Arne Dopudja
Leader of the infamous Chevy Gang.
Because my project car is progressing very slowly, I will show more of the racecar, because racecar.
BRAAAAAP!
BRAAAAAP!
If you do you won't regret it. It is the best performance bargain around. Super car performance that is very affordable.
I got mine btw had it for about two months now. I got myself a 2011
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It is not a Z07 but does have it's sides and front splitter and also came with many more goodies. The cam and heads are going to get done on it. I have all the parts already but just contemplating whether to do the work with a friend of mine or just get it done at a shop. I'm leaning more towards doing the work ourselves because it would be a great learning experience.
Nice car. If I had to start over I would just get a lightly used C6Z06 or ZR1 and be half way there already. But then again the cost of the big mods build on my C5Z has been spread over about 10 years. Ditched the LS6 for a forged LS7 in 2007, as soon as the bare LS7 blocks and LS7 heads where readily available.
My build was essentially the last MTI Houston Z07 package build they did. The Z07 package was a 427 based performance package for the C5.
You mentioned your K501 cam in the other thread, did you do the install?
@Hiroshi Awazu How do you like the vette compared to the s2000? Im sure the corvette is much faster but which is more fun or more rewarding to drive?
The secret of any good LSx build really lies in the tune, no shame in getting it done by folks who make a living tuningHappy to say yes. It took about a week for me to complete, i was supposed to get some assistance from a friend but his work shifts conflicted with the times at which i was able to work on my car so it was just me. With the help of some informative DIY threads on Corvette Forums, two different workshop manuals and the right tools (great investment) helped me get past some obstacles and i got it done. The most PITA was getting the lines back together
Tuning was a bit complicating for me. I have HP Tuners and tried on my own, didn't do well so i took car in for a tune and dyno and had the engine looked over.
Oh hey the GS rims look the nicest btw. Are you able to fit the same dimension tire on your C5 as the C6 Z06?
The secret of any good LSx build really lies in the tune, no shame in getting it done by folks who make a living tuning
I like the GS wheels as well - currently running stock C6Z sized tires. I used to run 335 or 345 rear tires on 12" 18" C5Z replicas out back and 18" x 305's on 10.5" x 18" stock C5Z rear wheels in front and I really miss the extra grip of the wider tires.
I will probably get the GS wheels widened by an inch and run 19" x 355's and 18" x 305's.