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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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Default 2003 2004 Any Real Difference ?

I am looking for one or the other, , is there any real big difference in the two
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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The 2004 is one year newer
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2003· Late model-year new fuel system design from C6's, 2003 body Emblems are 50th Anniversary

2004
· Z06 shocks further refined. Accompanying upper front control arm bushing, and rear swaybar bushing changes.
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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No real differences between the two years. The anniversary red '03 is a beautiful color. In 2004, you had the Z16 Z06 available.
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Originally Posted by Elite Engineering
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2003· Late model-year new fuel system design from C6's, 2003 body Emblems are 50th Anniversary

2004
· Z06 shocks further refined. Accompanying upper front control arm bushing, and rear swaybar bushing changes.

I know this is probably on the forum somewhere but I recently did a search for info like this and didn't find it. Do you have a list of C5 changes somewhere.
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mainagent
I know this is probably on the forum somewhere but I recently did a search for info like this and didn't find it. Do you have a list of C5 changes somewhere.

There is a link on our website at:

http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/C..._in_models.pdf

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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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I had a 2003 and it was the best C5 out there becasue I didn't have a 2004. Now I have a 2004, and 2003's suck................
Juss kidding......... .........juss kidding...... ......I have had both and they are great.
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Originally Posted by azmusclecar
I had a 2003 and it was the best C5 out there becasue I didn't have a 2004. Now I have a 2004, and 2003's suck................
Juss kidding......... .........juss kidding...... ......I have had both and they are great.

HEY!!!!!!! (wait, that was funny...)
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
No real differences between the two years. The anniversary red '03 is a beautiful color. In 2004, you had the Z16 Z06 available.
Anniversary red is very nice. I will own one of those cars at some point in my life.
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Originally Posted by Elite Engineering
There is a link on our website at:

http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/C..._in_models.pdf


Perfect. Thanks much.
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I have an 03 and when i was at the dealer i looked at an 04 and talked to the salesman i know that sold me my car and i was told their was no difference like the other forum member said only one year newer.But my spiral gray car inside is black but the 04 i looked at was tan color inside so that was one difference in the two cars .
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Originally Posted by Elite Engineering
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2003· Late model-year new fuel system design from C6's, 2003 body Emblems are 50th Anniversary

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· Z06 shocks further refined. Accompanying upper front control arm bushing, and rear swaybar bushing changes.
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