C5 Power Modification Guide
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Racer
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From: Tucson Az
St. Jude Donor '04 & '05
C5 Power Modification Guide
I was hoping some people with more expertise than me would help finish/edit this list and we could post it on the site for the new owners, like me :)
Modification path for C5
Product Cost Hp increase Street Legal
1)Intake $200-400 15-20 hp Y
2)cold air screens $100 3-5 hp Y
3)hood seal $12 ½ hp Y
4)Exhaust $500-1500 5 hp Most
5)Powerduct $200-300 hp?? Y
6)Throttle bypass $12 1hp Y
7)Thermostat $55 3 hp Y
8)X pipe $300 7-10 hp Y
9)High flow or no cats 500-700 hp?? Maybe
10)MAF sensor $325 15 hp Y
11)Intake manifold $700 15-20 hp Y
12)Throttle body $400 15 hp Y
13)Ecu reprogram $400 30hp Maybe
14)Headers $800-1500 30-40hp Not most
15)Cam $400 hp?? ??
16)Heads $1500-3000 hp ?? ??
17)Supercharger $5000-7000 150+hp??
18)Turbo
19)NOS
20)Methanol?
Modification path for C5
Product Cost Hp increase Street Legal
1)Intake $200-400 15-20 hp Y
2)cold air screens $100 3-5 hp Y
3)hood seal $12 ½ hp Y
4)Exhaust $500-1500 5 hp Most
5)Powerduct $200-300 hp?? Y
6)Throttle bypass $12 1hp Y
7)Thermostat $55 3 hp Y
8)X pipe $300 7-10 hp Y
9)High flow or no cats 500-700 hp?? Maybe
10)MAF sensor $325 15 hp Y
11)Intake manifold $700 15-20 hp Y
12)Throttle body $400 15 hp Y
13)Ecu reprogram $400 30hp Maybe
14)Headers $800-1500 30-40hp Not most
15)Cam $400 hp?? ??
16)Heads $1500-3000 hp ?? ??
17)Supercharger $5000-7000 150+hp??
18)Turbo
19)NOS
20)Methanol?
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,936
Likes: 9
From: Menifee California
Re: C5 Power Modification Guide (pdykinga)
I was hoping some people with more expertise than me would help finish/edit this list and we could post it on the site for the new owners, like me :)
Modification path for C5
Product Cost Hp increase Street Legal
1)Intake $200-400 15-20 hp Y
2)cold air screens $100 3-5 hp Y
3)hood seal $12 ½ hp Y
4)Exhaust $500-1500 5 hp Most
5)Powerduct $200-300 hp?? Y
6)Throttle bypass $12 1hp Y
7)Thermostat $55 3 hp Y
8)X pipe $300 7-10 hp Y
9)High flow or no cats 500-700 hp?? Maybe
11)Intake manifold $700 15-20 hp Y
12)Throttle body $400 15 hp Y
13)Ecu reprogram $400 30hp Maybe
14)Headers $800-1500 30-40hp Not most
15)Cam $400 hp?? ??
16)Heads $1500-3000 hp ?? ??
17)Supercharger $5000-7000 150+hp??
18)Turbo
19)NOS
20)Methanol?
Modification path for C5
Product Cost Hp increase Street Legal
1)Intake $200-400 15-20 hp Y
2)cold air screens $100 3-5 hp Y
3)hood seal $12 ½ hp Y
4)Exhaust $500-1500 5 hp Most
5)Powerduct $200-300 hp?? Y
6)Throttle bypass $12 1hp Y
7)Thermostat $55 3 hp Y
8)X pipe $300 7-10 hp Y
9)High flow or no cats 500-700 hp?? Maybe
11)Intake manifold $700 15-20 hp Y
12)Throttle body $400 15 hp Y
13)Ecu reprogram $400 30hp Maybe
14)Headers $800-1500 30-40hp Not most
15)Cam $400 hp?? ??
16)Heads $1500-3000 hp ?? ??
17)Supercharger $5000-7000 150+hp??
18)Turbo
19)NOS
20)Methanol?
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 38,314
Likes: 35
Re: C5 Power Modification Guide (blackbelt)
I was hoping some people with more expertise than me would help finish/edit this list and we could post it on the site for the new owners, like me :)
Modification path for C5
Product Cost Hp increase Street Legal
1)Intake $200-400 15-20 hp Y
2)cold air screens $100 3-5 hp Y
3)hood seal $12 ½ hp Y
4)Exhaust $500-1500 5 hp Most
5)Powerduct $200-300 hp?? Y
6)Throttle bypass $12 1hp Y
7)Thermostat $55 3 hp Y
8)X pipe $300 7-10 hp Y
9)High flow or no cats 500-700 hp?? Maybe
11)Intake manifold $700 15-20 hp Y
12)Throttle body $400 15 hp Y
13)Ecu reprogram $400 30hp Maybe
14)Headers $800-1500 30-40hp Not most
15)Cam $400 hp?? ??
16)Heads $1500-3000 hp ?? ??
17)Supercharger $5000-7000 150+hp??
18)Turbo
19)NOS
20)Methanol?
The reason you don't see a list like that is there are to many variables and assumptions about what a product makes. Some headers make more power than others. There are differnt cams for different applications and how much power you want to make. A lot of the power gains you quoted are the manufactures numbers which are usually not to accurate. Ex. 10)MAF sensor $325 15 hp? I really don't think so If you are refering to the Granetelli(I know my spelling sucks) its common knowledge that its pretty much junk and not worth the money. I think the problem with a list like that is too high of expectations people look at it buy a product based on it and when they don't get the power they were expecting they get :mad My advise for you and new owners is to talk to people on the board do some research and if you can go for a ride in peoples cars who have the mods you are considering.
Modification path for C5
Product Cost Hp increase Street Legal
1)Intake $200-400 15-20 hp Y
2)cold air screens $100 3-5 hp Y
3)hood seal $12 ½ hp Y
4)Exhaust $500-1500 5 hp Most
5)Powerduct $200-300 hp?? Y
6)Throttle bypass $12 1hp Y
7)Thermostat $55 3 hp Y
8)X pipe $300 7-10 hp Y
9)High flow or no cats 500-700 hp?? Maybe
11)Intake manifold $700 15-20 hp Y
12)Throttle body $400 15 hp Y
13)Ecu reprogram $400 30hp Maybe
14)Headers $800-1500 30-40hp Not most
15)Cam $400 hp?? ??
16)Heads $1500-3000 hp ?? ??
17)Supercharger $5000-7000 150+hp??
18)Turbo
19)NOS
20)Methanol?
The reason you don't see a list like that is there are to many variables and assumptions about what a product makes. Some headers make more power than others. There are differnt cams for different applications and how much power you want to make. A lot of the power gains you quoted are the manufactures numbers which are usually not to accurate. Ex. 10)MAF sensor $325 15 hp? I really don't think so If you are refering to the Granetelli(I know my spelling sucks) its common knowledge that its pretty much junk and not worth the money. I think the problem with a list like that is too high of expectations people look at it buy a product based on it and when they don't get the power they were expecting they get :mad My advise for you and new owners is to talk to people on the board do some research and if you can go for a ride in peoples cars who have the mods you are considering.
Pro
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 583
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From: Sacramento
Re: C5 Power Modification Guide (EB20003)
If I was starting over I would just find a good shop/vendor talk to them about your budget and buy the stuff that really works. I was real resistant to heads and cam at first. Now I don't know why.
1) Intake
2) Exhaust
3) Andy's $3500 Head and cam package or a similar package would beef things up pretty well.
4) Get it tuned.
With just those four things you would be faster then 95% of all cars on the road.
A lot of people spend a lot of money on bolt on stuff that doesn't do much for performance and that stuff adds up fast.
[Modified by Bigben, 10:09 PM 5/13/2004]
1) Intake
2) Exhaust
3) Andy's $3500 Head and cam package or a similar package would beef things up pretty well.
4) Get it tuned.
With just those four things you would be faster then 95% of all cars on the road.
A lot of people spend a lot of money on bolt on stuff that doesn't do much for performance and that stuff adds up fast.
[Modified by Bigben, 10:09 PM 5/13/2004]
