Should I mod??
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Should I mod??
Bone stock GS, plenty of power as is. But I have the itch to start mods, and I know once I do it would be hard to stop. Would you mod or keep it stock???
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Re: Should I mod?? (JWG)
Boy that is a tough one. Think about it this way, in today's market what is a 1967 L-88 427 worth bone stock compared to a modded one. An unrestored one can grab $125,000 bone stock. A restored one would be half that.
How long are you gonna keep it?
If I was modding it, everything I did would be able to be returned to it's original OEM spec.
Either way it's your car do as you will. :hurray:
How long are you gonna keep it?
If I was modding it, everything I did would be able to be returned to it's original OEM spec.
Either way it's your car do as you will. :hurray:
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Re: Should I mod?? (Glasman66)
As of now, it’s a keeper, and I don’t think that will change. I looked for about three years for the right GS, so I know it will be around for quite awhile. :D
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Re: Should I mod?? (vette_dreamer)
Hard choice, i just wouldnt do anything that couldnt be returned to stock form.
So a cam change is definitely OK.
So a cam change is definitely OK.
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Re: Should I mod?? (JWG)
Ummm...I don't think that air dam is stock, so I guess it already has at least one mod. As far as I know they are just black from the factory and not shaped that way like all the other Corvettes in '96.
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Re: Should I mod?? (JWG)
But I have the itch to start mods, and I know once I do it would be hard to stop.
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Re: Should I mod?? (C4DC)
I'd do bolt ons, but no major mods, then the car can be returned to stock easily. This is my approach.
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Re: Should I mod?? (Hamert)
Ummm...I don't think that air dam is stock, so I guess it already has at least one mod. As far as I know they are just black from the factory and not shaped that way like all the other Corvettes in '96.
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Re: Should I mod?? (JWG)
Bone stock GS, plenty of power as is. But I have the itch to start mods, and I know once I do it would be hard to stop. Would you mod or keep it stock???
