Probably not.

I painted a fiberglass pickup topper this summer. My total outlay was just over $400. And I already had a big (50 gallon) air compressor.
Until you start pricing supplies and paint, you won't believe how quickly it adds up.

 

Doesn't it just make a lot of dust sanding? If I could do it somewhere else and just shoot in a clean barn or something, that might be one thing.

 

If I was going to paint would hang vapor barrier from the roof, set-up fans to bring air in/out. My neighbor did a few cars in his garage.

My car paint is good enough for me, I'm probably going to install a cage and rear wheel flares.

I'm hoping I can get a chance to do a few autocross events next year or track driver courses.

 

Update..... After getting a few recommendations from some local people, I ended up taking it to a guy up in Sherman, TX. Do not need an engine. Turns out the oil consumption is from a pin hole in the oil filter. There is some seepage around the valve covers so he is going to fix that as well. Momma will be happy with this discovery.

 

Well that changed drastically.

 

Yes it did. I'm wondering now if the dealership even looked at it when I took it in for them to check. (They will never see it again, not even for the smallest of problems)
The guy that has it now said they basically had to almost tear the filter up to get it off it was so tight.

 

Wouda-Coulda-Shouda....

I was on the brink of a 383 upgrade when the Z came along. Well, I went for the Z for the same $$ the 383 conversion was going to cost me, and besides I was intrigued by the DOHC idea.

Nowadaze, there's also the LSx option to consider.

For reasons NOT to do with HP, I've NO plans to ever sell the Z. But, that part of me that has hot-rodded since the late 60s makes me really envy youz guyz contemplating such upgrades in a standard C4: wish I coulda kept my Black 95 (the one I was this close to putting a 383 into). If I had it today, it would either have the 383 in it or the LS3...maybe an LS7 if the bank account could reach that far.

Back to the OP's question tho...

You guys are spot on, far as the ancillary parts needed to match the new HP. One thing pounded into my thick skull after decades of hot-rodding everything from stock cars and Vegas and Chevelles and "57 chebbies" and Camaros and C3s, is a power upgrade is a comprehensive undertaking. Otherwise, as experience taught me, every weekend is spent fixing stuff so I could drive the dang thing to work the following week.

I never minded upgrading. But, I HATE having to replace stuff that broke because it wasn't up to the task.

I've spent more time on my back than a $2 hooker! And, it gets OLD. So, my advice leans toward selling what ya have and buy something properly equipped to handle the power upgrade. If you're like me, you'll enjoy driving it more than wrenching it, but that isn't the direction you're headed NOW! JMO.

 

For a L98?? I tried Torquehead but their P&P system is for LT Corvettes wanting to upgrade to the LS. They don't have a P&P system for an L98 so it might not play nice with the ECM removed or not getting the data it wants to the CCM. Do you know of something that would P&P and make the L98 happy and oblivious to the LS motor controller? I tried going that route a bit ago but gave up once I found that the L98 C4 might not play nice with the systems in the car.

 

Yes, you can if you go to a small family owned business. Size and price does not have everything to do with quality. A complete strip down and repaint is different than a repaint.

Paint warranty? Good luck with that period.

Insurances don't even want to pay insurance on real damage. I can't imagine a paint shop doing much for you except obvious bubbles in paint from bad prep, product, or some kind of error.

look up some paint warranty issues on youtube once even on brand new cars. People are always complaining they are getting screwed.