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Heart of Ohio ChapterNewsletterVolume 13 issue 1The Front EndQ1 2016Page 1 Chairman’s MessageGreetings,As I sit here on December 23rd thetemperature outside is 60 degrees and I wonderwhy did I put away the cars? The lack of snowand warm weather is my fault because I took themowing deck off the tractor mid November andput the snow blower on. I have a feeling we willpay for this warm weather come spring. If nothingelse I will have to brush hog the yard.The Christmas party was well attendedwith about 20 folks in attendance. Thanks to EricSponseller for putting together the event. All thename tags are in so if you ordered a name tagthey will be available at the events. We will alsobe passing out the participation award shirts atthe events. Hopefully they will be in before theJanuary meeting. We have some great eventsover the next 3 months to help pass the time untilwe can go outside again.you are into Corvettes, muscle cars or otherexotics. April 2nd we will have our first of twojudging meets for 2016. We will be meeting at anew location, Nelson Auto Group in Marysville. Ifyou have never been there it is a pretty cool place– lots of old and new collector cars. Please markthese dates on your calendar. Thanks to MikeTreece for planning all the great events!Hope to see everyone this year – pleasecome out and support the club. The folks in thisclub are very knowledgeable when it comes toCorvettes and just a great group to hang out with.Also don’t forget the club supplies lunch at mostevents – what could be better than that!PerryHoO Chapter Dues –It’s That Time!The first event is scheduled for January16th. In the morning we will have a Judging Schoolat Performance Auto Spa in Dublin Ohio. In theafternoon we have been invited to meet theEcoCAR 3 team at OSU and take part in theofficial vehicle unveiling at the Center forAutomotive Research. EcoCAR 3 is a four-yearautomotive engineering competition sponsored bythe U.S. Department of Energy and GeneralMotors and managed by Argonne NationalLaboratory. This year, The Ohio State Universitywill compete against 15 other university teams toredesign a new Chevrolet Camaro into a hybridelectric car. The team will reengineer vehiclepowertrains to meet energy and environmentalgoals while maintaining the muscle andperformance expected from this iconic Americancar. Sounds like a great event and maybe theywill let us take the car out to do donuts in theparking lot. Just another friendly reminder thatDecember is Dues Renewal Month forour Chapter. Chapter dues are still only 20 andthere are two ways to pay. You can renew yourmembership electronically and pay by credit card(preferred method) or paper renewal and mail acheck. To renew your Chapter dues go to ourMembership page at:http://www.ncrs.org/hoo/membership.html andclick on the method you prefer to use. Asreminder, you must be a current National NCRSmember first, to be a member of any Chapter.Our second event is February 20th whenwe will conduct a Judging school at a location yetto be determined. On March 19th we will visitLingenfelter Performance in Indiana. I have neverbeen there but others have said it is a must see ifTerry BuchananSecretary, Heart of Ohio Chapter NCRSFor any questions, please contact ourMembership Chairman, Butch Price at 614204-4366.Happy Holidays,Page 1 of 10

Heart of Ohio ChapterNewsletterVolume 13 issue 1The Front EndQ1 2016Page 2 Membership Report-Butch PriceParticipation Awards-Terry BuchananMembership: All new HOO members from LECare payed for 2016 and all but 23 total membershave paid for 2016. The deadline for payment isFeb. 1/2016. There were 86 active members in2015.Below is the list of the 2015 Chapter ParticipationAward Winners. A note should be added( * due to2 months Chapter activities cancelled - 13 pointswere required). 2015 Final totals are on theMembers only page athttp://www.ncrs.org/hoo/members.html on theChapter website.Have a Merry Christmas and happy new year. Ilook forward to seeing you at our first Jan. eventButchTreasurer’s Report- Eric SponsellerBeginning Cash Balance 1/1/15:REVENUE:Membership Dues:Chapter Meet Registration Fees:Checking Account Interest:Event Fees:Charity Car Show Income:Advertising:Merchandise Sales:Total Revenue:EXPENSES:Newsletter Expense:Operations & Planning:Judging Meet Expense:Charitable Contribution:Charity Car Show Expense:Paypal FeesTech Sessions ExpenseTotal Expenses:Closing Cash Balance 12/31/15: 3,462.32 7,930.87 1,106.00 0.00 990.00 10,026.87 1,469.54 1,723.50Thanks,Terry1. Terry Buchanan2. Richard Crary3. Randy Early4. Joe Eyl5. Terry Keating6. David King7. Dino Lanno8. Richard Lomax9. Kirk McHugh10. Nick Petruzzi11. Butch Price12. Len Sedlak13. Eric Sponseller14. Steve Steffensen15. Mike Treece16. Wes Wells17. David Wills18. Perry Yasher19. Lou ZunigaEach participant will receive a nice NCRS sportshirt with the HoO logo. Great to wear around toNCRS events and car shows. Congrats to allmembers. 1,140.00 600.00 243.92 0.00 5,176.96 8,312.23Page 2 of 10

Heart of Ohio ChapterNewsletterVolume 13 issue 1The Front EndQ1 2016Page 3 October-Chapter Judging Session atPerry’s GarageNovember- Proteam Seminar in Napolean,OhioPerry Yasher hosted a judging seminar on C5’s athis garage in Pataskala on October 17th. Nineteenmembers attended to review recent changes tothe C5 judging criteria.Every November, Proteam Corvette puts onvarious sessions to discuss design andengineering elements of the Corvette. Thissession is widely attended by local NCRSchapters from Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. 12Chapter members attended from HoO.Page 3 of 10

Heart of Ohio ChapterNewsletterVolume 13 issue 1The Front EndQ1 2016Page 4 December- Holiday Party at Buffalo Wingsand RingsTech Article- Upgrading the 1997-2001TPS System –Tom FetchikThe HoO gang celebrated the holiday season atBuffalo Wings and Rings in Columbus. 20 HoOmembers and spouses were in attendance. Agreat way to end 2015!It’s a long story, but I ended up buying back my 2000Nassau Blue Convertible this year. It had only 4000more miles than when I sold it in 2005! With 14,000miles I was concerned about the condition of theoriginal tires as I planned to run this car on the NCMCaravan in August.The decision to replace tires is always a concern, thistime more so as I did not want to lose the original tiresand wheels. Just maybe, someday, NCRS will want tojudge them on the car! Fortunately I had purchased aset of spare wheels for the 2006 convertible I just soldand now had a replacement choice.Even if I replaced the tires on the original wheels, Iwould need to consider the original Tire PressureSensors. The battery in them is good for about 10years and it doesn’t matter how many miles are on thetires. If new tires are going to be put on the car, Ineeded to replace the TPS in each wheelWhat to do?Reading a number of articles I came to theunderstanding that the 1997-2000 TP sensor wasobsolete and looking around the replacement modulesfor the early C5’s were very expensive (around 150each!). There are more cost effective modules for the2001-2004 Corvette, however, the receiver modulewould need to change as well as the key fobs.Upgrading to the 2001-2004 system, however, did offera better operation as the range of the fobs is greatlyenhanced.I researched the use of the larger wheels on the C52000 Convertible and found that the change is possibleand pretty straight forward. All that is needed is a ¼inch spacer behind the rear wheel to align themproperly with the body due to the offset of the wheelPage 4 of 10

Heart of Ohio ChapterNewsletterVolume 13 issue 1The Front EndQ1 2016Page 5 PICTURE #1In case you wish to search on the individual parts, hereis a list:25773946 tire pressure indicator sensor, 20012004 - 36.32 4 each required.10312535 remote control door lock receiver, 20012004 - 67.0125695954 un-programmed remote control doorlock transmitter, fob 1, 2001-2004 - 41.0425695955 un-programmed remote control doorlock transmitter, fob 2, 2001-2004 - 41.04The 2006 WheelThere is a source for the new system including thereceiver module needed for the upgrade. The parts kitcan be obtained from the gmpartshouse.com. The listof parts is as follows:Part number PKC5TPMS - This kit includes thefollowing:12102635 Connector - 26.12When I ordered the parts, the receiver module was onback order with no ETA. I got in a panic and startingsearching hi and low for others. Eventually, the modulewas shipped and was able to start the installation.(1) #2 Key FOBI had the new tires mounted on the 2006 rims with thenew upgraded TP sensors. When I started to drive,without the module, I always had the warning on theDIC that the module was not receiving data from thewheels.(1) Remote Control Door Lock ReceiverInstalling the new module:(1) Remote Control Door Lock Receiver ConnectorWhen I went to install the module the first item on myagenda was to preserve the harness an connector forthe original module, just in case I needed to put theoriginal wheels and tires back on the car.(1) #1 Key FOB(4) Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensors (TPMS)(4) Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor Mounting NutsThe TPS and hardware look something like this:The instructions sent with the module are very easy tofollow. The only change I made was to wire the newmodule connector in parallel with the old connector.That way I could easily switch back to the originalmodule when I needed to.Page 5 of 10

Heart of Ohio ChapterNewsletterVolume 13 issue 1The Front EndQ1 2016Page 6 Original receiver with theantennaHarness splice with original connector still connectedWith the new module installed, now the time was to‘program” the fobs and the TPs sensor at each wheel.The instructions in the car manual cover theprogramming of the Fobs and sensors.Briefly, it is as follows:To match new key fobs to your vehicle:1. Turn the ignition key to ON.2. Clear any warning messages on the DriverInformation Center (DIC) by pressing the RESETbutton.3. Press the OPTIONS button on the DIC several timesuntil the blank page is displayed, then press and holdthe RESET button for two seconds.2001-2004 receivers – no antenna4. When the message FOB TRAINING is displayed,push the RESET button once. The message HOLDLK UNLK 1ST FOB in the DIC will be displayed.5. Press and hold the lock and unlock buttons on thefirst transmitter simultaneously for five seconds.6. When a transmitter is learned (matched), the DICwill display FOB LEARNED and then prompt you tolearn the second transmitter.7. Remove the key from the ignition.Page 6 of 10