September 2006 - TOGCC Corvette Club

VETTE CHATTER
The Monthly Newsletter of the Touch Of Glass Corvette Club
Volume 5- Issue 9
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September 2006
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I think the heat wave is over. I have seen several Corvettes cruising around town with windows and tops
out or down enjoying the cooler evenings. Get your Corvettes out and Let’s Roll.
It is almost time for us to start considering our officers for 2007. In 2006 we had several uncontested
positions, in fact it was hard to get volunteers to fill our officers positions. So I would like for all of you to
start thinking about what you want for improvements from the club in 2007 and who would be your selection to make it happen. TOGCC currently has over 130 members and 100 Corvettes, we have great sponsors in McKaig Chevrolet and Cindy’s Travel Emporium. We need to start planning for 2007. It is important to plan ahead to make it exciting and interesting to be in the club. This is a fun club that has great
camaraderie, lets make 2007 as good as 2006 has been.
“Let’s Roll”
AUGUST TECH DAY
It must have been time for a tech day because they were lined
up for maintenance. I think we had about ten Corvettes.
Club members busted into the oil changes ( I’ll tell you Quick
Lube can’t hold a candle to these guys) to get to some drilled
rotor change and GM Durra-Stop or Hawk break pads
change outs. There have been several members that have
gone to drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic break pads.
They work great show considerably less break dust than
stock ones.
Once all that was completed Stephen
(SOCKEYE) Lott was ready for some additions to his C4.
We moved into installing a shift kit in the valve manifold of
the automatic transmission along with a transmission cooler.
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Members New Corvettes
John & Linda
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DYNO DAY at
What a great day, we learned a lot about the programming of the C5's. We have to
thank Patrick at Twenty First Century Muscle Car for sharing his knowledge and efficiency in running the Dyno and programming of the four cars that participated in the
tuning. Also to John from 21st. for the special pricing deal. Well here’s what we found
out; the cars were very close in HP but there were some variances. Most of them were
in the fuel mixture throughout the RPM range. The dyno runs were conducted until engine hit the rev limiter or 6200/6300 RPM. The horse power is rated as rear wheel HP.
Horse power to the flywheel is generally 50 to 55 HP more.
Here is the Chart
Fred Christy
1998 C5 Auto Trans. 50,000+ Miles - Borla - Cold Air - Chip
HP/BL 301
HP Tuned 311
Torque/BL 309
Torque/Tuned 323
Fuel Adj. Necessary - Wave 13.5 to 12.8
Robert Turk
1999 C5 6 Speed Trans. 45,000+ miles - Corasa, X-Pipe - Cold
Air - MSD Coils/Wires
HP/ Base Line 310.5
HP/Tuned 317
Torque/ Base Line 311
Torque/Tuned 320.8
Fuel Adj. Necessary - Wave 13.4 to 12.8
Russ Shepard
1999 C5 6 Speed Trans. 149,000 miles- Borla - K&N Filter/Stock Air Box
HP/ Base Line 309
HP/Tuned 312.5
Torque/ Base Line 323
Torque/Tuned 321.8
Fuel Very Minor Adj. - Flat 13.2 to 12.8
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Larry Horn
2003 C5 6 Speed Trans. - 23,000 Miles
Borla - Vera Ram Cold Air - Banssini X-Pipe - Smooth Throttle Body Insert
HP/BL 313
HP/Tuned 320.8
Torque/BL 333
Torque/Tuned 333
Fuel Very Minor Adjustment - Flat 13.2 to 12.8
What this breaks down to is most of the changes were made in the fuel mixture generally from 2000 RPM to the top end RPM range 6300.
Other changes were 160 degree thermostats, fan settings, 1st to 4th shift eliminated,
auto trans shift points and I am sure there were a few I am forgetting. This was a lot of
data to remember. This also proved one thing to us, all the after market parts being
installed are very minimal if any HP gain. If you want HP you have to move into doing
some head work, cam and long tube headers or some type of blower to get the real HP.
6200 RPM
309 HP
323 Torque
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CLUB ACTIVITIES
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Sept. 2 - Texas Motorplex , Ennis - Longview leave from Saturday breakfast at 9:00 am and meet the Tyler
group at I-20 & Hwy 69 around 9:45 a. to cruise to Ennis.
Sept 9 - East Texas Hamburger Factory , Minneola - Longview leave from Saturday breakfast at 3:00 pm
and meet the Tyler group at I-20 & Hwy 69 around 3:45 a. to cruise to Minneola
Sept 16 - Café Italia - Marshall - Meet at Exxon I-20 & 281 Loop at 4:00 pm. Leave at 4:15 pm. And
cruise to the Café Italia on Hwy 59 near I-20.
Sept 23 - Tech Day at the Busted Knuckle - After breakfast
Sept 30 - Crossroads Classic Car Show, Lindale - Longview leave from Brookshire’s White Oak at 10:15
am. and meet the Tyler group at I-20 & Hwy 69 at 11:00 am. Registration $20 at the gate.
Other Upcoming Activities
Neal McCoy Concert
October 5 - 8 Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend
September 23 - Lobo Coliseum
October 29 - TOGCC Shrimp Boil
$30 to $40 per ticket
November 11 - TOGCC Club Picnic
Joining Neal McCoy:
December 2 - TOGCC Christmas Party
Daryl Worley, Paul Overstreet, Brian White
December 11 - 15 TOGCC Corvette Sea Cruise
Kevin Sharp, The Drew Davis Band
& Jack Hanna the Animal Extraordinaire
Neal McCoy Autographed Corvette Jacket
Get your tickets for this great looking Corvette jacket.
All donations will go to the Angle Network
DRAWING AT SEPTEMBER’S MEETING
$5.00 per ticket
$25.00 for six tickets
$50.00 for twenty tickets
FRIENDILY REMINDER
Monthly Club Meeting
Tuesday September 2, 2006
Location: David Beards Catfish Village
Gilmer Rd
Time: 6:30 p.m.
SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!
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2005 TOGCC
Website: TOGCC.org
Officers / Other Positions
Russ Shepard
President
903-663-5362
Roy Arnold
Vice President
903-663-1850
Nell Horn
Secretary
903-759-7615
Linda Spicer
Treasurer
903-297-0166
The deadline for all newsletter articles will
Be the 20th. Of each month. Call ALLEN
BALES @903 759 8966 THANKS
All Contributions Welcome
Membership/Administrator
Allen Bales
Newsletter Editor
903-759-8966
Clinton Hearn
Activities Director
903-593-1869
Nelda Arnold
Courtesy Card Coordinator903-663-1850
Jim Spearman
Website Administrator
903-759-4896
Wayne White
Public Relations
903-663-2916
Larry Horn
Club Shirts
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Touch Of Glass Corvette Club
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Longview, Texas 75606-4581
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