OK Guys, after searching for almost 2 years, I've finally picked up a C5 as my new toy. I'm def not new to the car scene, having owned 2 Mustangs, WS6, CTS-V, and now the C5.

Car Info:
1999 C5 Navy Blue Metallic
6-Spd
Grey/Black Interior
Stock aside from Short Throw/Intake
49,XXX on the clock.

No pics as of now b/c I've already started modding it to my taste, and thus I'm having the BSM's removed and doors painted. Its always been my dream to own a vette, and I wanted to do it relatively young, so I'm quite pleased that I found this car.

First Impressions:
Fun car to drive, get alot of looks/compliments, but I'm a little "afraid" of pushing the car hard. The electrical gremlins with these cars scare me along with the problems associated with wheel hop damage. I just feel like I almost have to baby it lol.

Overall, great engine/trans, but cheap interior; I guess thats GM for you lol. Having owned a 2000 WS6 I knew of the interior quality, but its all good, I didn't buy the car for comfort.

Future Plans:
Reverse spilt cam, full exhaust, some suspension upgrades, and new wheels. Basically looking to have a 400rwhp, high 11 sec car.

On a side note, I'd just like to say that I've already been helped by a few forum members. I must say that this is one of the more helpful/friendly internet car forums.

 

Welcome aboard

If its stock, and you've driven other HP cars, dont be afraid to enjoy (push) it. Its not gonna break

 

Congrats on your C5 - sounds like a very nice car and you have some good plans for it. But get out there and enjoy it - these cars really are very reliable and can take some spirited driving.

 

Very nice! Need pics too!

Looking forward to the mods!

Question: Reverse split cam? Why this profile? Have you used it before on the CYS-V or WS6?

Thanks,Matt

 

Sounds like a nice ride and go out and enjoy it. I do have one question, and that is you mentioned that you were have the BSM removed and the doors painted. I have not heard of anyone that removed the BSM and had to repaint the doors. If this was the shop that is removing the BSM's I would take it somewhere else.

 

Congrats!

 

Welcome!
This is a great forum and the people here are really helpful.
I have saved quite a bit of money and time from using this site.

 

Well congrats. But I'm always amazed at those who wish to do a suspension upgrade on one the best suspensions on the market.

Why do you do that?

 

Congrats Chad!

 

I'm by no means a cam expert, but I did alot of research on the lstech site while I had my ws6. A reverse spilt cam is a great cam for cars with free flowing exhaust (LT's, Offroad X, Catback) while still keeping the stock heads/intake (LS1/LS6 Intake). In this scenario the exhaust is slightly outperforming the intake side of the engine. Reverse split cams will yield better "power under the curve" (3k-6krpm) v.s. peak power that you get from a traditional cam.

Since most of your racing is done under the curve, its more beneficial IMO to have more power here, v.s. at the very top of my rpm range. Turning a better time with a 396rwhp car vs a 411rwhp car is more important to me instead of having that BIG peak number

Now, if you have a FAST Intake, LS6 Heads, or ported/aftermakret heads, a traditional cam will prob be more effective since exhaust/intake are pretty much on par.

The previous owner had the front of the vehicle repainted due to rock chips, bugs, etc. The shop did a great job, but when they blended into the doors, they didn't remove the BSM. So, when I removed the BSM, naturally there is a slight color difference. So I'm having the doors blended out into the fenders.

Well, I have a 99 so I still have the plastic tie-rod end links. I'll also be upgrading to the c6z51 sway bars front/rear. I've also lowered it on stock bolts so I'll be replacing the shocks with Bilsteing Sports, or if I can find a good deal on used coilovers I'll do that.

 

congrats! enjoy...i sure am!

 

Congrats

 

"Spirited" driving .... I like that term...haha.

 

Congradulations, enjoy !

 

My car hits the track 30+ times a year.I havent broken anything yet,but I am only running 12.77

 

Because the stock suspension on a C5 sucks?

 

Do you have the base suspension? I've found the Z51 and C5 Z06 suspensions to be pretty good.

 

Congrats and welcome to the forum!!

 

My first vette had the base. Second vette had the Z51. My third one has Bilsteins and Hotchki's swaybars.

Looking into doing coilovers next after riding in a c5z running Pfadts.

The base suspension sucks BAD. The Z51 suspension is better, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Then again, I usually run Corvettes that have twice the stock horsepower, and push my C5s more so than 90% of the guys on here.