modding fever gone
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From: Pembroke Pines Florida
modding fever gone
When I had my 2000 Coupe I couldn't wait to do the next mod. I spent a couple thousand dollars in the short time I had it(4 months, seemed like a lot longer). Now that I have bought the new Z, I just have no ambition to do any mods. Hard enough work keeping the black clean, but worth it. What's wrong with me? Getting older I guess. Car was already lowered by the dealer. Oh wait, there is my first mod, that d***ed cags. Ok ambition is back...alls well!
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I understand what you're saying. I do very few mods because I like the C5 the way it is, for the most part.
Getting older is something that happens to all of us. However, it what's in your heart that counts.
Getting older is something that happens to all of us. However, it what's in your heart that counts.
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getting old has nothing to do with it mod fever never go's away i am thinking of doing a cam and z06 intake but now i am just thinking of getting a Z06 ?? but then it will just start all over again . headers, wheels, rotors ,and 5 more years with a car payment , maybe just sell it and run away fast and never look back yea that will happen ! 
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Originally Posted by Rattler71
Now that I have bought the new Z, I just have no ambition to do any mods.
No ambition
you too funny 
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The mod fever never stops!!! I might be put on hold because of lack of time or money. I told my wife I was getting the vette because it was great the way it was and I was not going to do anything to it. 
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All people are different, but I don't think it has anything to do with age, I can't wait to do my next mod...where as my father-in-law wants any of his vehicles to remain as close to stock as possible... We both think each other is crazy...
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Every time I start thinking about modding mine, I remember my 1971 Dodge that I put the 6-pack and headers on.
The one that had a flat-spot the size of Kansas when I tried to start, the one that the headers scraped on every speed bump, the one that wouldn't idle and backfired through the carburators.
Then I read here where one guy's air intake makes some god-awful whistle, another takes his to two different tuners and it runs worse than it did when he started, another tells me that to do a $6,000 supercharger right, I'll need another $10,000 in other modifications nobody ever said a word about...
Then I think about the fact that I haven't raced anybody since I was 19 years old.
And I get over the "fever" real fast.
The one that had a flat-spot the size of Kansas when I tried to start, the one that the headers scraped on every speed bump, the one that wouldn't idle and backfired through the carburators.
Then I read here where one guy's air intake makes some god-awful whistle, another takes his to two different tuners and it runs worse than it did when he started, another tells me that to do a $6,000 supercharger right, I'll need another $10,000 in other modifications nobody ever said a word about...
Then I think about the fact that I haven't raced anybody since I was 19 years old.
And I get over the "fever" real fast.
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Well, so far getting old hasn't put the stop to my mod fever. I'd bet that there will be something come along for the Z that you find you just have to have. 
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Originally Posted by Blueyednd
All people are different, but I don't think it has anything to do with age
I just spent the afternoon crawling around on the floor of my garage to make room for a set of shorty headers. I will reverse the process tomorrow when I start the install side of things....and in my early 40's I'm not a spring chicken, either.
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From: Pembroke Pines Florida
Originally Posted by Zilla
No ambition you too funny
you too funny This car is so much of an improvement over the coupe I had. I can only picture myself using about 30% of this cars capability.(Huh?)
I would just want to make sure anything I did was actually an improvement (hard to do)and not just change for the sake of change.
The car is so perfect(for me).....insert forum flaming here.......that I just can't picture improving it that much. I am however, starting with CAGS defeat and CLB if I ever get back home.
Scott