Both our Vettes are stockers
Plan no Mod Stock
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,139
Likes: 6
From: Granite Falls WA
when i bought my Y2K A4 coupe (used) i had no intentions of modding it.
after owning it for a year or two, i found out what i really liked about it and what i wanted to change. first, the stock exhaust had to go. just didn't sound like i wanted it to. i put on the NXT Step Performance catback and i like it much bettter. now i am doing a diff swap from 2.73's to 3.42's. powder coated calipers should be on the way soon.
no major changes, but i'm "tweaking" it the way i want it. i still have a few more things i'd like to see different. it's a toy for me, not a DD, so as i find money and motivation i'll make those changes.
one thing i certainly don't do is "mod for mod's sake" or "keep up with the jone's". it's fun to see what others have done to their cars and it certainly gives me lots of ideas. fun part is i get to pick and choose which parts i want to mod!
one mod i don't think i'll ever do is aftermarket wheels. i just love the way the stock thin spokes look on these cars. lots of guys would disagree...
to the "i'm gonna keep it stock" guys - no worries. whatever and however you want "your" vette - go for it! i love 'em all.
jef
after owning it for a year or two, i found out what i really liked about it and what i wanted to change. first, the stock exhaust had to go. just didn't sound like i wanted it to. i put on the NXT Step Performance catback and i like it much bettter. now i am doing a diff swap from 2.73's to 3.42's. powder coated calipers should be on the way soon.
no major changes, but i'm "tweaking" it the way i want it. i still have a few more things i'd like to see different. it's a toy for me, not a DD, so as i find money and motivation i'll make those changes.
one thing i certainly don't do is "mod for mod's sake" or "keep up with the jone's". it's fun to see what others have done to their cars and it certainly gives me lots of ideas. fun part is i get to pick and choose which parts i want to mod!
one mod i don't think i'll ever do is aftermarket wheels. i just love the way the stock thin spokes look on these cars. lots of guys would disagree...
to the "i'm gonna keep it stock" guys - no worries. whatever and however you want "your" vette - go for it! i love 'em all.
jef
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,228
Likes: 39
From: South Central PA
2017 C3 of Year Finalist
i appreciate the work that goes into highly modified cars, but i don't want one. had one (not a vette) in the past and it became a headache. i already have a bone stock (NCRS Top Flight) 87, so my 04 will get some mods. i'm hoping to make things a little quicker and a little better looking, but not over the top. i want people to look at it and 'know' it looks 'better' but not realize anything was changed. make sense?
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 16,270
Likes: 30
From: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-‘18-'19
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My '98 Pace Car is stock except for a Blackwing and a Corsa exhaust with an X-pipe. My black car is a different story. I feel like every change/mod that I've done to the black car has it improved it. It has suspension, brakes, differential, transmission, intake, exhaust, lighting, interior, audio and wheels/tires. About the only thing remaining stock is the engine itself and the body.
The car is a pleasure to drive and I've been told very tasteful appearance wise. Like anything else, it's all what you make of it.
The car is a pleasure to drive and I've been told very tasteful appearance wise. Like anything else, it's all what you make of it.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 4,753
Likes: 167
From: Youngsville North Carolina
Some interior dress up pieces, the brake, side cove, rear vent screens.
Got an MGW shifter to install but haven't yet.
Would like to do headers, xpipe and catback along with new intake but haven't taken the plunge...keep lurking in for sale forum for the "right deal"...
Got an MGW shifter to install but haven't yet.
Would like to do headers, xpipe and catback along with new intake but haven't taken the plunge...keep lurking in for sale forum for the "right deal"...
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Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 798
Likes: 2
From: Notorious Miami sunny south florida
Just had the seats redone and dual cone air filter and none run flats other then that it's stock. damm thing is fast enough already to much extra money for a few seconds.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 10,554
Likes: 33
From: Not on either liberal coast.
I've been into hot rodding since I was 12 yrs old, building slot cars and models for competitions. I got my first car at 16 yrs old and promptly made a hot rod out of it. Every car or Harley that I've owned since has been modified extensively in some manner.
My Z16 is the first car that I've owned that I've resisted the urge to modify.
My Z16 is the first car that I've owned that I've resisted the urge to modify.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 9,294
Likes: 1,527
From: Oviedo Florida
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I read the threads here everyday and have to ask: How many of you have just left the vette stock or maybe made a minimal mod?
FYI: I have a stock 01 that has remained that way for about nine years. It needs new floor mats so it might get a new "mod" mat. I love it as it is. It's a Corvette and that in itself is pretty cool. So anyone else avoiding the mod disease?
Thanks.
Bill
FYI: I have a stock 01 that has remained that way for about nine years. It needs new floor mats so it might get a new "mod" mat. I love it as it is. It's a Corvette and that in itself is pretty cool. So anyone else avoiding the mod disease?
Thanks.
Bill
I envy you!!
Former Vendor
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 11,792
Likes: 255
From: Ossining New York
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
This is some GREAT advice.....
Hey man... NO, I'm not gonna try to push a supercharger on ya for your first mod....
Call me and I guarantee you I can show you the LEAST EXPENSIVE way to the BEST PERFORMANCE with MAXIMUM RELIABILITY!
Trust me, I know how to send you home with an ear to ear grin!
Chuck CoW
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,809
Likes: 3
From: Yorktown Virginia
like i want a corsa xtreme cat back with x pipe and pro tips but thats going to be at least a year from this carlisle. but i think im going to get a vararam system this summer, just installed one on my dads vette and it wasnt too hard and they said they would give me a better deal if i got one.
once you start its hard to stop