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KILLSHOTS · 03-13-2019

Dave McClellan tells a story in Corvette From The Inside about rumors that were circulating throughout the press about the LT5 engine having overheating problems. In reality, the "overheating problem" did not exist; it had to do with the engineers trying to address the yellowing of the Arctic White paint in certain areas of the car's hood due to heat. He surmised that the "problem" was being reported to the press by a mole who wasn't quite close enough to the car's development to really understand what was happening, thereby spreading rumors that were completely bogus.

Every vehicle has teething pains during development, so maybe it's best to view all of this speculation with some healthy skepticism.

03-13-2019	#4
KILLSHOTS Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: AZ Posts: 860	Re: More C8 rumors Dave McClellan tells a story in Corvette From The Inside about rumors that were circulating throughout the press about the LT5 engine having overheating problems. In reality, the "overheating problem" did not exist; it had to do with the engineers trying to address the yellowing of the Arctic White paint in certain areas of the car's hood due to heat. He surmised that the "problem" was being reported to the press by a mole who wasn't quite close enough to the car's development to really understand what was happening, thereby spreading rumors that were completely bogus. Every vehicle has teething pains during development, so maybe it's best to view all of this speculation with some healthy skepticism.