Recommended mods?
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Burning Brakes
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Recommended mods?
As I've mentioned in other threads, I am a first time Corvette owner which I just picked up last Saturday. Actually this is my first sports car as I've been a lifelong motorcycle addict until now.
I've been reading a lot on the forum in order to pick up what I can, but it seems worth asking this basic newbie question. Which mods are generally recommended as well worth doing to an otherwise stock 1LT C7 with NPP exhaust? I'm planning on the Z51 sway bar upgrade, Spiegler brake lines and the sound deadening mods. Other than appearance stuff should I be considering any thing else to make the car work up to its stock potential? Thanks.
I've been reading a lot on the forum in order to pick up what I can, but it seems worth asking this basic newbie question. Which mods are generally recommended as well worth doing to an otherwise stock 1LT C7 with NPP exhaust? I'm planning on the Z51 sway bar upgrade, Spiegler brake lines and the sound deadening mods. Other than appearance stuff should I be considering any thing else to make the car work up to its stock potential? Thanks.
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my "must haves"
curb alert - mounts with hand tools
side skirts, never mind the look, they protect whole side of the car great
gm splashguards
tint - see your state laws
clay, polish and seal - may products that work great by hand
lloyds mats both back and front
curb alert - mounts with hand tools
side skirts, never mind the look, they protect whole side of the car great
gm splashguards
tint - see your state laws
clay, polish and seal - may products that work great by hand
lloyds mats both back and front
Melting Slicks
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I might buy a Lloyd's cargo mat, especially if it replaces the stock carpet that makes battery access more difficult. The cargo mat on my C6 fit over the stock carpet. Can anyone answer this?
Other than these two items I am pressed to think of a way to improve the car. I'm sure I'll think of more, however.
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Burning Brakes
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As I've mentioned in other threads, I am a first time Corvette owner which I just picked up last Saturday. Actually this is my first sports car as I've been a lifelong motorcycle addict until now.
I've been reading a lot on the forum in order to pick up what I can, but it seems worth asking this basic newbie question. Which mods are generally recommended as well worth doing to an otherwise stock 1LT C7 with NPP exhaust? I'm planning on the Z51 sway bar upgrade, Spiegler brake lines and the sound deadening mods. Other than appearance stuff should I be considering any thing else to make the car work up to its stock potential? Thanks.
I've been reading a lot on the forum in order to pick up what I can, but it seems worth asking this basic newbie question. Which mods are generally recommended as well worth doing to an otherwise stock 1LT C7 with NPP exhaust? I'm planning on the Z51 sway bar upgrade, Spiegler brake lines and the sound deadening mods. Other than appearance stuff should I be considering any thing else to make the car work up to its stock potential? Thanks.
Http://NetWelding.com/side_skirts.pdf
Last edited by JerryU; Feb 11, 2015 at 10:25 PM.
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Here's a few threads which have some great mods. I would like to the add the LED side markers from Showstoppers. They look way better than the single bulb OEM's.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...od-so-far.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-a-new-c7.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-and-mods.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...od-so-far.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-a-new-c7.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-and-mods.html
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Absolutely, check out http://diablosport.com/2015-corvette-c7
I personally have the intune and the numbers they post on their site are accurate. It's just a hand held tuner that takes between 5 and 6 minutes to backup and flash the ECU/PCM. It's undetectable to the dealer so long as you flash the stock tune back before service. If you do a search on here, you'll find lots of great threads.
I personally have the intune and the numbers they post on their site are accurate. It's just a hand held tuner that takes between 5 and 6 minutes to backup and flash the ECU/PCM. It's undetectable to the dealer so long as you flash the stock tune back before service. If you do a search on here, you'll find lots of great threads.
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks, guys. Does anyone have a feel for how these exoticvette partitions compare to the ones being sold by southerncarparts?
http://www.southerncarparts.com/c7-c...on-p-6612.html
http://www.southerncarparts.com/c7-c...on-p-6612.html
Melting Slicks
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it acts as a partition of sorts but isn't as sturdy as a solid one like the one you added. So far it seems to be holding the small items I have back there.
Last edited by iclick; Feb 13, 2015 at 06:12 PM.