New with performance mods!
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Cruising
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New with performance mods!
hey guys..I really dont know much about performance mods and I am currenlty in the process of buying '06 C6 stock. I would appreciate for you experts out there to advise me on what is the best performance mods i can do to the car and which brands? and another question..will these mods deppreciate the expected life of the engine in the long run (comparing with no mods) or not. Eagrly looking forward for your replies! 
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Cruising
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well basically, I want my vette to have a nice and powerful sound with around 20 to 50 extra hp and as for the money well i have no idea whatsoever on how much these things cost..money is not a problem here but i dont want something VERY expensive..
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A Vararam, long-tubes and tune should do it. Add a cat-back if you want better sound. If you really want to step it up with stock heads/cam, go for a FAST. My guess is around 390rwhp SAE on a dynojet with that total set-up on a mn6.
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"borla catback and x pipes and american racing headers and vararam cold air intake"
how much does it cost? I want to buy them new and installed in a workshop.
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Cruising
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"borla catback and x pipes and american racing headers and vararam cold air intake"
how much does it cost? I want to buy them new and installed in a workshop.
Pro
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From: Ocean County NJ
I went with Kooks LT headers, "race" cats, Callaway CAI, 160 thermostat, tune, Z06 mufflers (modded from 3" to 2 1/2") and a Pipedreams "NPP in a Box" controller for the mufflers. Obviously, the only "used" part was the Z06 mufflers. Before the mufflers, with only 900 miles on the car, I dyno'd 385 rwhp, 373 tq. Can't tell you what the mufflers sound like - ECS is installing them TODAY. I have heard the same mufflers on a C6 with my headers and it sounded loud and mean when open, quiet as "stock" when closed. Hence the reason I did the Z06 mufflers.
So far, I have been pleased with everything that I have done to the car. good luck modding yours.
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hey guys..I really dont know much about performance mods and I am currenlty in the process of buying '06 C6 stock. I would appreciate for you experts out there to advise me on what is the best performance mods i can do to the car and which brands? and another question..will these mods deppreciate the expected life of the engine in the long run (comparing with no mods) or not. Eagrly looking forward for your replies!
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