flati

Ok, I'm wondering what you Z06 guys feel are absolute musts when owning this car. As silly as it sounds I had to purchase a black Hurst shift **** the day after because thats always been the **** to have on a performance vehicle in my eyes and I did hate the looks of the original. Anyways, tell me what should go on the wish list please!

~Josh

Hotter cam.

Shakeydeal

You are on the right track with the shift ****, stock one sucks.


The first major thing I did was custom wheels, but I do this with every car I buy.


I would also say headers and a catback exhaust with a tune really wakes the car up.


Shakey

grantv

Agree on the ****, horrible thing it is. I went for a white 1 7/8" unit from Twistedshifterz, and also shortened the shaft.
Stubby antenna.
Headers.
Skip shift eliminator, but better to have it programmed out with header tune.
I also had my fans tuned to go on 10deg sooner.
​​​​K&N intake also done, but not a must.
Highly considering seats...

MY03C5Z

Shifter
CAI
LT's
Tune
Good tires

~Josh

Is it an 02? Valve springs perhaps. Some cars have them break and it drops a valve.

63Corvette

This car needs NOTHING..............but a competent driver!

Bill B 1

MGW short throw shifter. The stocker has a mile long throw!

aaronc7

My biggest gripes were the shifter and the seats. I did MGW shifter and Corbeau A4 seats in microsuede (leather would be nice too).

I think a pair of longtube headers x x-pipe is great too. Sounds way better, even with the stock Ti exhaust.

flati

Mine actually had long tube headers, Callaway CAI, stubby antenna, rims and a BM shifter when purchased from the seller. Said it had a tune also although I smell exhaust when it's running, not sure if that means I need to have it redone or not?

69autoXr

Column lock bypass.

flati

Exactly what takes place with a "tune", is the car's computer tuned for optimum performance especially after new installs like the headers and cold air intake? What could I expect to pay for a tune? Does someone recommend a shop near me in eastern Ohio, 30 minutes just south of Youngstown?

dbaker

Shifter
Anti-Venom mod
Shock change
CAI
Headers
Mail order tune

This is a good start.You may be happy with these improvements.I am.

If you want/need more....cam/heads/gears and maybe a SC.

\db2
Carolina

dbgoodwin

Funny enough, I actually like the stock shift ****. Not the way it looks, but it fits my hand nicely. I went to a c6 **** for a little bit, but it was way too small for my giant man paws.

For me there were no must haves, but i wanted a new shifter, long tubes, exhaust, and intake.

Zjoe6

MGW shifter
Skip shift eliminator
Lock column bypass
Good set of sticky tires

grantv

Yes.
IIRC about $150 for most mail order tunes. If you buy headers from a particular shop, might be easier to get them to run the tune also. You have to remove and mail the PCM (behind inner fender, front passenger wheel well).
Can't help out with #3 question.

MY03C5Z

I sent my pcm to ECS -East Coast Supercharging in NJ, got their 'mail order tune'. $150. Yes they tune it for your cars mods. CAI and headers will benefit greatly from a tune, that's what I had them tune mine for.


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Quickshift_C5

Needed?

Column Lock Bypass
Skip Shift module or tuned out

etekberg

Needed? Nothing really, but if you have to do something: window valet and mgw shifter are on my list.

ssrallyred

If you smell exhaust check to see if it has converters or not.