I took my 2002 Z06, which I bought from a Forum member while in OIF VI, for a drive for the first time since returning from Iraq, but it was raining all day in Dallas and didnt get to fully enjoy things. I did notice however the dreaded wheel hop on a turn, and that I wasn't too fond of having such a low ride height around speedbumps!
I then took her in to 21st Century Muscle Cars and had the PFadt Coil Overs, street sway bars, DRM differential and Transmission oil coolers installed. I had Dot 4 motul fluid filled in the clutch and brakes, while having steel braided lines installed as well as a slightly used set of baer slotted and drilled calipers installed. I had the plugs and wires replaced, and a dyno tune. I also had a hurricane intake/air filter installed.
I tried to have the Column Lock Bypass kit installed from Corvettes of Houston, but it did not work..I will check later if the previous owner had the mod already done, which would have conflicted with the CLB.

I would like to ask any of the Z06 owners who have had the Pfadts installed if they had the holes drilled so that they can access and adjust the rear shocks. I did not opt for this on my car and had it set to 8 all around, and Im pretty happy with it, but I may want to stiffen things in the future. I had the ride height taken lower than stock but not as low as before and am happy with it. I had the car aligned,corner weighed and balanced.
Im quite happy with the installed of the DRM coolers, though I must admit they are VERY loud when engaged...I was considering activating them for long road trips in the summer..but I dont think that will be necessary...just use them for track days.

I'll be taking her out for the intro to road racing course at Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas and give more feedback. Then she will be shipped off to my home in Germany, and once the weather allows, I'll take her on various European tracks, as well as the Nurburgring.
Im very happy with the customer service and timeliness of the job done by 21st Century Muscle Cars in Carrollton. John Page and his wife Carrie are great to deal with.
Thanks also to Robbie at Pfadt, he suggested John to me and has provided excellent technical information.
Same with an earlier post from Randy at DRM providing detailed photos of their coolers.
she should be ready for her new home in Germany...hopefully she'll get along with my 383 stroker '93 LT1.

 

Good luck.
Pfadts are in my future, too.
Probably one of the best upgrades you could do for your purposes.

 

Here is a good tutorial on how to make the holes to adjust the rear shocks

http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...3&postcount=32

 

Long road trips you will not need to run the pumps. Unless you are flying for a long time. But anything under 120 mph in a staight line will be just fine. The rule of thumb, helment on, the pumps should be on too.

Randy