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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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and you want to do a lot of mods................But........if you were restricted to only one upgrade for your C5 during 2009 and money was not a factor.....what would the one and only upgrade be?
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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SC from ECS

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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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A&A supercharger kit
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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Probably the interior.
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A&A supercharger kit
thats my thoughts.
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Uhmmmm,,,,let me think,,,,,,,oh yeah,,,,,a,,,,,no,,,,,maybe a,,,,,I got it!






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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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If the car was stock and i could do one mod,it would be exhaust.Those stock pipes
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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Lambo hinges with automatic door opening actuators. Oh yeah and a flux compasitor!
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 11:16 AM
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Some Carbon Fibre Modular Rims
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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black99.. is your car seeing anyone? I would like to take it out on a date.
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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CCW Classics.
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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C6 Z51 swaybars & 2004 Z06 shocks and springs....
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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18x13 rear and 18x10 front for L5 flare offset...something forged and black
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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A sibling (second C5) to keep the Vert company. And then the mod list starts all over again.
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