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Old 05-02-2016, 07:31 PM
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I remember buying my C5 with intent of daily driving and leaving it stock. That literally lasted 2 weeks. First mod?

Hurst Shifter. Couldn't stand how sloppy the stocker was. Kinda ballooned from there.

What was your "first???"
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Corsa Indy Pace Car exhaust and x pipe.
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First weekend, Vararam, catback exhaust, gut the interior and soundproof, MGW shifter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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my first mod every time is wheels ..... 3 piece is mandatory
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Blackwing Intake. Then the madness ensued...

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Allways exhaust for me
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Lloyds Matts, rear spoiler, Vararam and MGW shifter all ordered at the same time. The car had B&B exhaust when I bought it. These mods were followed by a COW tune shortly thereafter. After the tune I added a C7 to the mix.

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First mod was lowering it on the stock bolts, then wheels.
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My first mod was a cold air intake and that got me started down the mod road.
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CAI. Air box is very restrictive.
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Borla exhaust and rear bumper letters.
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Column lock bypass, first week Nov. 1998
followed by Corsa Indy Pace car exhaust, second week.
B&M ripper shifter, third week.
Chromed Wagons, first month. Christmas 1998

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Column lock bypass, first week
followed by Corsa Indy Pace car exhaust, second week.
B&M ripper shifter, third week.
Chromed Wagons, first month.
Smart guy. Knock on wood I still don't have one in my car and have never once experienced an issue. I do stay very conscious about not pulling or tugging on the steering wheel with the key in the ignition on start or shut down.
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Skip shift eliminator, which was later made redundant with tune (headers, X, cats). Forcing me to shift 1-4, uh, nope.
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Borla catback was my first mod
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I collected the parts before I actually paid for the car....and had them installed prior to me picking the car up from the importer. ( I'd already put down 50% to hold )

CCW rims and tires
Bilstein gas shocks
Drilled and slotted rotors
Corsa xtreme catback
Radioflyer DRLs
LMC5
RPI painted coil covers
Various under hood dress up stuff
Powder coated the calipers

Removed the BSMs

And that was just the start LOL

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I have a 2002 MY coupe, factory ordered and bought new. It may have 15,000 miles on it. Forget last time I drove it to see I passed that number. It is stock and as original as the day it left Bowl Green some fourteen years ago. The interior still smells like a hint of newness. I love that way.
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I didn't count the LMC5 it was the first day and it was a fix not a mod
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Skip shift eliminator.


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