My new C5
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,738
Likes: 10
From: Austin, Texas
Congrats and 
to the addiction.
Mods:
1. Intake
- Let it breath
2. Exhaust
- Make it sound like a sports car
OOPS! Sorry, I forgot you have the Corsa already :bb
3. CLB
- Don't let your 2nd love (I'm married) strand you
4. A 2nd VISA or MasterCard (you're going to need it)
to the addiction.Mods:
1. Intake
- Let it breath
2. Exhaust
- Make it sound like a sports car
OOPS! Sorry, I forgot you have the Corsa already :bb
3. CLB
- Don't let your 2nd love (I'm married) strand you
4. A 2nd VISA or MasterCard (you're going to need it)
Last edited by roscoe118; Jul 16, 2004 at 09:50 AM.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,717
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From: Palmdale CA
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by lemansbleu2004
SLEEP!!!?? You think you will sleep!? Haha
Tom
Tom
I couldn't sleep the day before I picked up the car, nor could I sleep the first night with the car. Finally gave up trying and went into the garage around 4 a.m. and read the owner's manual and started playing with the various features.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 20,054
Likes: 44
From: Swansea IL
Since it's a 6-speed your first mod needs to be a Steering Column Lock By-Pass. Thunder Racing sell's theirs for $55. It can be installed in 30 minutes or less and it truely a plug and play err drive device.
Then I'd spend the $20 and by-pass the CAGS. After that I'd do the following.
1. Blackwing or any other good high flow intake. maybe $225
2. Hurst shifter and a good ****. Consider the MGW line or if your into retro the new Hurst cue ball style **** is cool. A good **** will eliminate any rattles/buzzes the Hurst will cause with the OEM ****. Hurst $155 and a good **** another $50
3. A VE short shifter boot (reusing the OEM POS just looks so tacky) $55
4. Gauge Bezel's. $85 to $95 and thay add so much class to the C5 cluster.
5. Steering wheel decal, $20 and looks great
After that the sky's the limit.
Good luck and enjoy America's Sports Car.
Tom
Then I'd spend the $20 and by-pass the CAGS. After that I'd do the following.
1. Blackwing or any other good high flow intake. maybe $225
2. Hurst shifter and a good ****. Consider the MGW line or if your into retro the new Hurst cue ball style **** is cool. A good **** will eliminate any rattles/buzzes the Hurst will cause with the OEM ****. Hurst $155 and a good **** another $50
3. A VE short shifter boot (reusing the OEM POS just looks so tacky) $55
4. Gauge Bezel's. $85 to $95 and thay add so much class to the C5 cluster.
5. Steering wheel decal, $20 and looks great
After that the sky's the limit.
Good luck and enjoy America's Sports Car.
Tom
Racer
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 445
Likes: 32
From: Chicago IL
Originally Posted by HHC5
Any suggestions on the first couple performance mods--I want to start with a couple lower price mods.
Have a good time,
and call us when you get back! 
Enjoy! 
Sly
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 811
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From: RPV CA
congrats..nive vette with corsa in it..
intake would be the first for me, and lowering..
how much they charged for the corsa? my suggestions is you might try to hear other exhausts before getting the corsa..
anyway, congrats & welcome..
intake would be the first for me, and lowering..
how much they charged for the corsa? my suggestions is you might try to hear other exhausts before getting the corsa..
anyway, congrats & welcome..
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by WellAdjusted
Congrats!
You'll want to look into a new intake. Donaldson Blackwing is among the most popular but there are dozens of choices. Other than that you can mess around under the hood with Mass Air Flow Sensors, couplers and such. But you won't see a tremendous gain from all that. I recommend getting the PCM callibrated once you've got the intake on to get the computer running properly.
Beyond that any good mods always involve a c,omma.
Welcome Aboard!
Michael
You'll want to look into a new intake. Donaldson Blackwing is among the most popular but there are dozens of choices. Other than that you can mess around under the hood with Mass Air Flow Sensors, couplers and such. But you won't see a tremendous gain from all that. I recommend getting the PCM callibrated once you've got the intake on to get the computer running properly.
Beyond that any good mods always involve a c,omma.
Welcome Aboard!
Michael
