There`s alot of different ideas floating around these days, although bear in mind that if you have concerns about your fuel injectors operating perfectly, 2 maintenance approaches I have taken are (1) STP fuel injetor cleaner on last tank prior to oil change and (2) Lucas UCL/injector cleaner to improve fuel economy and somewhat quiet the engine.

However, these days, a spare set of new injectors can be purchased for as little as $100 in order to facilitate removal and testing or ultrasonic cleaning of the original ones. You can buy nozzle adapter with 12V harness for as little as $10 which allows you to spray the removed injectors out with brake cleaner while manually pulsating them with brake cleaner to test for leaks and spray patterns.

But, before going through all of the latter, it is helpful to know what type of issues that you are seeing, so as not to routinely add snake oils to mask a mechanical problem that may not be detectable by the onboard diagnotics (for example, excessive lash caused by damaged rockers and pushrods)
 
I like running studs on the front even with the slight oversteer when I am in the southwest SK due to the hilly geography similar to what you are describing (being at an elevation of close to 3000ft).
When I first moved to BC studded tires were illegal but I just checked and it seems you can now use them. I had a set a long time ago in Ottawa and they were great.
 
When I first moved to BC studded tires were illegal but I just checked and it seems you can now use them. I had a set a long time ago in Ottawa and they were great.
Back about 1970 or so, I had studded rear tires on my 1967 Dodge Dart GT convertible, and a slightly sloping driveway. They chewed the hell out of the asphalt, proving that the decision to outlaw them was correct .
 
I put a bit of fuel stabilizer in my Corvette and Harley when they hibernate. Never had a problem in the spring. They are in a heated garage so they don't sweat and collect moisture in the gas tanks.
 
Back about 1970 or so, I had studded rear tires on my 1967 Dodge Dart GT convertible, and a slightly sloping driveway. They chewed the hell out of the asphalt, proving that the decision to outlaw them was correct .
I seem to remember the studs were metal back then but now a much softer rubber so they dont chew up as much and dont fly off.
 
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I wrote a note about exactly this a couple of months ago. Not that I want credit, but what do you do in the spring when your sender unit is all contaminated and your C5, C6 or C7 fuel gauge is reading incorrectly? When I first got my 1999 about 10 years ago I thought same as everybody else and filled my tank full for the winter to eliminate condensation. I as not aware that these fuel tanks are sealed. In the spring my fuel gauge gave all kinds of false readings.

Fortunately I have a friend who is a Corvette General Motors specialist and he gave me the solution. Here it is. Just get a 295 ml (10 oz) bottle of Chevron Techron Complete Fuel System Cleaner and add it to a full tank of gas. Voila - works like a miracle. Cleans the sender contacts and you don't have to pull the fuel tank and sender/pump assembly. Only problem is I don't know where to buy this stuff in Canada. Luckily for me Detroit is five minutes away across the Ambassador Bridge where you can buy Techron at Walmart. I do see it on Amazon for about $25 US but the packaging looks like it has been updated.

Maybe you could try the CTC cleaner but I do not know if this works, Perhaps some one on this forum has experience with a Canadian solution. I have no information on the C8.
I'm sorry you C8 guys. I blasted you a while back for not listening to my discussion regarding full fuel tanks, what could happen and how to cure it. However, I did not notice that this was the C8 Forum. I mistakenly took you down the old C5 - C7 road and confused the C8 crowd.
Again my apologies and I'll try not to make this same mistake again.
 
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I have plenty of recent experience with studded tires and avoiding them wherever possible is fine, although the arguments presented here relating to the roads, based on vehicles with no TCS are not valid, as in the case of a pickup truck or Corvette C3 with no ABS or TCS.

The subject we are discussing relates to a person driving a C8 in BC.

You have to be north of latitude 50 or in a steep unsalted icy mountainous area to see the necessity of studs on the front, which is usually unfamiliar territory for Corvettes.
 
Modern studs are carbide tips encapsulated in an aluminium shell. The only alternative I know of apart from straps & chains is the Toyo crushed walnut sheel rubber compound.
 
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