What next?
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Racer
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From: Dearborn Mi
What next?
I have a 2001 c5 6 speed with the following mods
1.full exhaust (lg headers all the way back to borlas)
2.varaam intake with the air bridge
3.dr.phil tune
i don't track the car i just want to hear some ideas or opinions.
i was thinking different gears on rear end?
also my 2nd gear is grinding is it a good idea to upgrade to a zo6 trans?
thanks
1.full exhaust (lg headers all the way back to borlas)
2.varaam intake with the air bridge
3.dr.phil tune
i don't track the car i just want to hear some ideas or opinions.
i was thinking different gears on rear end?
also my 2nd gear is grinding is it a good idea to upgrade to a zo6 trans?
thanks
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From: pueblo co
I have a 2001 c5 6 speed with the following mods
1.full exhaust (lg headers all the way back to borlas)
2.varaam intake with the air bridge
3.dr.phil tune
i don't track the car i just want to hear some ideas or opinions.
i was thinking different gears on rear end?
also my 2nd gear is grinding is it a good idea to upgrade to a zo6 trans?
thanks
1.full exhaust (lg headers all the way back to borlas)
2.varaam intake with the air bridge
3.dr.phil tune
i don't track the car i just want to hear some ideas or opinions.
i was thinking different gears on rear end?
also my 2nd gear is grinding is it a good idea to upgrade to a zo6 trans?
thanks
1st of all what is a dr. phil tune? never heard of it???
and to swap out to a Z06 trans are you staying with a c5 which would be a direct swap IIRC you may need the 3 rib z06 diff ? or are you planning on going to a c6 Z06 trans which would be a lot more involved..
I would just have your's rebuilt
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Racer
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From: Dearborn Mi
welcome to the forum!
1st of all what is a dr. phil tune? never heard of it???
and to swap out to a Z06 trans are you staying with a c5 which would be a direct swap IIRC you may need the 3 rib z06 diff ? or are you planning on going to a c6 Z06 trans which would be a lot more involved..
I would just have your's rebuilt
1st of all what is a dr. phil tune? never heard of it???
and to swap out to a Z06 trans are you staying with a c5 which would be a direct swap IIRC you may need the 3 rib z06 diff ? or are you planning on going to a c6 Z06 trans which would be a lot more involved..
I would just have your's rebuilt
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One thing is for sure, if you end up deciding to replace the tranny, that would be a perfect time to do the rear gears also.
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Being that you're having trans problems and have stock internals I would say no...the ls6 is plenty good for what you have and not worth the slight horsepower/price trade off I probably wouldn't upgrade to a fast until my car was mechanically perfect I had lots of disposable income and I was trying to eek out every last bit of power