Feeling like a Has Been
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Racer
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From: Hayward WI
Feeling like a Has Been
Love My C 5. But, with all the new cars on the market pushing 400 + HP I feel a bit old. GTO, MUSTANG, DODGE. gee. 350 t0 375 hp in the vette. I need to do some thing.
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Originally Posted by JUSAKD
Love My C 5. But, with all the new cars on the market pushing 400 + HP I feel a bit old. GTO, MUSTANG, DODGE. gee. 350 t0 375 hp in the vette. I need to do some thing.
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Originally Posted by JUSAKD
Love My C 5. But, with all the new cars on the market pushing 400 + HP I feel a bit old. GTO, MUSTANG, DODGE. gee. 350 t0 375 hp in the vette. I need to do some thing.
The numbers have gone up since, but we are still several hundred pounds lighter than almost all other cars out there.
And here's the other kicker about our cars: The aerodynamics can't be beat. While there are many cars today that can out sprint a C5 in the quarter mile, none of them can top-end a C5. I've seen Mustangs that hit 500 rwhp on the dyno, start hitting a brick wall at 140mph.
If it really gets to you, consider a supercharger. A lot of us start with headers and cam and heads and all that. If I had it to do all again, I'd throw a supercharger on there, save some money, get more hp/torque and be done with it.
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You can put it back on top for 5 to 10 grand, much less than the cost of a new car, and still have it drive as well as it does now.
East Coast Supercharging (normally aspirated stuff too)
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And many other good shops.
Choose carefully. Who you go with has everything to do with the outcome.
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East Coast Supercharging (normally aspirated stuff too)
A&A Corvette
And many other good shops.
Choose carefully. Who you go with has everything to do with the outcome.
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2000 FRC, ECS Paxton
Last edited by Warp Factor; Feb 26, 2006 at 09:44 AM.
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Originally Posted by JUSAKD
Love My C 5. But, with all the new cars on the market pushing 400 + HP I feel a bit old. GTO, MUSTANG, DODGE. gee. 350 t0 375 hp in the vette. I need to do some thing.
I have had many showcars in the past, lets say 9 years(wont even get into how many in my lifetime), but out of the Boss Shinoda, Cobra, Saleen,Porsche, and even C4, I still Say to myself whenever I uncover my C5, Damn this just looks ****,(pardon my expression)
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