where do i go from here?
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Houston TX
where do i go from here?
i want to add a little more HP to my C5 and make it fun to drive and add a little more power.
i put the Callaway honker in last week.
in a month or so i plan to add an exhaust setup.
i am leaning toward the Dynatech header/cat/x-pipe kit exhaust.
and then add a Corsa pace car muffler.
what do you think about this setup? i want something that is quite at idle and cruse (80mph at 2000RPM). what kind of HP can i expect? does this exhaust setup have room to grow with more mods? will it exhaust all the gas a blower would provide?
i have a set of Callaway spark plug wires but am not sure what they will do.
is the header/cat back exhaust a good next step and what else can i do to the car easily? i want to do most of the mods myself and i don't know if i can swap a crank, heads or the like.
i know there are a lot of questions and i appreciate all your help!
hk
i put the Callaway honker in last week.
in a month or so i plan to add an exhaust setup.
i am leaning toward the Dynatech header/cat/x-pipe kit exhaust.
and then add a Corsa pace car muffler.
what do you think about this setup? i want something that is quite at idle and cruse (80mph at 2000RPM). what kind of HP can i expect? does this exhaust setup have room to grow with more mods? will it exhaust all the gas a blower would provide?
i have a set of Callaway spark plug wires but am not sure what they will do.
is the header/cat back exhaust a good next step and what else can i do to the car easily? i want to do most of the mods myself and i don't know if i can swap a crank, heads or the like.
i know there are a lot of questions and i appreciate all your help!
hk
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Long tube headers and cat backs are next for sure 
Then get the car tuned to take full advanage of your mods.
I would get American Racing Headers from Vette Doctors
Look & Listen at other C5'5 for cat back selection
Is your car auto trans? If so, next mod 3:42 gears & stall convertor
Then get the car tuned to take full advanage of your mods.
I would get American Racing Headers from Vette Doctors
Look & Listen at other C5'5 for cat back selection
Is your car auto trans? If so, next mod 3:42 gears & stall convertor
Pro
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 593
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From: Maryland Heights MO
Headers, exhaust and intake are the only ones worth doing. The next step is heads and cam and that's when you're really gonna see a change in power. I would not waste $500 tuning it after just headers. Wait til you do heads/cam swap.
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