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Popular mod?
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Youngsville North Carolina
Well, if ya wanna consider it a mod, the column lock bypass I would say is a must have.
Performance wise, guys usually start with an air intake, headers, catback and tune.
Guess it really depends on what your end goal is and more so what your budget is - - could just go forced induction and be done with it...
Then there's suspension and drivetrain too...
Performance wise, guys usually start with an air intake, headers, catback and tune.
Guess it really depends on what your end goal is and more so what your budget is - - could just go forced induction and be done with it...
Then there's suspension and drivetrain too...
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Headers, new wheels, painted engine components, interior upgrades, double din stereo upgrades, etc. Just keep looking here on the forum and you'll run across all the things owners do to their cars.
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Joined: May 2010
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From: Winfield IN
Popular mods in the C5 crowd: Intake, exhaust, wheels, lighting (HID's, LED's, Halo's).
More popular mods that are either free or cheap: Lowering, Column lock bypass, skip-shift eliminator, painted calipers.
More popular mods that are either free or cheap: Lowering, Column lock bypass, skip-shift eliminator, painted calipers.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Home of the VOLS ! Knoxville, TN. Tennessee
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If you have aspirations of eventually going SC or Turbo, don't do the air intake mod because it would be a waste of money. Those setups come with their own intake.
I would start with Catbacks and lower then car and go from there.
If audio means anything to you, then you will need to talk to Dennis at DD Mods.
I would start with Catbacks and lower then car and go from there.
If audio means anything to you, then you will need to talk to Dennis at DD Mods.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,266
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From: Germantown, TN
Here's my list:
1. Lower the car
2. CAI
3. Exhaust (cat-back & LT headers)
4. Short throw shifter
5. tune
MANDATORY:
1. Column lock bypass
2. CAGS skip
In my opinion with the mods above the car will perform, look, sound, & feel 100% better. Good luck!
1. Lower the car
2. CAI
3. Exhaust (cat-back & LT headers)
4. Short throw shifter
5. tune
MANDATORY:
1. Column lock bypass
2. CAGS skip
In my opinion with the mods above the car will perform, look, sound, & feel 100% better. Good luck!
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,079
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From: Northern Chicago Burbs IL
Couple of free-mods are to lower on stock bolts and remove the body side molding.
Cheap(er) mods;
Painted calipers
Window tint
CAI
If you want the sound go with a catback, but if you don't wanna spend as much, go with DMH Electric cutouts. $400, my neighbor welded them on for a case of beer and by far my favorite to date mod. I play with the cutouts every time I drive my car.
Cheap(er) mods;
Painted calipers
Window tint
CAI
If you want the sound go with a catback, but if you don't wanna spend as much, go with DMH Electric cutouts. $400, my neighbor welded them on for a case of beer and by far my favorite to date mod. I play with the cutouts every time I drive my car.
