two newbie questions
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two newbie questions
I'm in the middle stages of my search for my first corvette, and I've got a couple questions I was hoping you guys could answer.
1) I'm looking at a car i found on autotrader, and it has an interesting set of wheels on it. I haven't seen many, if any, other vettes with these wheels. I believe they are stock magnesium wheels. Were they an option in 2004? Besides the weight savings, is there anything particularly desirable about them? Are there any downsides to them? I dont know that I like the gold-ish color, but I think their rarity makes them kind of cool.
2) I'm jumping the gun on this one, since I dont even have a vette yet, but I've seen a couple vettes on here that have valvecovers that look more like they belong on a traditional smallblock, like THESE. This car's engine looks pretty significantly modified, but I'm wondering what it takes to install valvecovers like that, because I think they look much better than either the plastic cover or the standard ignition coils underneath.
Thanks for your help.
1) I'm looking at a car i found on autotrader, and it has an interesting set of wheels on it. I haven't seen many, if any, other vettes with these wheels. I believe they are stock magnesium wheels. Were they an option in 2004? Besides the weight savings, is there anything particularly desirable about them? Are there any downsides to them? I dont know that I like the gold-ish color, but I think their rarity makes them kind of cool.
2) I'm jumping the gun on this one, since I dont even have a vette yet, but I've seen a couple vettes on here that have valvecovers that look more like they belong on a traditional smallblock, like THESE. This car's engine looks pretty significantly modified, but I'm wondering what it takes to install valvecovers like that, because I think they look much better than either the plastic cover or the standard ignition coils underneath.
Thanks for your help.
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I'm in the middle stages of my search for my first corvette, and I've got a couple questions I was hoping you guys could answer.
1) I'm looking at a car i found on autotrader, and it has an interesting set of wheels on it. I haven't seen many, if any, other vettes with these wheels. I believe they are stock magnesium wheels. Were they an option in 2004? Besides the weight savings, is there anything particularly desirable about them? Are there any downsides to them? I dont know that I like the gold-ish color, but I think their rarity makes them kind of cool.
2) I'm jumping the gun on this one, since I dont even have a vette yet, but I've seen a couple vettes on here that have valvecovers that look more like they belong on a traditional smallblock, like THESE. This car's engine looks pretty significantly modified, but I'm wondering what it takes to install valvecovers like that, because I think they look much better than either the plastic cover or the standard ignition coils underneath.
Thanks for your help.
1) I'm looking at a car i found on autotrader, and it has an interesting set of wheels on it. I haven't seen many, if any, other vettes with these wheels. I believe they are stock magnesium wheels. Were they an option in 2004? Besides the weight savings, is there anything particularly desirable about them? Are there any downsides to them? I dont know that I like the gold-ish color, but I think their rarity makes them kind of cool.
2) I'm jumping the gun on this one, since I dont even have a vette yet, but I've seen a couple vettes on here that have valvecovers that look more like they belong on a traditional smallblock, like THESE. This car's engine looks pretty significantly modified, but I'm wondering what it takes to install valvecovers like that, because I think they look much better than either the plastic cover or the standard ignition coils underneath.
Thanks for your help.
There are a couple ways to go with this, You can get the coils relocated and get a nice set of valve covers or you can get the rasied valve covers where the coils are mounted in the covers.
All it takes is money and a lot of it.
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How much money is a lot? I'm guessing there's a reason why more people dont do this.
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
I'm in the middle stages of my search for my first corvette, and I've got a couple questions I was hoping you guys could answer.
1) I'm looking at a car i found on autotrader, and it has an interesting set of wheels on it. I haven't seen many, if any, other vettes with these wheels. I believe they are stock magnesium wheels. Were they an option in 2004? Besides the weight savings, is there anything particularly desirable about them? Are there any downsides to them? I dont know that I like the gold-ish color, but I think their rarity makes them kind of cool.
2) I'm jumping the gun on this one, since I dont even have a vette yet, but I've seen a couple vettes on here that have valvecovers that look more like they belong on a traditional smallblock, like THESE. This car's engine looks pretty significantly modified, but I'm wondering what it takes to install valvecovers like that, because I think they look much better than either the plastic cover or the standard ignition coils underneath.
Thanks for your help.
1) I'm looking at a car i found on autotrader, and it has an interesting set of wheels on it. I haven't seen many, if any, other vettes with these wheels. I believe they are stock magnesium wheels. Were they an option in 2004? Besides the weight savings, is there anything particularly desirable about them? Are there any downsides to them? I dont know that I like the gold-ish color, but I think their rarity makes them kind of cool.
2) I'm jumping the gun on this one, since I dont even have a vette yet, but I've seen a couple vettes on here that have valvecovers that look more like they belong on a traditional smallblock, like THESE. This car's engine looks pretty significantly modified, but I'm wondering what it takes to install valvecovers like that, because I think they look much better than either the plastic cover or the standard ignition coils underneath.
Thanks for your help.
