Top 10 USEFUL C5 Corvette Secrets! (Just the good ones!)

The C5 has many Secrets that are not widely known - perhaps as many as 50! In this video, I will go through the Top 10 Secrets of the C5 - that are actually USEFUL!
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[brianobrian]

Man, You do a GREAT service to the C5 community (C6 too) I see you all over the forums, You don't pedal b.s. Your hearts in the right place and it shows! I'm glad your youtube platform is growing too. Hoping that continues as A. The effort alone, you deserve to be paid. B. You don't abuse your platform, your honest + your experienced! C. If your like me any way to have more $ to spend on upgrades is a beautiful thing. I know nothing about how youtube pays but Im all to aware the amount of time/effort alone spent on production/editing!!! If you haven't done it you may not realize but it's simply time consuming. Keep the content coming. Ive owned my C5 almost a month now. Just landed a sweet job opportunity too (Yes I bought the C5 when I wasn't working, lol) Eyeing the A&A kit myself & I'm just hoping the fishing will be good on this new boat!!

[mickywinters]

I’ve got a trick. If you don’t have a fob and want to use the door key, turn once to unlock drivers door..twice to unlock both doors and 3 times for trunk to pop open 😂

[bigbenisdaman]

I swear, the DIC code reader can not be overstated. So many times on our FB groups ppl be like "I don't have a code reader" or "no codes pulled up on my code reader", while the dic one shows codes that many scanners don't see.

[johncarter]

8:04 🍺

"She was a fast machine, She kept her motor clean..."

[MrNorbacsamle]

Yeah, I too did not know how to pop the trunk with the engine running! Thanks!!!

[scottiebsc]

You can manually operate the headlights to open and close them without having to turn the lights on. There is a knob next to the lights that have a rubber boot on them. Take the boot off and turn the knob to open then to close them turn it the other way.

[Nigel]

Dude I love your videos!! I absolutely love the C5 and C6 Corvettes. I've owned both a C6 Z06 and now driving a C5 base... When I was shopping for a Corvette the C7 came to mind but after some test drives and really deep thinking I realized that the C6 Z06 is my favorite Corvette of all time. I sold my C6Z because I wanted a boat but didn't really want to give up my Corvette life lol... so I settled for a C5 and let me tell you Im not disappointed at all, in fact I'm just as happy driving a C5 as when I was driving the C6 😁

[fabssgarage]

I didn't know about the accel pedal trick to prime the oil after an oil change...I love that feature !

[davidbaize]

Ok, waiting on the 40 other secrets 😁👍

[Marek-cofr]

I just learned that trunk opening while the engine is running 😊

[QUIKSIX]

The door jamb, when opened, is shaped and form with a small ledge to have your hand push on to assist getting out. It will work better if you are legs are perpendicular to the rocker panel or outside of the door.

[jamesgargano]

One of my favorite things to do, when owning a GM product is looking up the RPO codes. I found some cool things about my C%. One being factory cd changer. Yes, it is still in the car and works.

[margaretmesacortez]

Good afternoon! Love my C5 50th Anniversary!

[ericervin]

Not sure if this is one, but here goes. For Z06/FRCs that have trunks that don’t pop up far enough, push the truck release button and close the door.
That’ll make the trunk pop up far enough so that you can get your fingers underneath to open.

[goshbaby]

Yeah i just learned from you ow to pop the rear hatch while the engine is running, thanks!

[kcbroncohater]

I can still strap myself into my worn out c5 seat. The seat padding is flat but the side boosters still hold me tight in place.

I never knew about the competitive driving mode, I have never heard anyone talk about it. I thought that only applied to adjustable shocks/active handling. I just went down and yes it does have a competitive driving mode. Normally, when I want to smoke the tires I just turn off traction control, I can't wait to go for a ride and see what it will let me do now.

I got a tip for you ... check your gas cap, if it is worn out, it will trigger the red check engine light. I have went through three caps in 10 years.

[nufsed]

Great information explained very well. Thanks again!

[martinlemieux]

Just a small clarification about the fans: It's not that "fan motor #1" starts at one temperature and "fan motor #2" kicks in at another. Both fans always run together at the same time. When we refer to "fan #1, " it means both fan motors are connected in series, running at half their full speed. When we refer to "fan #2, " it means the motors are connected in parallel, running at full speed.

[tyrel]

My take away from this video: I may have OCD 😂 ❤ 🇺🇸

[barryhallsack]

My FRC has a manual tab that you can pull for releasing the gas tank door if it runs out of batteries. The tab in my car is located on the driver side in the trunk tucked up by the wheel well.