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Jul 30, 2014 | 02:09 AM

COMMANDER2OOO

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Melting Slicks

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From: Akron Ohio

2017 Corvette of Year Finalist

2016 C5 of Year Finalist

performance upgrades

ok guys an gals share some of your performance upgrades. anything u did to make your car faster, better handling, or better gas milage.

Jul 30, 2014 | 08:33 AM

mtnman

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From: Millet Alberta

St. Jude Donor '17-'18

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Originally Posted by COMMANDER2OOO

ok guys an gals share some of your performance upgrades. anything u did to make your car faster, better handling, or better gas milage.

Callaway 606

Oct 24, 2014 | 10:44 PM

ESB-LS2

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From: mont st. hilaire Quebec

Diablo tuner,Flowmaster axle back exhaust,Magnaflow cats and K&N filters. made a difference in power.

Oct 24, 2014 | 11:49 PM

berk4422

Drifting

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Posts: 1,618

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From: Southport North Carolina

Power/Speed
• Airaid Intake
• Vmax CNC Ported Throttle Body
• Fast 102 Intake
• Tune / RPM Motorsports of Garner NC
• LPE GT11cam
• Kooks LTH & X-pipe
• Borla Exhaust

Handling
• Z51 Anti Sways, Front and Rear
• Z51 Brakes
• Z06 Brake ducts
• Koni FSDs
• Dropped 1.25 inch on stock bolts
+ building up a good amount of track time.

Last edited by berk4422; Oct 24, 2014 at 11:51 PM.

Oct 25, 2014 | 04:56 AM

REDC4CORVETTE

Safety Car

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From: Lahaina Hi

Installed the viram wedge made power ,installed vira-ram intake and lost power and removed it and installed the stock air cleaner.

Oct 25, 2014 | 07:11 AM

su8pack1

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From: Eastern PA

2021 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

Skip shift eliminator.

Oct 25, 2014 | 08:17 AM

Gars08vert

Instructor

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From: Leominster MA

Corsa Sports, that's it. Well theres the full length spoiler too... does that count?

Oct 25, 2014 | 09:41 AM

Kenny94945

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From: Sausalito CA

Road or drag racing?
This works for both.
Tires - 80 treadwear.
Lower the chassis 1/2 inch.
Remove weight.

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Oct 25, 2014 | 09:48 AM

Speedforhire

Melting Slicks

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From: Arkansas

Take a guess!

.............and a lot of time!

Oct 25, 2014 | 01:40 PM

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Nosferatu

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From: Ahead of You :)

St. Jude Donor '14

Just bolted a snail on the block and then upgraded the suspension

Last edited by Nosferatu; Oct 3, 2019 at 05:01 PM.

Oct 25, 2014 | 02:29 PM

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05Z51C6

Racer

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Posts: 458

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From: OK

Texas Speed 1 7/8 with ORX
Fast 102
Vararam
Nxt Step axle back

Oct 25, 2014 | 02:54 PM

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Blk 08 C6

Burning Brakes

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From: Honolulu Hawaii

just recently remove stock cam upgraded to a Stage 2 blower cam from Arun@CCP.

Oct 26, 2014 | 12:22 AM

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R50THC5

Burning Brakes

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From: Englewood OH

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Originally Posted by mtnman

Callaway 606

Or a Callaway SC 652....

Oct 26, 2014 | 09:14 AM

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frankb

Pro

Joined: Jan 2003

Posts: 730

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From: kansas city mo.

I put new caps on the valve stems and Wow it's faster and gas mile improved also.

Sorry I couldn't resist

Oct 26, 2014 | 09:58 AM

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LMB-Z

Le Mans Master

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From: Texarkana Texas

Heads, cam, headers, CAI, tune. 525 RWHP. 2006 Z06.

Oct 26, 2014 | 10:59 AM

#16

erupted

Instructor

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Posts: 142

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From: Marietta Georgia

Eforce 1591 w K Bell BAP, Kooks headers, Borla ATAK, Halltech Beehive CAI, DRM v6 Bilstein shocks, MTI Big Red swaybars, Michelin pilot sports, Billet tech 170 amp alternator, Dashlogic to monitor.

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