99 Daily Vette Project
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99 Daily Vette Project
Hi everyone,
I bought my Dad's A/T 99 maroon coupe about a year ago, after having done most the maintenance on it for the decade he owned it. Third owner, pushing 150k on the original everything.
She's turned into a bit of a beater, but my aim is to restore and upgrade to get a nice, torque-rich daily. We likely wont see any kind of track and freeway use will be limited to long trips. Mostly city commuting and pleasure cruising is the plan for it.
Bone stock at the moment other than a Z06 Ti catback I added when the original rusted out
I think I am going to do what they call in the import world BPU, in this order:
- Some kind of rear-end change. It has 2.73 so a 3.15 would be cheap, but I am thinking of going right to a 3.73 from Zip Corvette. Then a Yank SS torque converter at the same time, either 3200 if I got 3.15 or 3600 if I go 3.42+ on the rear.
- decent headers, likely TSP
- vararam or honker intake
- LS6 Intake + LS2 Throttle Body
- Pro tune
Sound like a good, mild build plan?
I bought my Dad's A/T 99 maroon coupe about a year ago, after having done most the maintenance on it for the decade he owned it. Third owner, pushing 150k on the original everything.
She's turned into a bit of a beater, but my aim is to restore and upgrade to get a nice, torque-rich daily. We likely wont see any kind of track and freeway use will be limited to long trips. Mostly city commuting and pleasure cruising is the plan for it.
Bone stock at the moment other than a Z06 Ti catback I added when the original rusted out
I think I am going to do what they call in the import world BPU, in this order:
- Some kind of rear-end change. It has 2.73 so a 3.15 would be cheap, but I am thinking of going right to a 3.73 from Zip Corvette. Then a Yank SS torque converter at the same time, either 3200 if I got 3.15 or 3600 if I go 3.42+ on the rear.
- decent headers, likely TSP
- vararam or honker intake
- LS6 Intake + LS2 Throttle Body
- Pro tune
Sound like a good, mild build plan?
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150k miles? Just polish it up with a orbital polisher ...and drive it as is....
the rear installed is a grand? Torque convertor at the same time...i think your talking 2 total...
the headers are another grand ...the intake 500...
the intake and the throttle body another grand...
the tune $300...
3800 ?
it doesnt really pay...
just polish it up...clean it up and enjoy...
if someone ends up selling a supercharger on the forum for 3500 or 4 grand used...
slap that on...and call it a day...
otherwise just cruise in it...
jmo and best of luck
the rear installed is a grand? Torque convertor at the same time...i think your talking 2 total...
the headers are another grand ...the intake 500...
the intake and the throttle body another grand...
the tune $300...
3800 ?
it doesnt really pay...
just polish it up...clean it up and enjoy...
if someone ends up selling a supercharger on the forum for 3500 or 4 grand used...
slap that on...and call it a day...
otherwise just cruise in it...
jmo and best of luck
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