[Z06] Newbie with a question
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Ok, so I bought a 04 Z06 CE with 3800 miles on it and I’m new to the corvette world. So my question is: What would be the best bang for the buck in doing a full H/C/I, full exhaust, and supporting items (timing chain, pushrods etc..) or an A&A supercharger kit. My goal would be to have a little more power with stock like drive ability and reliability. Please give me your opinions as to what you think is best and why.
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Thanks for the responses. When I say a little more power I was thinking around 420-440rwhp is N/A and 500-525 S/C. I was just wanting to know what would have better driveability and be some what realible also.
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I have a 04 CE ZO6 as well (6900 miles now), that I purchased with 2800 miles. I added a Halltech Stinger intake, and ceramic coated 1 7/8" AR Long tube headers with the catted X pipe. With a dyno tune it put down 386/372 to the tires.
Agree with the above, if you are looking for low 400s, most likely will need to add a more aggressive cam.
Agree with the above, if you are looking for low 400s, most likely will need to add a more aggressive cam.
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It has great driveability (it's my DD in Los Angeles) and should also be reliable. You can even go a little bigger than this without sacrificing much driveability. When I have my heads ported, I'm hoping to reach the vicinity of ~450 hp.
Remember, if you decide to get supercharged, a new clutch is an absolute must.
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Check out the results from my recent cam job:
corvetteforum.com/c5-z06-discussion/dyno-gains-from-219-223-607-610-cam-results.html
It has great driveability (it's my DD in Los Angeles) and should also be reliable. You can even go a little bigger than this without sacrificing much driveability. When I have my heads ported, I'm hoping to reach the vicinity of ~450 hp.
Remember, if you decide to get supercharged, a new clutch is an absolute must.
corvetteforum.com/c5-z06-discussion/dyno-gains-from-219-223-607-610-cam-results.html
It has great driveability (it's my DD in Los Angeles) and should also be reliable. You can even go a little bigger than this without sacrificing much driveability. When I have my heads ported, I'm hoping to reach the vicinity of ~450 hp.
Remember, if you decide to get supercharged, a new clutch is an absolute must.
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Check out the results from my recent cam job:
corvetteforum.com/c5-z06-discussion/dyno-gains-from-219-223-607-610-cam-results.html
It has great driveability (it's my DD in Los Angeles) and should also be reliable. You can even go a little bigger than this without sacrificing much driveability. When I have my heads ported, I'm hoping to reach the vicinity of ~450 hp.
Remember, if you decide to get supercharged, a new clutch is an absolute must.
corvetteforum.com/c5-z06-discussion/dyno-gains-from-219-223-607-610-cam-results.html
It has great driveability (it's my DD in Los Angeles) and should also be reliable. You can even go a little bigger than this without sacrificing much driveability. When I have my heads ported, I'm hoping to reach the vicinity of ~450 hp.
Remember, if you decide to get supercharged, a new clutch is an absolute must.
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corvetteforum.com/c5-z06-discussion/please-check-in-if-youre-cammed-and-still-use-the-stock-clutch.html
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Congrats on the CE. I have #2020. Head over to www.z16.org and register as the new owner of yours. It isn't really an active site per se, but still a place to visit.
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Last edited by Richard Thomas; Jun 21, 2012 at 04:35 PM. Reason: I have 2020, not 2025.
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Congratulations on the Z16 purchase. 
I have a Paxton2000 from ECS on my CE and love the power
and the stock like drivability. But the light build suggested by
95tturbo is a lot of fun as well. Also, search user name Toque
for a very well thought out heads/cam setup that puts out great
power across the band and excellent street manners.
Good luck and have fun with her,
Wayne
I have a Paxton2000 from ECS on my CE and love the power
and the stock like drivability. But the light build suggested by
95tturbo is a lot of fun as well. Also, search user name Toque
for a very well thought out heads/cam setup that puts out great
power across the band and excellent street manners.
Good luck and have fun with her,
Wayne
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Congrats on the CE. I have #2025. Head over to www.z16.org and register as the new owner of yours. It isn't really an active site per se, but still a place to visit.
Richard
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Oops, I edited my response. When I was typing, I was thinking 2020 out of 2025 and my fingers listened to the 2025.
Richard
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