1997 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe from North America - Comments

19th Feb 2003, 22:23

"A high performance head turning master of the road"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The timing belt came off once. and steering column security lock made my steering wheel lock. was a recall, so car was picked up and serviced at no cost.

General comments?

This car is everything I thought it would be and then some. I have owned many Corvettes and the C5 design is a total blast to drive from its styling to the interior the speed the whole package Chevrolet did right by the new corvette.


18th Nov 2003, 17:50

I don't believe the Corvette LS1 V-8 engine has a timing belt...

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10th Mar 2005, 14:03

The LS1 engine does not use a timing belt. I'm not sure what this guy is talking about.

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16th Mar 2005, 13:05

My 1997 C5 Corvette has been a great car to drive. Aside from the name, it's nothing like the 1976 L48 Stingray I used to own, although I miss it at times. I'm a stock kind of person when it comes to Corvettes, so I have made little or no modifications to this C5. I still can't believe how nice it drives, suspension wise, as opposed to my 1976 Stingray. That was probably one of the most noticeable & significant improvements from the 1996 Corvette. Keep the wave alive!

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30th May 2005, 20:31

I think that he's referring to a pulley-belt coming off and not a non-existent timing belt.

Brian.

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10th Sep 2007, 14:47

Timing belt?? On an LS1??? People buy LS1's to avoid timing belts.

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