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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 06:55 PM
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Best, head/cam/intake/ for 450 sitting on the rear tires
worst was already on it and got traded quickly B&B bullets.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 07:05 PM
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Best = Stereo
Worst = X-pipe
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by knewblewkorvette
Best = Stereo
Worst = X-pipe
Why? What was wrong with the X-pipe?

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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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Best Mod - 577RWHP 427

Worst Mod - getting my ******* pierced.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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best mod: none yet (She's pretty much perfect as is.)
worst mod: SLP Loudmouth II exhaust. It was on my 'Vette one week. It sounded great outside the car, but I didn't realize I would hear them so loudly inside. (I'm currently waiting on 0311retired to sell his NPP exhaust so he can buy my exhaust). I put the stock exhaust back on.
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by vetfeva2
Best: Would have to be the 4.10 gears. What a different animal

Worst: I don't think I have one yet.

What did you spend on the 4.10 gears? Did it make night and day difference over the stock 3.42?
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by WKMCD
Best Mod - 577RWHP 427

Worst Mod - getting my ******* pierced.
That was a ballsy move
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by WKMCD
Best Mod - 577RWHP 427

Worst Mod - getting my ******* pierced.
I'd have to be nuts to do that.

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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by JaxEagle
What did you spend on the 4.10 gears? Did it make night and day difference over the stock 3.42?
It was a while ago but if I am not mistaken I paid about $1k for parts and labor. They spent the time to make sure that they lined up perfect so that there is no "whining". BIG night and day difference. The gears are shorter but it pulls so nice on the freeway now. You shift more but I didn't get a manual tranny to complain about shifting (Ya Know).
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 11:43 PM
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Best Mods - TBH I've been really happy with the MODs - ECS Tune, Cray Scorpion wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport Non runflats, EE Tunnelplate, IPOD Conversion Kit from DD Mods, SLP Spoiler from RPI , Drilled & Slotted Rotors and Ceramic Pads from Brakemotive , Clear Bra and previous owner put Corsa Indy Pace Car on ( love this exhaust ) - currently waiting to ship my ACA headlites to radioFlyer to be upgraded

Worst Mod - TBD

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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 05:18 AM
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SS exhaust would be first mod.
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 08:14 AM
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I have done so many.....

i guess the cam was a turning point (the best) and when I hear the car it just makes me smile.


The worst was buying a set of 3X heads from a place in NJ that made zero HP.

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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by angman5
I have done so many.....

i guess the cam was a turning point (the best) and when I hear the car it just makes me smile.


The worst was buying a set of 3X heads from a place in NJ that made zero HP.

Are your rear rotors bigger than your front?
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by IRON MAIDEN
Are your rear rotors bigger than your front?
Certainly looks that way
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 12:16 PM
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My best mod is probably my Vette Essentials/DD Mods interior. The reason is that I get to enjoy it every time I drive the car, even when driving 10 MPH in bumper-to-bumper, high-season traffic.

Second place would probably be my CCW 505As. Changed the profile and look of the car as I love the deep dish!

Worst mod? None really as I'm happy with everything I have done to improve the looks and performance of the car. The only thing I am done with are the stick-on letters. I like them and I'm currently running a set of nice rounded SS Mid-America letters in the back, however I have lost other cheaper nylon and plastic 3D sets in the heavy Florida rainstorms, plus I have had some letters "mysteriously" disappear at mixed car shows over the years. I just had my front SS "double TTs" disappear at a show last month and I know they didn't fall off because I detailed the car upon arrival and they were there. If they had fallen off, they would have been on the ground underneath the car.





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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by s'noJob
Why? What was wrong with the X-pipe?

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The X-pipe killed my B&B Bullets awesome gurgle on my 02.
However, on my 98 the exhaust rocks. 900 HP, headers, no cats, and x-pipe =
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 01:17 PM
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Best: ECS SC kit

Worst: Cray Scorpions 18/19. Soo heavy. Felt it right away. Like my CCWs so much more.
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I'd have to be nuts to do that.

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It wasn't the piecing as much as the 6lb corvette emblem that was attached.
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Old Mar 23, 2013 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by angman5
I have done so many.....

i guess the cam was a turning point (the best) and when I hear the car it just makes me smile.


The worst was buying a set of 3X heads from a place in NJ that made zero HP.

Originally Posted by IRON MAIDEN
Are your rear rotors bigger than your front?
Did you install the Baer Eradispeed Plus 2 rotor kit? If so, those are 14" rotors in the back correct? Since you are also running CCW 505As, did you need to shave the rear calipers or did you add spacers to fit the new rotors?

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Old Mar 24, 2013 | 08:54 AM
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Best:

Tail Light Seals (Southern Car Parts)
GHL Exhaust
Lloyd's LUXE Mats (front and deck)
Leather Center Console Cover

Worst:

None yet, but I'm sure I'll get bit at some point...
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