HER '67 vette? Cool woman you got there.

 

That other guy's wife has an STi. That is a cool car for a chick. I doesn't even come in an auto, and I think there is some law that you can't leave it stock. I think that goes for any turbo car.

Part of my decision to start modding was losing to an STi at the strip.

The C6 is not world's above and beyond other cars on the street or at the strip. Around the track, yes, but in a straight line there is plenty out there. Modded SRT4's, Evo, STi's, the other vettes, every fricking AMG out there, 911 Turbos, etc etc etc.

Head to the strip and you'll see what I am talking about.

Also, the difference in high 12s and low 12s is astronomical. All those cars listed about run mid 12s at my track. A high 12 loses, a low 12 wins. I like to win.

 

When you really think about it, it doesn't make much sense. Paying upwards to $60K or more for a car that is very well engineered and then messing with it and possibly screwing it up for a few horsepower that you will rarely use?

I have modded all my cars also. Now I am thinking that a lot less money can be spent on a dedicated race car that is a lot faster.

 

Yep, she's driven a Busch car at a Richard Petty Driving Experience and has many 1/4 mile time slips from her '02 Vert. She can cut a light, too.
Her daily driver is an '06 Hemi Charger with exhaust mods with a HR HIMI license plate.

We've only been married 38 years.

Joe

 

Again ... not all mods are for "Go" ... some only mod with wheels, interior, paint, stereos .... all things that do not effect performance directly

 

lol...whats with these women and hemi chargers...the wifey has a SRT8 Charger and 2 days after buying it, we hit the strip with it.She's got the itch to race now and I couldn't be happier

as far as modding, I've modded every ride I've had , but I can see the point of having a cool stock ride and one dedicated race car, but with a dedicated race car comes a dedicated tow vehicle and trailer for most, as the "race car" usually becomes unstreetable. The cars I've modded have been as streetable as the day they left the factory, only more powerful and better handling, so I don't see it as a detrement. Resale is another issue altogether, while you'd think if someone is in the market for a powerful car that they are going to mod anyways, an already modded car would be the ideal purchase, but you never know what the owner treated the car like, but the same can be said for bone stock as well. A modded car owner can either take care of the car and drive it like they should or be a horrible driver and beat the crap out of it, same as a stock car. I sold my heavily modded Trans Am (547rwhp,520rwtq) for about $7K over what bone stock ones were selling at the time. Did I take a beating on the cost of modding...yes, did I enjoy the mods while I owned the car...oh yes, so I figure I broke even. I got a few hundred strip passes and 79K great miles out of that car, and the new owner got exactly what he wanted, a solid, well kept 11 second TA that can be doubled as a daily driver.

 

High cost & very little results.....it is a $50K car that can run a second faster in the 1/4 mile with only $4-5k in mods, I'd say it is worth it. But you are absolutely correct that it is an awesome car bone stock. I just like to be able to visit the drag strip now & then and be just a little quiker than the others there think I will be.

 

No reason, just to make it accelerate faster, brake better, increase cooling and handle way better. If you keep the stock parts there is no reason you can't take all the "mods" off and sell it for the same price as the next guy. Then you can sell your parts for at least 50%-75% of what you paid. The bottom line is the Corvette is a nice package to start. It has the best hp/wt ratio of any car under 50k by far. Plus modifications are relatively cheap since there is so much competition and it's an American car. Most forums would kill to be able to make 200 more flywheel hp by spending 5k in a 3180lb car. JMO

Supercharger or H/C 5k
Suspension 2k
Cooling .5k
Front BBK 1.5k
R-Comps or DRs 1k

10k and you now have a very fast car. Plus modding is fun. Planning what to do next and executing on your plans is part of the enjoyment of car owndership. It's a learning process as well. Right now I'm researching coilovers. There is tons of information about shocks alone. One piece vs two piece. Stainless vs Aluminum. Slow bump, high speed bump, rebound and what each one does. How it affects the handling. I haven't even gotten to spring rates yet.

Owning a stock car and leaving it in the garage with the condom on it seems silly to me but to each their own. If you think your vette is fast take it to the strip or move up to HPDE 4 and watch miatas pass you while your vette is chillen on run craps.

The bottom line is do what makes you happy. If you like the stock everything and you want to put 80 coats of Zaino on it more power to you. There is a guy at my work that has a truck on airbags. I would NEVER want something like that but I appreciate his passion for something he wants to do.

 

That is a very good question considering the LS3 #s that are being posted and reproduced or exceeded. The LS3 is nearly 400 HP at the wheels which is absolutely oustanding and far surpasses the LS2. A simple bolt on K&N intake with no tune posted 408/394 recently.

Their isn't much need for many of us to do any real engine modifications at that point.

 

 

Evil I agree with you 100%. I am going to mod my car because I believe it will me much more fun to drive. I always dreamed of doing that as a kid. I could not afford the Z06, but I can afford to spend a little over $6K to bring my RWHP up to that of a stock Z06. I'm really excited about the boys at CAM doing there thing and returing me an awesome car to drive. As for resale, I agree that are those out there that would love to get their hands on a modified car that had been taken care of.