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Old Feb 13, 2015 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Roadrogue
Spiegler brake lines and the sound deadening mods. Thanks.
Why in the world would you want to replace the brake lines on a brand new, high performance car? Gee, spend the $ and need to bleed the brakes. Your money. Don
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Old Feb 14, 2015 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by W88fixer
Why in the world would you want to replace the brake lines on a brand new, high performance car? Gee, spend the $ and need to bleed the brakes. Your money. Don
I'm used to motorcycles and they most all come with rubber brake lines. Switching to good braided steel lines increases lever/pedal feel. Guess i should look at what is on there first. Thanks.
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In order so far:

Afe CAI
painted GM splash guards
Corsa double helix x-pipe
Tinted windows
smooth painted rocker, coil, and plenum covers
Borla Atak dual mode exhaust
GAGS skip shift eliminator

Have, pending install:

magnetic oil plugs
Z06 grill (cant wait!)
Z06 front spoiler / air dam (painting it now)
Xpel smoked headlight covers

On the short list for next set of mods:

side skirts
painted underhood cover
some carbon fiber interior updates
ported throttle body (maybe?)

On the long term list:

long tube headers
tune
supercharger
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