New to Corvettes - need pointers
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Cruising
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New to Corvettes - need pointers
Hi All,
I am a convert from the other brand and am looking for some fast tips and pointers on FI to the C5.
All help appreciated as I am open to both supercharging and turocharging. I would like to use the system as a growth platform for the future (C5 is now stock).
TIA
I am a convert from the other brand and am looking for some fast tips and pointers on FI to the C5.
All help appreciated as I am open to both supercharging and turocharging. I would like to use the system as a growth platform for the future (C5 is now stock).
TIA
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: San Antonio TX
1. decide what you want to do with the car.
2. search this site for info.
3. decide how much additional maintance you are willing to put up with.
4. define your budget. (include the price for what you think you want and then figure on 1.5X that for stuff that just comes up)
5. plan on a forged bottom end sooner or later. (sooner rather than later if you go above 550rwhp)
6. investigate the costs of keeping your drive train intack. (if you stay at 550rwhp or less then the cost are low ie new clutch, unless you plan of drag radials or god forbid slicks).
IMO FI is great only if you come prepared to pay for it, having a broken car that you cannot afford to fix is a real bummer.
More Than Zero
2. search this site for info.
3. decide how much additional maintance you are willing to put up with.
4. define your budget. (include the price for what you think you want and then figure on 1.5X that for stuff that just comes up)
5. plan on a forged bottom end sooner or later. (sooner rather than later if you go above 550rwhp)
6. investigate the costs of keeping your drive train intack. (if you stay at 550rwhp or less then the cost are low ie new clutch, unless you plan of drag radials or god forbid slicks).
IMO FI is great only if you come prepared to pay for it, having a broken car that you cannot afford to fix is a real bummer.
More Than Zero
Burning Brakes
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From: Midtown Motors Indiana
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Originally Posted by M_T_0
1. decide what you want to do with the car.
2. search this site for info.
3. decide how much additional maintance you are willing to put up with.
4. define your budget. (include the price for what you think you want and then figure on 1.5X that for stuff that just comes up)
5. plan on a forged bottom end sooner or later. (sooner rather than later if you go above 550rwhp)
6. investigate the costs of keeping your drive train intack. (if you stay at 550rwhp or less then the cost are low ie new clutch, unless you plan of drag radials or god forbid slicks).
IMO FI is great only if you come prepared to pay for it, having a broken car that you cannot afford to fix is a real bummer.
More Than Zero
2. search this site for info.
3. decide how much additional maintance you are willing to put up with.
4. define your budget. (include the price for what you think you want and then figure on 1.5X that for stuff that just comes up)
5. plan on a forged bottom end sooner or later. (sooner rather than later if you go above 550rwhp)
6. investigate the costs of keeping your drive train intack. (if you stay at 550rwhp or less then the cost are low ie new clutch, unless you plan of drag radials or god forbid slicks).
IMO FI is great only if you come prepared to pay for it, having a broken car that you cannot afford to fix is a real bummer.
More Than Zero
This is perfect
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Edmonton Alberta
Originally Posted by mdhmi
Save yourself a fortune and untold downtime - start with a forged motor and twin turbos.
TTi, Lingenfelter (LPE), and APS (to be released in a few weeks) make excellent kits.
TTi, Lingenfelter (LPE), and APS (to be released in a few weeks) make excellent kits.
Save and build for the turbos . They won't hear you coming until it's too late.
Dan
Burning Brakes
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From: Johnston, Iowa
1. get a high mileage bargain C5, like a bank-repo
2. get an A&A kit... best bang for the buck includes injectors
3. Racetronix fuel pump kit and wiring...
4. find a bargain LS6 or 2001+ LS1 instake here on CF
5. install a cam...
That's what I did.
2. get an A&A kit... best bang for the buck includes injectors
3. Racetronix fuel pump kit and wiring...
4. find a bargain LS6 or 2001+ LS1 instake here on CF
5. install a cam...
That's what I did.
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Originally Posted by Z06VET
Mark , Nick is not going to be happy that you didn't mention PTK above . 
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St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by Z06VET
Mark , Nick is not going to be happy that you didn't mention PTK above .
Dan
Dan
hehehe.....
na....
i drove jersey jays car TTIX and loved it....i also drove navy08 STS, tammer but mostly stock nice too.
my car is an a4 and the T4 make it feel brutal. hey if mark wants to drive it down the track ill let him.
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From: Marysville Ohio
Originally Posted by xlr8shn
1. get a high mileage bargain C5, like a bank-repo
2. get an A&A kit... best bang for the buck includes injectors
3. Racetronix fuel pump kit and wiring...
4. find a bargain LS6 or 2001+ LS1 instake here on CF
5. install a cam...
That's what I did.
2. get an A&A kit... best bang for the buck includes injectors
3. Racetronix fuel pump kit and wiring...
4. find a bargain LS6 or 2001+ LS1 instake here on CF
5. install a cam...
That's what I did.