Just Bought My First C5
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Racer
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From: Bartlesville Oklahoma
Just Bought My First C5
Hey man just bought my first c5 I want new cat back exhaust what do some of you guys reccomend??? Thanks....Oh ya and what other things should I do to my new toy??
Last edited by glassman15; Mar 26, 2007 at 01:27 PM. Reason: left stuff out
Le Mans Master
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Congrats on joining the family! We may be a bit crazy, but none of us can tell! 
My personal favorite is a set of Z06 Titanium exhausts. No drone, 25+ pounds lighter, and has a bit different pitch to it. Not very loud though, if that's what you're looking for.
Very first thing I'd do though, is maintenance. You didn't mention the model year, but even if it's an '04 you still need to flush ALL the fluids, including brake, tranny, and diff. All the filters probably could use a change as well.
Have a good one,
Mike
My personal favorite is a set of Z06 Titanium exhausts. No drone, 25+ pounds lighter, and has a bit different pitch to it. Not very loud though, if that's what you're looking for.
Very first thing I'd do though, is maintenance. You didn't mention the model year, but even if it's an '04 you still need to flush ALL the fluids, including brake, tranny, and diff. All the filters probably could use a change as well.
Have a good one,
Mike
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Racer
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It is a 2000 c5 coupe pewter in color. I love this car I just came out of my 2001 ls1 camaro into this car. I have already changed the oil and filter and put the c6-chrome zo6 wheels on it. Car is very clean. Has a funny high speed wobble though cant seem to figure out what it is.
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Welcome to The Forum!!!! Welcome to our world of spending lots of $$$ on mods!!
Exhaust depends on what kind of sound you want. You want loud?
As far as mods recommended...heads/cam/headers/tune will give you the nicest Hp increases. I would recommend saving money and doing those mods instead of a bunch of little bolt-ons which add very little Hp and cost $$$.
Exhaust depends on what kind of sound you want. You want loud?
As far as mods recommended...heads/cam/headers/tune will give you the nicest Hp increases. I would recommend saving money and doing those mods instead of a bunch of little bolt-ons which add very little Hp and cost $$$.
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Welcome to The Forum!!!! Welcome to our world of spending lots of $$$ on mods!!
Exhaust depends on what kind of sound you want. You want loud?
As far as mods recommended...heads/cam/headers/tune will give you the nicest Hp increases. I would recommend saving money and doing those mods instead of a bunch of little bolt-ons which add very little Hp and cost $$$.
Exhaust depends on what kind of sound you want. You want loud?
As far as mods recommended...heads/cam/headers/tune will give you the nicest Hp increases. I would recommend saving money and doing those mods instead of a bunch of little bolt-ons which add very little Hp and cost $$$.
I say grab yourself a 125 shot of spray, and go have your self some fun
Drifting
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I have corsa pacecar. Quiet at idle , nice rumble only when you get on it. It all depends on what you like and how much you want to spend. A catback is NOT a mod to improve your performance. It just improves sound. If you want performance as well as sound you will have to install long tube headers with the catback.
Drifting
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Maybe I'm just boring, but I'd fix the wobble before I spent money elsewhere. Did it wobble before the new wheels?
Burning Brakes
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Congrats and welcome...
What sound do you want?
I've had several systems and currently have Borla Stingers on 2 of my cars.. 1 with long tube headers and 1 w stock headers
My wife's car has Corsa Tiger Sharks w long tube headers. It roars at WOT and is quiet at cruise.
The Stngers are SWEET!
What sound do you want?
I've had several systems and currently have Borla Stingers on 2 of my cars.. 1 with long tube headers and 1 w stock headers
My wife's car has Corsa Tiger Sharks w long tube headers. It roars at WOT and is quiet at cruise.
The Stngers are SWEET!
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I got the same thing after my new wheels were installed, only discovered the problem with a Road Force balancer. It turns out the Tire shop that swapped my wheels messed up one of my rear runflats and it's grossly out of specs now...
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Racer
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Thanks for the info guys... The speed problem was before the new wheels I didnt try it after the new ones were installed on the car. Will post pics asap on here for all to see.
Enjoy the new toy