Must have Mods
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
IMHO, the most useful mods have been:
HID's - Years above the OEM lights
Sound insulation - You don't have to yell to have a conversation in the car
Bigger Rotors - Better Stopping
C6 Z06 shocks - better handling
Heat tunnel plate - more handling
Sway bars - even more handling
...Supercharger
(Ok.. this one isn't a "must have", but it's sure a "Glad I did")
HID's - Years above the OEM lights
Sound insulation - You don't have to yell to have a conversation in the car
Bigger Rotors - Better Stopping
C6 Z06 shocks - better handling
Heat tunnel plate - more handling
Sway bars - even more handling
...Supercharger
(Ok.. this one isn't a "must have", but it's sure a "Glad I did")
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From: Converse TX
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From: Northern VA
IMHO, the most useful mods have been:
HID's - Years above the OEM lights
Sound insulation - You don't have to yell to have a conversation in the car
Bigger Rotors - Better Stopping
C6 Z06 shocks - better handling
Heat tunnel plate - more handling
Sway bars - even more handling
...Supercharger (Ok.. this one isn't a "must have", but it's sure a "Glad I did")
HID's - Years above the OEM lights
Sound insulation - You don't have to yell to have a conversation in the car
Bigger Rotors - Better Stopping
C6 Z06 shocks - better handling
Heat tunnel plate - more handling
Sway bars - even more handling
...Supercharger
(Ok.. this one isn't a "must have", but it's sure a "Glad I did")I know there are no must have mods. Just wanted to know what everyone else was doing so I could get some ideas as to what was out there to choose from.
By the way, the hood seal gave me more performance than I expected. I always wondered what warp speed felt like!
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
MYVETTEDREAM: I think you hit the nail on the head. I want my car to do all of those things better. I also want a more aggressive sound, just don't want the neighbors screaming at me when I leave to work at 5 in the morning. Don't plan to race the car, but would like a little more (maybe a lot more) "oomph!" when I step on it.
I know there are no must have mods. Just wanted to know what everyone else was doing so I could get some ideas as to what was out there to choose from.
By the way, the hood seal gave me more performance than I expected. I always wondered what warp speed felt like!
I know there are no must have mods. Just wanted to know what everyone else was doing so I could get some ideas as to what was out there to choose from.
By the way, the hood seal gave me more performance than I expected. I always wondered what warp speed felt like!
That's why I agree with KidCid too... you want to decide the goal of your mods... but I also believe that it's about the journey, not just the destination. IMO, Modding itself is a large part of the enjoyment. As for me, I'm happy with the way mine turned out. I put on a Corsa Pace Car exhaust (got it over in the C5 parts section for $600)... had my muffler guy give me an x-pipe for my birthday and so forth... so if budget is a factor, look around, you'll find stuff all over the place... you just have to wait a little onger, but who cares? You have the car people dream about owning, right?
Dave
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Thanks Dave,
I agree that most of the fun will be in the journey through "Corvette Mod Heaven." Kind of like a kid in a candy store. You know you can't have all of the candy you see and there are some that you just won't like, but the looking is so much fun.
I agree that most of the fun will be in the journey through "Corvette Mod Heaven." Kind of like a kid in a candy store. You know you can't have all of the candy you see and there are some that you just won't like, but the looking is so much fun.
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
That's one of the best analogy's for it!Sure makes me wish they were priced the same though
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Start with some Longtube headers, a good flowing catback (z06 ti, or my favorite Borla, bullets, corsa), then get some gears if you have a manual (3.73 if you are going for big power mods later on, or 3.90's or 4.10s if you are aren't going to put a blower on or have too much power in the future). After that you could make a decision as to wether or not you want to proceed with big power mods or be happy with what you have. Good luck and have Fun!
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There are no "must have" mods. You need to ask your self the question, "What to I want out of this car"? Show car? Drag car? AutoX/HPDE car? Gentleman's cruiser? Once you've answered that, then we can direct you down a mod trail. The only thing I can say at this point is to not start throwing money at the car *****-nilly. Have a plan before you start to mod. Otherwise, you'll just be wasting money and not getting all the enjoyment out of the car that you could.
What do YOU want? A lot of very good suggestions though.