turning a C4 into a GT
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turning a C4 into a GT
I know many of you will call foul, especially coming from a corvette rookie, but i just got out of 09 CTS-V.
HOLY CRAP that is a fantastic car. A perfect blend of performance and civility.
I am looking for a C4 have almost pulled the trigger on a couple of them.
Has anyone set up their C4 to be nicer quieter and smoother, a little more civil for everyday use? Kind of like a European GT?
HOLY CRAP that is a fantastic car. A perfect blend of performance and civility.
I am looking for a C4 have almost pulled the trigger on a couple of them.
Has anyone set up their C4 to be nicer quieter and smoother, a little more civil for everyday use? Kind of like a European GT?
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You need a C6 for that
Define "nicer"
Sounds like you are in the wrong market
Plenty on here use their C4 as a DD
Sounds like you are in the wrong market
Plenty on here use their C4 as a DD
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Re:
Nicer meaner less harsh, more cushy quieter.
I know what you are thinking but after sitting in that CTSV, nicer quieter is not bad....
I cant expect that level of plushness, but i was wondering if there are others out here who taken a little of the edge off of the C4
I know what you are thinking but after sitting in that CTSV, nicer quieter is not bad....
I cant expect that level of plushness, but i was wondering if there are others out here who taken a little of the edge off of the C4
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I know many of you will call foul, especially coming from a corvette rookie, but i just got out of 09 CTS-V.
HOLY CRAP that is a fantastic car. A perfect blend of performance and civility.
I am looking for a C4 have almost pulled the trigger on a couple of them.
Has anyone set up their C4 to be nicer quieter and smoother, a little more civil for everyday use? Kind of like a European GT?
HOLY CRAP that is a fantastic car. A perfect blend of performance and civility.
I am looking for a C4 have almost pulled the trigger on a couple of them.
Has anyone set up their C4 to be nicer quieter and smoother, a little more civil for everyday use? Kind of like a European GT?
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Dynamat or other similiar sound deadner under the rugs, in the doors, etc. Sound deadner, under coating on the undercarriage. Heavy floor mats on top of the rugs. soft springs, "easy ride shocks", careful tightening of every accessible nut and bolt, cast iron exhaust manifolds, stock exhaust, easy on the tire pressure, the list is endless....and it still won't be a Caddy. But if your set on a C4, it should fill the bill.
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Well, the CTS-V is a pretty incredible car. It is the "Corvette" of it's particular niche. That is to go up against the Euro Luxury Sport Sedans costing more, and do what they can do and then some. I do hope GM doesn't change this attitude about their performance cars.
The closest you are going to come to that in the C4 is a '95-'96 as they are the most refined and "softest" of the C4 suspensions. If you leave the stock exhaust on it, or at least the mufflers it will be "relatively" quiet, in terms of "sports cars". You could then add some dynamat to the floor and cargo area. But you are still going to get wind noise, engine noise, and you will still feel the road, as you should in these things.
Depending on your budget, and your taste, of course, the newer the generation you go in a Vette will be the closer to that Caddy. As GM refined the platform even more with the C5 and even more with C6.
But you are not going to get a C4 to have that power and that ride and that quiet. It just can't happen because of it's genetics. Just not designed for that. Actually it's designed to be the polar opposite. That said, I like my "bone jarring" loud, rumbly C4. But then, when I bought it the first thing I said to myself was, "it's too damn quiet". So, to each his own, I guess.
The closest you are going to come to that in the C4 is a '95-'96 as they are the most refined and "softest" of the C4 suspensions. If you leave the stock exhaust on it, or at least the mufflers it will be "relatively" quiet, in terms of "sports cars". You could then add some dynamat to the floor and cargo area. But you are still going to get wind noise, engine noise, and you will still feel the road, as you should in these things.
Depending on your budget, and your taste, of course, the newer the generation you go in a Vette will be the closer to that Caddy. As GM refined the platform even more with the C5 and even more with C6.
But you are not going to get a C4 to have that power and that ride and that quiet. It just can't happen because of it's genetics. Just not designed for that. Actually it's designed to be the polar opposite. That said, I like my "bone jarring" loud, rumbly C4. But then, when I bought it the first thing I said to myself was, "it's too damn quiet". So, to each his own, I guess.
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A CTS-V and a C4 are solving two different problems. Pretty much the reason why GM makes a CTS-V and a Z06. A CTS-V is for someone who wants a Caddy ride with Z06 fast, and normally wants something just to drive and not work on. A C4 is for someone who is willing to work on their car (if you own a C4, you WILL work on it) and just wants to go fast for the least money. If you want plushy, buy a base C6 and call it a day. If you want something that responds well to inexpensive mods, is infinitely upgradeable, rides semi-rough, hauls *** around corners, and delivers insane bang-for-the-buck value, get a C4.
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if money were no object....
Thanks for your input everyone, just to clarify i do not own a CTS-V(I wish) i had just driven one.
The C4 is the best bang for your buck in the sports car world that i have seen right now, and my skirt wearing *** is gonna have to deal with little extra noise and vibration.
The C4 is the best bang for your buck in the sports car world that i have seen right now, and my skirt wearing *** is gonna have to deal with little extra noise and vibration.
