why spend building,when you can just by a stronger vette?

[Mad-Mic]

here is my dream setup running thru a pro built 700R4 with 4000 stall still on IRS with a dual stage 200-300 shot with a mini ram ported to the max setup on a BIG single blade TB running DFI

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• Dart Tall Deck Iron Eagle 4Bolt HP Block with Raised Cam & Splayed Steel Billet Caps
• Callies 4340 4.250 Stroke Internally Balanced Crank
• Eagle 4340 H-Beam 6.125 Steel Rods w/ARP Bolts
• JE 10.5-1 Custom Forged Aluminum Pistons
• Brodix 11X Aluminum Heads w/CNC Chambers
• Dart CNC Ported Intake Manifold
• Ultra Street Big Dawg Polished Aluminum Valve Covers
• 1.6 Ratio Aluminum Roller Rockers
• Moroso Street/Strip Oil Pan, Oil Pump & Pick Up
• Chrome Timing Cover w/ Tavia Pointer
• HP Harmonic Balancer
• Internally Balanced
• Professionally Blueprinted and Assembled
• Every Engine Dyno Tested w/Dyno Sheet Provided

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they make a 675 chp setup also.

http://www.shafiroff.com/ultrastreet/472_675_engine.asp

drop in bolt up and go ​

 

[AdvancedAutoCC]

Here's one of mine....

565 BBC, mostly aftermarket stuff (actually, all of it, now that I think about things!)

not going in the Vette tho... it's for my Chevelle (897chp without the spray...oughta be fun!)

 

[SoLow]

To get back to the question

" Why spend building when you can just buy a stronger vette?"

My opinion is that there is a certain amount of pride and a sence of accomplishment when you do something like boosting power and improving handling on something you already own and enjoy.

 

[SPANISHVETTS]

BLACKTALON said it well,

Run what ya brung!! and hope ya brung enuff!!!:gap

but some folks never listen or learn.

And, now, you are somewhere else.

Reminds me of the * who pulls out a switchblade knife in the midst of an argument with a Mod. The Mod blows the *’s head off with a .44, blows the smoke off of the barrel and says, ¨ain’t it just like a * to show up with a pocket knife at a gunfight¨?:L

* fill in with any PC incorrect stereotype of your preference and blame it on me.:booty


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Now, back to the discussion at hand.

 

[C-4 Now]

man Gotta love you guys and those big mod C-4's. I got to many irons in fire right now but that new GM big bore bowtie block isn't going to sit in the corner forever!!! That UPS man just keeps bring parts for Callaway and that motor! otfl :crazy

 

[Mad-Mic]

man Gotta love you guys and those big mod C-4's. I got to many irons in fire right now but that new GM big bore bowtie block isn't going to sit in the corner forever!!! That UPS man just keeps bring parts for Callaway and that motor! otfl :crazy

now if there was only a way to modify the callaway turbo snorkel to fit perfectly on a tall deck block

 

[vetteboy86]

I think every corvette is worth having, there really isn't a bad year in particular. Any corvette lover will tell you that. I am partial to the C4 because this is the car I grew up seeing, and the first corvette for me to own. I will eventually add other generations to the family.

I find enjoyment in making my C4 a better car, and each bit of work that goes in the car, the more it reflects me and what I am like as a person. I think working on the cars we own, is just the way we are.

 

[corvted]

I find enjoyment in making my C4 a better car, and each bit of work that goes in the car, the more it reflects me and what I am like as a person. I think working on the cars we own, is just the way we are.

Well said.

 

[BLACKTALON]

I agree with all the post guys. when I was 12yrs old my mom got me a ZR1 poster that I had on my door,I've got that same poster till this day and its framed now!

 

[SPANISHVETTS]

I agree with all the post guys. when I was 12yrs old my mom got me a ZR1 poster that I had on my door,I've got that same poster till this day and its framed now!

My wife gave me a ZR-1 poster when I was 52 and there is a ZR-1 parked in the garrage today.

BTW I still have the poster as well.

 

[BLACKTALON]

My wife gave me a ZR-1 poster when I was 52 and there is a ZR-1 parked in the garrage today.

BTW I still have the poster as well.

:cool

 

[aboatguy]

Hey guy's all the money spent on superchargers/383 builds and other things to make our cars faster why not jus buy a stronger vette?

What vette is stronger for the price range of a good C4 and 6-10K worth of mods?

 

[aboatguy]

Not to bash any of the C5 owners out there, but in my opinion the C5 has got to be the least attractive vette that was ever produced and the biggest. When GM designed the rear of that car what was they thinking about (WAY TO MUCH A--) vettes are meant to be small & sexy. Though she is great in performance, the C2 is my pick

IMO out of the C4, C5, and C6 model the C5 is the best looking of the bunch. The C4 doesn't have any curves and the C6 front reminds me of a smiling toothless old crone. I love the C5s rear view and when I am done modding my C4 I will be buying a C5 FRC or ZO6 and then the LSX mods will begin.

Mike

 

[BLACKTALON]

What vette is stronger for the price range of a good C4 and 6-10K worth of mods?[/quote

Thats just it the 6-10k can be a hella down payment on a newer vette! then mod the LS1/LS2!

 

[vetteboy86]

If you are looking at strictly a speed standpoint, consider this. You buy an L98 or LT1 corvette with some miles. Put 6 grand into the engine, and another 4 grand into the drive train and other suspension parts. Figure you paid 7 grand for the car. You now have 17 grand into a car that will out run a stock LS1. Not to mention I have not seen any C5's this cheap yet. In my area I have not seen them under 20 grand. That is one way I look at things.

 

[Edmond]

Some people like the look of the C4 'Vettes. Personally, the C4 look is my favorite. I also like the raw feel of the C4 when you're driving it.

Plus, SBC I parts are so common and inexpensive that it doesn't really take that much.

 

[SPANISHVETTS]

All C-4s are a great deal and the 90 – 96s make everything else on the road look like overpriced crap. Name one other 15+ year old car that will outperform a brand new top of the line Porsche, Lambo or Ferrari.
If you managed to name one can you buy it for less than $25K? (oops now you know what the Z cost. Don't tell the wife!)
Add to that working AC, electric seats, low maintenance and you have what is commonly called a bargain!* *Spark plug cost: Ferrari retails for $30 ea., BMW M3 $16.75, ZR-1 $5. The best deal on a Ferrari oil filter on eBay today is $35.95 do I need to go on?

You now have 17 grand into a car that will out run a stock LS1. Not to mention I have not seen any C5's this cheap yet. In my area I have not seen them under 20 grand. That is one way I look at things.

Thunder with his 383, Brimbo brakes, Z-51 rack and pinion, competition springs, re-valved shocks, beefed up 400R4, Sony/Infinity sound system and GPS navigation cost substantially less than that.

I will give 2:1 odds that Thunder will spank any stock C-5 ever built. The ZR-1 with it’s Jeal prepared LT-5 that Jeal claims hit 435HP on the dyno is no match for Thunder until well over 100 MPH and if I blow Thunder up doing something stupid I can put him back together in my garage over the weekend.

 

[sxyvet]

well said spanish vettes!
nothing like a nice,clean,sexy late model c4 vette!
i saw a guy the other day in a yellow 98 model c5 vette and when i went to wave and toot to him, he just ignored me!
i thought to myself ha!!
well done mate, your not the only good looking one on the road.
i am very happy with my sexy looking c4 vette!
cheers
glen
sxyvet
Australia

 

[Black Bart]

I have a little more invested in my C-4 than the number some are talking but have no regrets. The outside of my car looks stock other than the wider wheels and tires but most people know so little about a Corvette that they don't know but what it is stock.
I have raced a couple Ferrari's
I love the look on their face when I blow them away with my 17 year old vette.
Below is a list of my mods.
Much more fun to build instead of buying a fast car.
Recently I was in a Chevy dealer looking at a new vette that was sitting on the show room floor and the salesman ask me if I was interested in trading. I ask him how much boot he would pay me and he said he couldn't do that and I replied well we can't trade then because I would much prefer to drive what I have than your new one. Hey different strokes for different folks.

89Black coupe 6spd FX-3 \ Chrome GS Wheels 315\35\17 G-ForceKD's \ SB-406cid\ Procharger D1-R \ 8 Rib pulleys\ Custom built Spearco intercooler \ Spal Fans \ NOS wet nitrous system controlled by jacobs mastermind controller \ Spearco water/alcohol injection system \ TPIS Mini Ram II \ 58mmTB \ AFR heads \ AFR rev kit \ Manley4340 push rods \
Comp cams custom grind roller \ Comp cam lifters \ Comp cams roller rockers 1.6 ratio \ Ross custom pistons 4340 pins \Speed pro rings \ 6 inch eagle 4340 3d rods \ eagle 4340 crank \ fluid balancer \ Cloyes true roller timing chain \ Melling high output oil pump \ 10 qt. multi trap door pan \ large oil cooler \ MSD-Digital-7 ignition\With MSD pro-power coil \ MSD boost retard \ Msd super conductor wires \ Accel DFI Gen.7 W/wide band \ 83lbs injectors \ Centerforce clutch & flywheel \ TPIS jet hot coated headers \ 13 inch rotors C5 calipers w hawk pads \ Air dam with air ducts to brakes \ Triple pillar pod with Autometer gauges \ Air-Fuel \Boost \Fuel Pressure \ lowering kit \Escort radar detector \RM radar jammer.
The difference between men and boy’s is the speed of their toy’s.
IF IT’S NOT BLOWN THEN IT SUCKS