better brakes?

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Yes, the Z51 gets better pads & rotors (same Brembo calipers), along with brake cooling ducts & guides. The revised 2017 Z51 rotors are still an upgrade over the base Stingray rotors (larger + slotted). If you want true 2-piece rotors though, step on up to the Grand Sport or Z06.

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I assume GS/Z06 rotors are different in overall dimensions, thickness/diameter?

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Front yes, rear no.

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Here are a couple pics I took last night after fully detailing the car over the weekend.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...71720b_HDR.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...71720a_HDR.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...403171722a.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...71721b_HDR.jpg


I should probably do another round of touch-ups with the Doctor ColorChip kit before it goes bad; I think they claim it has a shelf life of about a year.

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Looking good!

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Now that the pads are broken-in, initial bite has gotten better, but still not quite as aggressive as the factory pads. Overall stopping power is great though. I stood on them doing about 130 down the Tollway last night and they hauled the car down very nicely and sent the leftover pizza in the trunk flying :lol: As long a they stay low-dust and silent, I will be very happy with them for street pads.

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Looking good! I like the carbon badges. :)

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So fresh and clean!

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I found these interesting, my friend just did them last night. This car is similar to mine, Z51, but does have the automatic transmission and is bone stock. Regardless, I was impressed!

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/.../C7_scales.jpg

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/...7_scales_2.jpg

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Those Vettes are supposed to have a really good balance. Get into the driver's seat and see where it goes.

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Impressivly balanced from the factory!

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Mmmmm, Corvette.

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So AFE just released these...

http://afepower.com/media/catalog/pr...1495648618.jpg

http://afepower.com/media/catalog/pr...1495648619.jpg

Primary cat-delete pipes aka downpipes (with or without 200-cell high-flow cats). Along with their 3.0" catless X-pipe (I have Borla's 2.75") they're claiming gains of +24/+24 on the Z06. My gains considering I already have the X-pipe, maybe +10whp? Regardless, intriguing product that got my attention. I need to figure out of the high-flow cats they use are enough to prevent a CEL or if it would need to be tuned out like any of the various headers on the market.

http://afepower.com/afe-power-48-341...nnection-pipes

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I heard back from AFE and they say its about a 50/50 chance of getting a CEL with these. With the catless X-pipe, they saw +18whp on the LT1 is the +10 mentioned above is likely accurate considering I already have the X-pipe.

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Those look quality. Wonder if you can work with them to get a set, and if they throw a CEL get a refund since it's 50/50.

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I tried to angle for a discounted pair to be a test subject on the forum but no luck. I could always do the spark plug non-fouler trick if needed I suppose.

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Can't you just eliminate that CEL with a custom tune?

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Just get a tunez dude :)