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A while back, I reached out to RacingBrake.com asking about carbon ceramic rotors for iron-disc 5BWs. Their rep responded and confirmed it was something RB could do. We traded a few emails, then last night, I received an email stating that the CCB conversion kit is up for presale. RB-CCB...

While looking into brake pad options for the 5BW, I discovered that the PowerStop Z26 pads cross reference among the front brakes for the iron-brake 5BW, the CCB C7 Z06, and the '13-'14 Z28. If the pads cross reference, then I figured maybe the rotors are the same. Well, they're not, but as...

Tell me I am dumb, and to just change my oil anyway. My ‘23 5BW is at 0% oil life at 4300 miles. It had oil changes at 500 and 1500 miles, so there are fewer than 3000 miles on this fill—it’s just been a year since the last change. The oil is still at the full line on the dipstick and looks...

Has anyone retrofitted the CCBs to their factory-installed iron brakes on a 5BW? Does anyone know the part numbers for the pads, rotors, and calipers so I could look up pricing information? I thought I didn't want the CCBs until I bought a C7 Z06 with CCBs and now I'm sad that I don't have...

I finally bit on buying some ZL1 Addons lift pads for my 5BW. When getting ready to install, I realized that there's a plastic piece at the default lift location that will be under the inner edge of the lift pads that I'll need to cut out in order for the pads to sit flush against the metal on...

I plan to install a battery tender in my 5BW. The negative terminal is easily accessible; the positive terminal is under a cover that can't be removed unless the trunk liner is removed. Before I start removing push-pins and yanking on things, I figured I'd ask if there was a how-to for...

The wild drop in RPM between 5th and 6th gear is irritating. Redline in 5th gear is ~162mph; upshifting to 6th drops the RPM to around 4500 and completely kills acceleration. The drop in RPM from 5th to 6th is so huge, the transmission feels like a 7-speed, where 6th gear is missing. To be...

I got my CT5-V Blackwing 6MT in February. I ordered from Sewell in August 2021, and after being on a waiting list forever, they told me that I could have the car in 6 weeks if I omitted the CF1 package. Eventually I relented. Mine is blaze orange (which is the best color, IMO) and has the...

I bought my 5BW from Sewell. I'm in southern Illinois and didn't want to break in the car with a thousand-mile interstate drive, so I had it shipped to me. What did I miss by not picking up my car at the dealer? For example, my 5BW came with brake cooling fins in the trunk. From what I...