Finally Got my Vette....subtle mods??
Thread Starter
4th Gear
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
From: Wasilla, Alaska
Finally Got my Vette....subtle mods??
Hello everyone. I'm a car guy, but this is my 1st Corvette. I picked up a 2001 convertible in mint condition and want to boost the horsepower a bit....nothing extreme. I'm figuring a tuner, intake and Borla exhaust. Anyone have a good suggestion for a good tuner and intake? And what kind of gains I'll get with adding all 3???
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,299
Likes: 24,776
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Welcome but moving this to C5 General for suggestions.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,185
Likes: 641
From: Garland TX
Hello everyone. I'm a car guy, but this is my 1st Corvette. I picked up a 2001 convertible in mint condition and want to boost the horsepower a bit....nothing extreme. I'm figuring a tuner, intake and Borla exhaust. Anyone have a good suggestion for a good tuner and intake? And what kind of gains I'll get with adding all 3???
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 987
Likes: 224
From: Motor City, MI
Congrats on your new ride. Post up some pics. A better air intake and a tune can free up 10 or so hp and some other improvements (shifts for an auto). Long tube headers and a mid pipe will gain you another 15-20 hp or so. A cat back with factory manifolds will change the sound of the exhaust but not really add hp. Lots of cat back options from mild to real loud depending on what you want. Do some searches to read up on them...some are know to drone.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 987
Likes: 224
From: Motor City, MI
Looks good. If there's no performance LS shops up your way there are two sources for mail order tunes if all you're doing is a cold air and any level of exhaust. Corvettes of Westchester and East Coast Supercharging are good choices. Plan all your mods first so they can adjust accordingly.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 6,480
Likes: 555
Some companies advertise a 12-15 hp gain just by installing their axle-back exhaust systems...Don't know if I believe that or not, but I thought I'd put it out there. I would think going with a different intake, an axle-back exhaust system, and a tune would probably offer enough of a gain that you'd feel the difference. You can also do a mail-in tune if you don't have anyone in your area that can do one...