WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD???
Burning Brakes
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From: The Nether Region IL
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (BLUTHUNDER)
If I had to pick one , i'd say the Kirban Shifter .. The stock shifter is terrible !
:cheers:
Jeff
:cheers:
Jeff
Pro
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From: Saratoga CA
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (F&IGUY)
Title says it all.What cheap weekend project are you proudest of?????
Le Mans Master
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From: Ex-SF Bay Area; now happily Denver area
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (Aslan)
!CAGS should always be the first thing any corvette owner does. After that, I'd say its a toss-up between a short throw shifter and an airbox.
-Alex
-Alex
Drifting
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From: Los Angeles Founder, West Coast Corvette Challenge
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (FunDriver)
Electric cutouts from Quicktime Performance is the most fun and cheapest mod I have done to date! :yesnod:
[Modified by gary brown, 3:37 AM 4/21/2003]
[Modified by gary brown, 3:37 AM 4/21/2003]
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Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (gary brown)
This is easy....we can do it, or you can yourself at the local muffler shop. Cut the mufflers out. Drop in 2 resonator/tip combos. 35+ HP gain. 30 Llb weight loss. With good resonators, the sound is awesome and clean. Still bearable inside the car. Oh, it it looks just incredible. Happieness for me now is my wife, in a classic short black dress, bent over the back of the vette adjusting the strap on her heel. I will get a pic for you guys to enjoy it too. Way to hot for me, not sure how i got her!
[Modified by HeiSports, 10:35 AM 4/21/2003]
[Modified by HeiSports, 10:35 AM 4/21/2003]
Instructor
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From: Union City CA
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Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (gary brown)
I also think a radar detector is a must. In fact, that's the first thing I bought. However, believe it or not, not everyone speeds in the corvettes. :auto:
-Alex
-Alex
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Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (F&IGUY)
Racer
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From: Spanish Fork UT
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (HeiSports)
This is easy....we can do it, or you can yourself at the local muffler shop. Cut the mufflers out. Drop in 2 resonator/tip combos. 35+ HP gain. 30 Llb weight loss. With good resonators, the sound is awesome and clean. Still bearable inside the car. Oh, it it looks just incredible. .........
that may be pushing it....
Team Owner
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (Horsepower)
"Cheap" ?????
someone calling me? :)
I'd say my cheapest mods are:
1. Gut the precats. no cost at all except your time
mikemercury.home.att.net/precats.htm
2. Paint the fuelrail covers, radiator shroud, airbox cover. just the price of the paint $25
mikemercury.home.att.net/mods.htm
3. line the interior with noise reducing material $75
mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
4. Waterfall emblem on rear of center console $15
mikemercury.home.att.net/mods.htm
[Modified by Mike Mercury, 2:01 PM 4/21/2003]
someone calling me? :)
I'd say my cheapest mods are:
1. Gut the precats. no cost at all except your time
mikemercury.home.att.net/precats.htm
2. Paint the fuelrail covers, radiator shroud, airbox cover. just the price of the paint $25
mikemercury.home.att.net/mods.htm
3. line the interior with noise reducing material $75
mikemercury.home.att.net/sound.htm
4. Waterfall emblem on rear of center console $15
mikemercury.home.att.net/mods.htm
[Modified by Mike Mercury, 2:01 PM 4/21/2003]
Drifting
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Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (bparker)
It HAS to be LAPTRAXX!! Competition Mode everytime you start your engine..
:D
:D
TELL ME MORE
where can i buy and how much ?
cant believe i havent heard about it before!
Melting Slicks
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From: Frisco TX
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (alexWS6)
Go to http://www.laptrax.com by brotha and have a look - this is IMO the BEST mod out to date for the money..
Everytime you start the car if can put it in Competition mod automatically and if you want to go back to normal just press the button!
[Modified by bparker, 9:38 PM 4/21/2003]
Everytime you start the car if can put it in Competition mod automatically and if you want to go back to normal just press the button!
TELL ME MORE
where can i buy and how much ?
cant believe i havent heard about it before!
where can i buy and how much ?
cant believe i havent heard about it before!
[Modified by bparker, 9:38 PM 4/21/2003]
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Minnesota
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (jmzvet)
About $800 bucks for the below listed items:
Aluminum Gauge Bezels
[Modified by jmzvet, 8:29 PM 4/19/2003]
Aluminum Gauge Bezels
[Modified by jmzvet, 8:29 PM 4/19/2003]
Where do I get the Aluminum guage Bezels, have looked and cant seem to find them? thanks.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: San Clemente CA
Re: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHEAP MOD??? (F&IGUY)
Cheap C5 Mods Done in a weekend
For the mechanically inclined:
Epoxy filled , ported and polished throttle body. ($5) T
De-screened, smoothed & polished MAF. ($0) T
Titanium valve retainers. ($100)
Anybody can do it:
Lower temp thermostat. ($60)
Lower setting on cooling fans. ($150 switch or LS1_Edit)
Throttle body bypass (~$1, hardware store aluminum tubing)
Smooth air duct coupler ($50) T
Tie wrapped paper filter. ($0.50) T
Lighter tires when you need them anyway.
A&A exhaust mod ($100 installed)
Gut the pre-cats, if applicable ($0 and a set of cat-back gaskets ~$5) T
Cold air intake ($0 if you cut the inserts or unbolt them, $60 for Z06 screens)
Notes: “T” indicates that this mod may require tuning with a MAFT or LS1_Edit.
Good luck,
Steve
[Modified by SNW Vette, 11:17 AM 4/22/2003]
For the mechanically inclined:
Epoxy filled , ported and polished throttle body. ($5) T
De-screened, smoothed & polished MAF. ($0) T
Titanium valve retainers. ($100)
Anybody can do it:
Lower temp thermostat. ($60)
Lower setting on cooling fans. ($150 switch or LS1_Edit)
Throttle body bypass (~$1, hardware store aluminum tubing)
Smooth air duct coupler ($50) T
Tie wrapped paper filter. ($0.50) T
Lighter tires when you need them anyway.
A&A exhaust mod ($100 installed)
Gut the pre-cats, if applicable ($0 and a set of cat-back gaskets ~$5) T
Cold air intake ($0 if you cut the inserts or unbolt them, $60 for Z06 screens)
Notes: “T” indicates that this mod may require tuning with a MAFT or LS1_Edit.
Good luck,
Steve
[Modified by SNW Vette, 11:17 AM 4/22/2003]