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Newbie with a few questions.
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Burning Brakes
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From: simpson town Mo
Newbie with a few questions.
Hello to all. Im new to the corvette world and have a few questions.I have a 95 impala and am a regular to the impalassforum and i hope this forum is as insightful and helpful as it is.I just bought a 2000 Corvette and was told it was stock.Ive noticed it had an aftermarket intake and it raised concerns.Im not familar enough with the ls1 as the lt1 but im almost sure they dont have stock headers either.Mine has what seems to be shorty headers but a stock exhaust.My question is do the c5 come with manifolds or headers stock.Ive done a couple of searches but found no pics of stock manifolds. It only has 23000 miles on it and runs like a dream but seems to have a little extra than others i drivin.It feels more like the 2 zo6's i drove.Not quite but almost.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by sshole
Hello to all. Im new to the corvette world and have a few questions.I have a 95 impala and am a regular to the impalassforum and i hope this forum is as insightful and helpful as it is.I just bought a 2000 Corvette and was told it was stock.Ive noticed it had an aftermarket intake and it raised concerns.Im not familar enough with the ls1 as the lt1 but im almost sure they dont have stock headers either.Mine has what seems to be shorty headers but a stock exhaust.My question is do the c5 come with manifolds or headers stock.Ive done a couple of searches but found no pics of stock manifolds. It only has 23000 miles on it and runs like a dream but seems to have a little extra than others i drivin.It feels more like the 2 zo6's i drove.Not quite but almost. Thanks in advance.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Tyler TX
Don't no what brand but they are not stock"! 
Originally Posted by sshole
What do you guys think the brand of headers i have is.No markings as i can see.Rest of the exhaust sounds/looks normal.
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Congrats on your new ride 
Can't tell from your pic which aftermarket intake you have. There are a lot of different ones out there. Blackwing, Halltech, Vortex, Vararam, K&N the list goes on....
Can't tell from your pic which aftermarket intake you have. There are a lot of different ones out there. Blackwing, Halltech, Vortex, Vararam, K&N the list goes on....
Burning Brakes
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Congratulations on the purchase. There are a lot of good people on this board and they will be glad to help. As you were told, the manifolds have been replaced with headers. I personally do not know for sure which brand of headers you have, but they may be from B+B. If you get a better shot of the air intake some one will be able to identify it.
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Originally Posted by Dave_Busch
Congratulations on the purchase. There are a lot of good people on this board and they will be glad to help. As you were told, the manifolds have been replaced with headers. I personally do not know for sure which brand of headers you have, but they may be from B+B. If you get a better shot of the air intake some one will be able to identify it.
99% sure those are B&B's, the same thing I put on my 2000. IMO, the best shorty headers out there. Most of the others (JBA, etc.) don't make a serious attempt to significantly improve the flow over the stock manifolds.
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Cats look stock, however the x-pipe is definately aftermarket. Looks like the previous owner has given you a good start on mods. Next time it's in the air check the tag on the differential, if you're lucky you'll have a 3.42 gear set. That mod alone will significantly improve the performance of an A4 C5! Have fun!
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Burning Brakes
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From: simpson town Mo
Thanks again guys.What will the tag say on the diffy?Im pretty pleased to find all this since i planned on doing this anyway.Now all i need is a zo6 ti or a good aftermarket exhaust.
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Burning Brakes
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From: simpson town Mo
ive been modding my lt1 impala for awhile and said i wasnt going to do anything to this one.But since its already on its way,What the hay.Any advice on the next phase?Nothing internal please.Im still wet behind the corvette ears.