Road Odyssey

All about Mad Max nitro funny car. Although a good bit regarding Callaway Customs who took me to the event. Mad Max, the funny car and team created, owned and operated by the Hill Family Racing team is fantastic. Enjoy my experience with the Callaways and the Mad Max racing extraviganza.

A private video for the family only to review.

I was ASKED by a FORD salesperson to let him see my Z06, so I took it to his work! Seemed like a funny situation that I could not pass up. To make it a little more fun, I quickly invited a few friends to join me. We went and had a visit at the Ford dealership, then had a great lunch together. Thought you might get a kick out this!

It's EASY changing the Z06 engine OIL!!! Follow the procedure and you will be fine as frog hair. I give you my experience mainly to give you a few points of interest. Also, at the end I add how I used QuickJacks from my friend Bryan or Yellow Jacket Garage. Yellow Jacket Garage: https://www.youtube.com/@YellowJacketGarage Z06 Specific Oil Change Procedure Steps: 1. Open top side engine compartment and locate the oil fill and dip stick. a. For the HTC put the convertible body panel in the service position. 2. Bring the car up to running temperature – about 150 to 175 degrees F. 3. While the oil is still warm, raise the car. 4. Drain the oil: a. With the 15 mm socket remove the engine oil plug. Use caution with the warm oil. b. Remove the old oil reservoir plug with a 3/8” drive extension. i. Push up & turn ¼ turn to remove. ii. It may get slightly stuck. May be needle nose plyers to gently remove. iii. Allow oil to drain completely. c. Push up and with ¼ turn to insert the new reservoir plug. i. You will feel it stop in place. ii. Insure it is snug. 5. Install engine oil plug and oil filter: a. Inspect the engine plug for any damage. b. Reinstall the engine plug. Tighten to 18 ft-lbs with the 15 mm socket. c. Remove the oil filter cap using the 32 mm socket. d. Use the new O-ring on the oil cap and wet with oil before re-using. e. Spin out the old oil filter or pop it out. f. Pop or push in the new oil filter. g. Install the oil filter cap and tighten to 18 ft-lbs. 6. Add new oil to engine: a. Lower the car. b. Pour in 7.5 qrts of oil. c. Start the engine and let it warm up to running temp or about 175 degrees F. d. Check for leaks under that car. e. Check the fill level with the dip stick. f. Add more oil as needed with the level as close to completely full as possible using the last .5 qrt.

Discovery of the GOOD is EASY! Bad things are few and far between. Somehow, a couple of "car reviewers" came up with some WEIRD and STUPID bad points about the Z06. Got to see it to believe it.

Year after year, this event brings joy to ALL car enthusiast. Classics 'Round the Square, started in 1997, has maintained a very good quality of show cars, restorations, restomods, dragsters and so much more. Cars for anyone and everyone. Considering there is always close to or beyond 300 cars, there is always a LOT of eye candy. Going to a show like this, you will also see local Hot Rod shops, YouTubers, etc. Keep your eyes open!!! Special Shout Out: Alan & Ronnie, who were killed in a auto accident a while prior to the show. May they rest in peace!

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First observations and learning experiences. Driving feel [mainly tour mode compared to Stingray], trunk space [no different from Stingray] but now I have the convertible, sound [which you probably have heard plenty about the sound], and few more things. Thank You!... to GM for making this wonderful car with the LT6!!! I have owed a 2020 C8 Stingray, 2016 C7 base, 2005 C6 base [ heavily modified], 2000 C5 base. Therefore, I do have some depth of knowledge about these cars. Drive experience: sound, stiffer, feels very good in tour mode. The break in of 1st 500 miles is normal feeling. Afterwards you will feel more power. Gas consumption is not good, but if you drive conservatively you can do relatively well for a supercar. Regular tour mode driving feels much like the Stingray. The width of the car also affects your driving when it comes to pulling into tight spaces. Cameras are a must; they really help. Backing is a little bit different as well. If you drive big trucks you will adapt just fine. Washing the car is fine. I hand wash. The convertible is SO much easier. Having Carbon brakes is also very nice; less brake dust. Other topics are trunk space. These spaces are plenty good for long trips for my wife and I. Just remember that the rear trunk get HOT. Avoid putting chemicals, wax/resin items, etc. in the rear trunk. I don't say much about grill guards. I have had 3 prior videos about these. Recently, I found 2 vendors for Z06 guards. An option for spending money on grill guards, or anything else, is to use the "My Chevrolet Rewards" for this type of purchase.

I waited only 1 day... Well, sort of 3 months to get a C8 Z06! Wow!!! Purely by accident, yet expressing my desire to get a Z06 to a salesperson that truly cares made all the difference. Plus, having a C8 to trade in helped a lot too. In 1 day I got a call that a Z06 was available. (Although I had been in the market for 3 months I felt like I would not get one.) But in 1 day I got a call about a Z06 available and I jumped on the chance!!! This is really a wild story. Partly luck, partly begging my salesperson, and partly being totally prepared to spend a ton of money if such a chance came to fruition. This story is a whirlwind affair that I was fortunately prepared for. ERROR: Not a Z07. Z06 with 2 Z07 items (ignoring carbon wheels (which is an option)). Does not have FE7 & Z07 RPO codes. #c8 #c8corvette #c8corvettez06 #c8z06 #chevrolet #chevycorvette #cars #carlovers

Wonderful day of driving through the hills and mountains of east Oklahoma. We had my C8 Z51 Stingray, Lotus Evora GT, GT500 Mustang, 34 Hot Rod, C4 Corvette etc. Great ppl - pilots and copilots! After driving the fun roads we stopped at the Hateful Hussy Cafe then went to Clayton Lake Park. It was a spectacular day. #cars #carcruise #driving #oklahoma #corvette #lotus #lotusevora #hotrod #gt500 #mustang

Corvettes and other GREAT cars need great cleaning items. In this video I illustrate just a few things I have only now begun to learn. Such as good drying towels and cleaners. And what NOT to use or to be careful with.

Great rides at the 2nd Annual Mineola Car Show , Sept 2023. American Muscle, Classics, Old Trucks, Newer Trucks, Jeeps, Military, and Rat Rods... Members of the Corvettes Coast 2 Coast run this show, and other such shows. The main organizer is Kirk, who has East Texas Car Shows Only. Corvettes Coast 2 Coast FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Corvettescoast2coast

Beautiful RIDES!!! Fun, small car show in Paris TX. Very good variety. Excellent cars! Some cars include: Dodge van [no longer for sale], fully blown Willys coupe!, Apache trucks, Corvettes, Mercury, Duke of Hazard vehicles, awesome muscle cars, etc... Road Odyssey Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/road.odyssey.3

Isn't this ridiculous! Economy is bad, and car prices are still marked up too much. $20k markup for cars with a MSRP between $40k and $50k is terrible. Never pay over $5k or even less if possible at this time. DO YOUR RESEARCH! I give history of these 2 Z cars, KBB / Cox Auto / Car Edge info. Partly to verify the truth that I think these markups are bad. I have been following these 2 Nissan Z cars for at least 4 months. This is an update from mid-October [started in July]. The Z Performance started, for me, at $74k. Has gone down to about $65k. MSRP was $53k. The Z Sport started, for me, at $60k. Has gone down to about $47k. MSRP was $41k

Not having a backup camera on a C8 Corvette is a BAD thing! My research comes from Corvette Forum, NHTSA, other forums and news articles. I outline various cars from Chevy [trailblazer, bolt ev], Ford [maverick], and Honda [odyssey, pilot, passport] with this problem. I also give possible temporary fixes and long term fixes. Update: My friends C8 may have been fixed with a software update by the dealership.

A quick tutorial on DIY air filter change in the C8 Corvette Stingray. I explain tools needed and details to do a better installation. Caution: Remove the air filter cover slow and careful. Make sure the gasket remains in tact and in place. Review the instructions. Tools: small Torx [star] screw driver clip puller flat head screw driver [not required] 8 mm deep socket vacuum wet towel

This highway is really outstanding. If you love mountain views, small tunnels, woods, rock formations, and curvy roads... then you should seriously consider driving this highway. Mount Rushmore is near by. Bear Country park, which is super fascinating, is also close. Just north is Deadwood. Etc etc etc. Oh. And some car and bike museums around as well.

A TOP Racing & Show Car Museum! Vast number of race cars of great variety. Many top speed, drag, dirt, sprint, etc. Show cars to DIE FOR!!!! And MOVIE cars that were awesome. "Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed" Link: https://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/ You HAVE to SEE these cars. And I only provide a smidgen of the huge collection. Extremely informative. Employees will answer questions and show you around if desired.

These 4 items are fun C8 Corvette add-ons, bling, mods, or total waste of money parts. But I totally enjoy them... 1 part is totally needed! The air filter. This should turn out to be a good part that I may do another video on. The ATTACK BLUE air filter came from RPI. It is a performance air filter that should add a little hp... Notes: *Removing the wheel cap needs to be done with a plastic tool. I used a flat head screw driver wrapped in a microfiber towel. Be careful! *The shock tower covers where a little bit of a pain. I show what clips look like. Go to the Paragon Performance video for more details. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApkvL9p3yhM The nuts for the covers are plastic so be EXTREMELY care not to strip them. *The floor mats were a disappointment. Packaged in a very poor manner! I think if I iron and/or steam them they will look better, and possibly fit better.

Urban Racing. A cool organization taking illegal racing off the public streets and out to tracks. Find them on Facebook, Instagram, etc... These drift vid clips come from the DRIFT & DRAG event. WATCH through to the end! That's when I did my ride-along. It was sooooo funnnn!!! The best drifter in my opinion was Sean. So, look up Send.It.Sean on Instagram. Thanks to Redline Raceway, Caddo Mills TX, for providing the facility for this event. Park Up Front is a very cool cell phone app for car events. Use it. You'll like it. Note: I probably mispelt TANDEM several times... ???

I LOVE seeing the best of the best sports cars brought out to car shows! Extremely good of the owners to share such wonderful cars. Notable cars: GT40s, R8 V10, Cayman S, Aston Martin, etc...

Several very nice Corvettes featured at the Rockwall TX car show. Not a lot, but enough to have some fun with. Generations Included: C1, C2, C3, C8. Videos: * Part 1 - Corvettes/Info About Show * Part 2 - [Other] Sports Cars

Trucks, trucks, and more trucks! I am by no means a truck fan, but I could NOT RESIST looking at these beautiful monsters... All are pretty much beyond normal... Gotta SEE some of these trucks. In particular the '87 GMC 1500 [fully blown] & Turbo Chevy Viking. Plus the Harley truck...

What does the current news really amount to? Just "fluff news" rumors still... No meat in the news of the C9. Despite the media's attempt of pumping out something to peak people's interest. Maybe not enough info on other Corvette variants??? I review 5 news topics that MAY be worthy of discussion. But even that is a stretch!!! I consider pricing, power-train, sub-branding, foundation from C8 ZR1, and appearance.

A LOOK... at many Corvettes at the Holley LS Fest in Texas. SOOOOOOO SORRY I couldn't get them in action. I had gone on Friday and storms prevented the event from progressing as planned. But at least it turned out to be a very cool car meet for Corvettes!!! I was told that on Friday the events presumed for a short while LATE LATE LATE... About 10pm to Midnight. NOTE: total of 3 videos - overview [part 1], this one [corvettes], others cars [part 3].