[Z06] Another new owner/poster...
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Instructor
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Carrollton TX
Another new owner/poster...
Well guys,
I finally picked up a Z after wanting one for years. This is the third Vette for me, started with a steel blue metallic '90 at age 24, kept that for a couple years and got a black '96 LT4. Loved that car and kept it longer than any car I ever owned (4 yrs.), spent a lot of dough modding it but eventually gave it up to pay for wedding, buy a house, have a kid. Well I am 33 now and have done all the above -she is a Quicksilver/Black '02 with 41k that I picked up in MO off of Ebay. Flew up from Dallas and drove it back (very long day but a total blast). Car has Kooks long tubes and x pipe with high flow cats-more mods to come I am sure. Will post pics later...
I finally picked up a Z after wanting one for years. This is the third Vette for me, started with a steel blue metallic '90 at age 24, kept that for a couple years and got a black '96 LT4. Loved that car and kept it longer than any car I ever owned (4 yrs.), spent a lot of dough modding it but eventually gave it up to pay for wedding, buy a house, have a kid. Well I am 33 now and have done all the above -she is a Quicksilver/Black '02 with 41k that I picked up in MO off of Ebay. Flew up from Dallas and drove it back (very long day but a total blast). Car has Kooks long tubes and x pipe with high flow cats-more mods to come I am sure. Will post pics later...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: St. Peters MO
Read the sticky section(lots of info there), consider a drivers school(best mod to get the most out of your car), take a look at posts by Ranger on clutch fluid maintenance(some have different opinions on this, decide for your self).
Oh yea, start hidding money from your self to feed your new addiction....
Oh yea, start hidding money from your self to feed your new addiction....
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From: Naples FL
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 202
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From: Carrollton TX
good eyes
Good eyes guys, car was demodded before sale and the guy had sold off his Ti stock system so he swapped this C5 stuff off the guy who bought the Borla stinger system that was on it. He also removed a Halltech intake and a Hurst shifter putting back the stock stuff. However the car retains the Kooks LT headers and hi-flow cats. Car actually sounds great but I am going to put a Zo6 Ti system back on it (I don't want it to be too obnoxious as this is a daily driver). I also will replace the intake and shifter with some aftermarket pieces but have not picked anything out yet. I have attended several performance/race schools and dabbled in SCCA autocross in the past. I will definitely do some track days and other HPDE events with the car. Plans for the future include an aluminum radiator, big brake kit and coilovers-and eventually a Ls7 swap or stroked rebuild.
