new c5 owner....need advice
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Cruising
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From: fresno ca
new c5 owner....need advice
hey guys new c5 owner here.....new to this forum aswell. first of this place is great eh......anyway i just bought a pewter color 2000 corvette auto trans (which i already regret) with 74000miles. i got a decent deal at 16.4k and the car overall is in great condition with very min flaws....the prob is that i dont know where to start as for as mods go. the car has a full corsa exhaust and also the superchip flapaq installed (which so far has not made a difference) k&n in the stock box. iv yet to get a 1/4mile time but my 0-100 is bout 11.7sec which i think is slow now and days. i cant get traction even tho the mich pilots are in good condition so i timed it using trac control. is there hope for a auto? should i look into making it a 6speed? whats the best bang for buck setup for starters under 1k? intake? tb? maf? advice
Racer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: central NC
sorry about that, couldn't help myself, you will get a lot of good advice here, tech section too. I have read a lot about the performance mods but never performed any. Others will offer great ideas, good luck. 
Team Owner
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Here's what you do. Spend some time in other sections of the forum other than C5 General, namely the FI/Nitrous and Performance Results sections.
Read the Ultimate DIY sticky in the Tech section and the Weight, Measurements, Etc. sticky here in C5 Gen, you'll learn a lot.
Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '08
hey guys new c5 owner here.....new to this forum aswell. first of this place is great eh......anyway i just bought a pewter color 2000 corvette auto trans (which i already regret) with 74000miles. i got a decent deal at 16.4k and the car overall is in great condition with very min flaws....the prob is that i dont know where to start as for as mods go. the car has a full corsa exhaust and also the superchip flapaq installed (which so far has not made a difference) k&n in the stock box. iv yet to get a 1/4mile time but my 0-100 is bout 11.7sec which i think is slow now and days. i cant get traction even tho the mich pilots are in good condition so i timed it using trac control. is there hope for a auto? should i look into making it a 6speed? whats the best bang for buck setup for starters under 1k? intake? tb? maf? advice
You can only increase the power so much before you have to start making changes to the drive line. Unlike most cars the transmission is in the rear of the car. You also have independent suspension all the way around.
One thing you might want to look into is changing the rear gear ratio. Do you know what your gear ratio is?
BTW, autos are great for straightline speed.
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Cruising
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: fresno ca
thanks ....yes i understand what ratios are but dont know which would work best. i just took the guy above you advice and read some good post on auto vs 6speed and other things....it seems like guys are getting good results with 3.42. i dont wanna get to crazy with the car id just like to be somewhere in the mid 12's 1/4
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Burning Brakes
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Plenty you can do...
hey guys new c5 owner here.....new to this forum aswell. first of this place is great eh......anyway i just bought a pewter color 2000 corvette auto trans (which i already regret) with 74000miles. i got a decent deal at 16.4k and the car overall is in great condition with very min flaws....the prob is that i dont know where to start as for as mods go. the car has a full corsa exhaust and also the superchip flapaq installed (which so far has not made a difference) k&n in the stock box. iv yet to get a 1/4mile time but my 0-100 is bout 11.7sec which i think is slow now and days. i cant get traction even tho the mich pilots are in good condition so i timed it using trac control. is there hope for a auto? should i look into making it a 6speed? whats the best bang for buck setup for starters under 1k? intake? tb? maf? advice
Plenty you can do guy- A4 is not the end of the world although had I to do it over I'd buy an MN6. See sig and link to cardomain page below, later