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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 06:40 PM
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  4. A brief description of what you can't see (Performance Upgrades and more)
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 06:44 PM
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Here's what I've done (planning on much more):
  1. Bosch III fuel injectors
  2. True duals with X pipe and muffler delete
  3. New seats
  4. Kenwood stereo
  5. 4 kicker speakers and hidden subwoofer
  6. Drilled and slotted brakes
  7. AIR pump demete
  8. Ported plenum/intake
  9. Adjustable FPR
  10. Keyless entry and remote start
  11. 1,000 other little performance things and repairs.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 08:34 PM
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Yours has to be the best.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:26 PM
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'94 coupe, all stock. What you can't see is the huge smile on my face.




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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:26 PM
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Mine still needs some paint and body work.

C5 wheels and front brakes
Long tube headers with ceramic coating,
3in dual exhaust, with dual x pipes
dual FM 40's
Ebl flash ecm
wide band O2
mild cam
1.65 ratio roller rockers (.500 total lift)
Edlebrock heads
Renegade intake with some extra porting
700r4 with billet pump, red eagle clutches, gm 5 pinion planetary gear sets (front and rear), 700p shift kit, almost every upgrade and weak spot upgraded.
Re did the seats in black, (slowly changing the interior color from silver to black).
Rack and pinion rebuilt by turnone (2.0 ratio)
many other upgrades and mods...

This all started after having a hard time keeping up with a chevy colbalt...(ss)
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These pictures were taken during the build, so things are not cleaned up, wires going crazy etc.


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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:29 PM
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C5 brakes installed
A work in progress

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The low reverse clutch with the rear planatary gearset.
This is also my sign in screen background at work


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This should inspire those of us who's C4 is a work in progress.
Keep the pictures coming.
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My 93 Z07. It is stock. But I guess the mods it has are: LTCC, RD Crossbar, Samco sport hoses, muffler eliminators, HID/LED, and I have 3 Fikse Fm5's for it, still looking for the other front FM5 wheel.






Best C4 has to go to 5abivt

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Originally Posted by Gibbles
The low reverse clutch with the rear planatary gearset.
This is also my sign in screen background at work

love your vette, how big of a difference from the c5 brakes?

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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 383vett
Yours has to be the best.

I can t post have more orange peel than anybody

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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 06:37 AM
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Thanks for the kind words, it's been a challenge for sure, i'm pretty proud of how it's turning out.

Huge difference with the c5 brakes, i also have a bias spring to help with the rear brakes.

I actually did the mod because my original brakes sucked so badly, a few close calls on the freeway and i started wheel shopping.
Once i had the wheels i ordered the rest of the stuff, and built the brake adapters my self for about $20 including drill bits.

Intake fits perfectly, only thing i noticed was my tv cable seemed a little shorter than it was before.

And it's a night and day difference with how the car drives now, i really love that i have to hold my self back with the go pedal or risk burning rubber, the car has gone sidewards a few times already!

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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 07:14 AM
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Best? I doubt mine fits but here it is.

As for mods. I'll try to cover some but its so modded it would take to long to list everything.

383 Stroker
Danna 44 rear end with 3.73 gears
Built trans
Corsa catback exhaust
Toledo Pro Hood
Rear spoiler
Hifonics powered by the god series amps
Touch screen pioneer double din head unit
Reverse camera
Hid head lights
Hid driving lights
Led everything else lights
CS144 Alternator upgrade
Tons of interior addons
Battery disconnect to prevent battery from draining
Maglock quick disconnect for attaching solar panels to charge the car when parked.
Android I/O board for controlling electrical on the car
Remote control for doors, locks, starter, stereo, power windows, heat and air settings, etc.
Ghost lights in doors for seeing where to step at night.
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Old Jan 6, 2017 | 07:26 AM
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Sounds like it belongs.

How hard was it to fit the double din stereo?
my bose needs some serious love if i'm going to keep it...

Also interested in the android controller!

I keep a windows tablet in my car right now due to the ebl flash ecm, i would love to incorporate a computer into the car to just run everything and permanently install it.
​​​​​​​However I'm not sure how the touch screen would fair in direct sunlight long term...
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Originally Posted by Gibbles
Sounds like it belongs.

How hard was it to fit the double din stereo?
my bose needs some serious love if i'm going to keep it...

Also interested in the android controller!

I keep a windows tablet in my car right now due to the ebl flash ecm, i would love to incorporate a computer into the car to just run everything and permanently install it.
​​​​​​​However I'm not sure how the touch screen would fair in direct sunlight long term...
Double din wasn't that bad. Just some mild trimming and it fit fine. I still need get the new center panel that's designed for the double din for a "perfect" fit around the face.

The android io board was about $30 best I remember. It allows you to control pretty much anything. I have relays controlled by it and analog inputs to read the sensors on the motor. I didn't get the new display finished to replace the warning lights section in the center of the dash before the weather got bad and I covered the car up for its rest till spring weather. So that will be one of my first projects when the weather warms up.

The display I went with has uv protection and anti glare coating so it should do ok in a car environment. Time will tell on that part.
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