alright guys the car is away for the winter..again I thank all of you so much for those who helped me with the questions..everything is perrrrfect and its sleeping in the storage unit now lol...so now its time for parts (and more rambling lmao)...now this is where i ask the pro;s lol=you guys..so this is what i want all at once with tune obviously i just want some insight or maybe life stories an i just want best sound an quality..do you guys think catless xpipe with stock headers an catback would sound bad or to loud please let me know?.
so here we go i want these so far
-Non flip up headlights (please let me know some good ones) prob want the HIDs with it also.
-Catless xpipe (atleast i think so..dont want it RRREally loud but im sure the stock headers and catback wont make it to loud.
-Cams (its gonna be a summer daily driver so a good mild one but still get good gains.
-and also a vararam intake...so thats what i want to start out with and get a tune with...maybe headers lata but the tuner said cams and xpipe will do the most an headers dont do to much..said the stock z06 exhaust is very well setup..so again sorry for this long rambling msg but im a noob an you guys arnt lol so thanks ahead of time all!!!!

 

What tuner told you headers wont do much?

There are a number of cars on here with just a Vararam, Headers/x-pipe and a good tune from a quality shop making 380-390 to the wheels.

I'm not trying to talk you out of a cam, but do the headers first... Kooks, LG, or AR are all good quality products.

Have fun.

 

I wouldn't go to the person who said headers won't do much...he obviously doesn't know much about Vettes. Personally, with a Halltech Venom, Dynatech headers w/ cats and a tune I went from 345/341 to 382/374.

 

how was that HP increase...im used to sti's an getting more increase but i know in vettes its different lol...an question for you man...i was going to go witht the vararam but i heard they are bad if its ur dd due to hydrolock an the intake being poor q an to close to the ground..i was gonna go with the halltech also..how do you like it..an i dont know if he ment they wouldnt do much or just cams will do alot more..he said stock z06 exhaust is damn good an with cams intake an tune b around 400..but let me know man..how does urs sound i cant decide between cats or non.. thanks so much i love this site so many nice people who take time to help!!..an where did you get those rear lights...i love the blk out look!

 

these cars respond to mods a little different. with evos and the sti, you can gain a lot more power by getting rid of the cat all together, but not so much with the vette. Now im sure you could gain quite a bit if you where all maxed out and over 800rwhp or so with some sort of FI, but not basic bolt ons.

The vararam is fine for a daily driver, you just have to me careful... I dont think much of us would ever go through a puddle deep enough for it to ever happen, the puddle would have to be pretty deep.

Halltech is good as well and much much easier to install. I had one, sold it because I wanted to go more stealth since I live in cali. Well Im moving so I got another one, and it will be here tues.

and Im sure you know this, but our cars only have ONE cam... I see lots of import people cams, just because most imports do.

 

I assume by the STi HP increase you mean turning up boost. Yes, that's a completely different animal than an NA car.
From what I've read/seen just about all the CAIs are equal +/- a couple HP. I went with one that gave (at least to me) a more realistic HP increase. I just can't believe a few of them advertise 20+HP. As for a cam, I don't know that much, but if you truly want to get all of the potential from a cam, long tube headers are a necessity. Yes, the stock exhaust is very good, but you WILL benefit from headers and a dyno tune. The part of the exhaust that the Z excels at is the catback. You'll pretty much see zero increase from replacing them; it's more of a sound preference since they flow so well.
As for the sound, I love it! I've replaced the entire stock exhaust, so I can't compare to your's if you're going to leave the stock catback. As I said previously, I went with Dynatech headers with cats and B&B Bullets. I love the sound...it's nice and loud and it still retains the smoothness you get by retaining the cats. Go to youtube and search for B&B Bullets and you'll find plenty of examples.
The taillights are LED Halos I bought from Corvette Enhancements that were tinted using their blackout service. The third brake light and the backup lights are stock with blackouts from that big auction site.
Everyone here is very nice and will graciously answer your questions, but I have to offer one piece of advice...Please use proper punctuation and capitalize each sentence. Your posts are very difficult to read the way they are now.

Oh yeah...have fun with your Vette...I know you'll love it!!!

 

lol thanks man..appreciate it..ya im 22 so im still in the texting mode..so i type stuff that doesnt make sense, or leave some stuff out that is required in a text msg lmao.

 

Well, that suggestion really worked...

Seriously though, you'll get more responses if people can easily read your posts. Age has nothing to do with it. I'm 29 and when I was 22 I didn't type like that.

 

eh its cool...thanks...i will try but i dont really pay attention to it. Its a forum i just type it fast, hit send an move on lmao..sorry thats just my mentality but i will try son! lol plus most of the time im in a meeting bored using my cell phone lol..night guys!

 

I would try contacting a few vendors that support this forum and others and tell them what you want to do with the car. Maybe look into some of the package deals they offer and get a recommendation on cam choices. You can probably save some money, get the results youre looking for and get all the advice you'll need. I would also ask them about your tuners opinion of headers.

I have a Vararam and I drive in the rain, I haven't had any problems and as long as you don't play U-Boat with your Vette, you'll be okay. If you are going to lose the cats you might get some exhaust fumes at idle with the new cam.

 

I'd say you should skip the mods you listed and go for a Supercharger. It will only run you around $6k, and that includes the install and tune. You'll have monstrous power and stock drivability and reliability. Plus, it will be easy to return the car to stock should you ever choose to do so. You'll easily be making 550 RWHP with a conservative tune. And the power will blow your mind!!

 

i will definitly look into that...never really thought about it, how are these engines stock with 500whp, can they handle it, and asuming oil change every 2500 and its taken care of...and only some street racing and track lmao! ive seen 600-700 whp on stock engine but figured they were just freeaks lol...but as everything tuning is the most important thing and plays a huge roll

 

so what do you folks have for non flip-ups or have insight on..cant pick, i just want to get rid of these flip ups but dont know which are quality and look decent. Im hopeing someone has tried some of these...thanks as always!!

 

Here was the setup that we ran our 10.89 Bolt-On pass with:
1 7/8" American Racing Headers (These headers always make great power.)
Vararam
Textralia Exo-Skel Clutch
4.10 rear
Hoosier 275x40x17 DRs
GTO spares as front skinnies
Car made 389 HP on a Mustang Dyno.
Great tuning and the correct parts are the key.

Good luck.

 

Fill out your profile so we can see your car and where you are from. Then we can help you with a shop by you to talk to. Some of us love the shop we use and they will point you in the right direction..

 

is the halltech venom going to be good enough...i c everyone using the vararam man..but i just heard its to close to the ground and its my summer DD, so i dont want to risk the rain...i just want a decent intake cause i heard they do wonders with a tune...plus i bet you had more whp cause the vararam only shines on the hwy not on dyno (so ive heard on here anyway) thanks for your response let me know man! plus the halltech being easier to install is a plus for me lol

 

My Z was a DD. I never had a problem with the Vararam in the rain; however, Jim Hall does produce a fine product.

 

thanks man..i appreciate people who have an open mind and respect people who make good products...another reason besides the rain is just the quality and the install on the vararam...which would be fine if it really performs that much better...does anyone really know if the vararam is that much better then the halltech pwr wise? because i know the halltech quality is better, but we want performance anyway, so who needs looks lol and halltechs new one seems to be good, if the halltech gives good gains aswell, might just go with that..looks very nice(especially the red one)

 

so...catted or non catted xpipe, im going to stick with the ti catback, so if i do highflow xpipe would it still sound good? and be louder then stock? or would the non catted xpipe be to loud even with the stock ti's. Will also be doing LTs with ither way i go.. please help, ive been researching but couldnt find much about it directly. Thanks ahead of time yall!!

 

I ran cats on mine. I suggest that you give Nick a call at ARHs. I am prejudice when it comes to headers. They hold all of the NA records.