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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / June 2005

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WHATS YOU BEST MOD!

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Tim & Cindy McDonald - 25 May 2005 00:47 GMT
So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
Bob I - 25 May 2005 01:15 GMT
The water drain tubes in the corners of the hatch opening, at $8.95.

> So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
Marty - 26 May 2005 04:03 GMT
Thanks for the reminder Bob!
Gotta get them ordered, getting close to painting my 84.
Marty

> The water drain tubes in the corners of the hatch opening, at $8.95.
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>> So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
>> money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
Bob I - 27 May 2005 01:42 GMT
That was years and years ago at Ecklers. price may be higher now.

> Thanks for the reminder Bob!
> Gotta get them ordered, getting close to painting my 84.
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>>>So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
>>>money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
Marty - 29 May 2005 02:11 GMT
$12.99 nowadays!

> That was years and years ago at Ecklers. price may be higher now.
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>>>>So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
>>>>money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
Barking Rats - 25 May 2005 07:06 GMT
> So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!

Factory-style side exhausts for my '67 - man I just love to roll the
windows down and listen to that all-American music.

...Oh yeah, radial tires too.

Here's waving to ya - \||||

Owen
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-- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is
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MES - 25 May 2005 16:55 GMT
Replacing my underpowered L82 in my 74 coupe with a built ZZ4 and chrome
hooker headers with sidepipes.

> > So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> > money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
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> "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
>      -- Ann Hayman Zwinger
RicSeyler - 25 May 2005 19:15 GMT
The best mod for money spent to me is tires and wheels.....
And bigger than stock tires and wheels on rear and stock
size on front. A carefully selected wheel and tire package
can change the attitude and feel of a car.

>So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
>money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
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JOEVET - 01 Jun 2005 20:11 GMT
I'm with you Ric.  I love the different look the zr1 rims and new tires
gave my '86.  A new attitude.   Easiest and cheapest : taking the maf screen
out.
> The best mod for money spent to me is tires and wheels.....
> And bigger than stock tires and wheels on rear and stock
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> "Homer no function beer well without."
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Greg - 25 May 2005 22:34 GMT
i sure want to belive it will be the procharger, if it ever gets here.
Greg

>So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
>money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
Dave in Lake Villa - 26 May 2005 03:24 GMT
Going from stock  to :  Edelbrock Oval Port Alum Heads, with Edelbrock
Dual Plane Air Gap Intake , with SpeedDemon 750 double pumper carb.,
big roller cam , and 'X' crossover exhaust pipe.... Has to be close to
an additional 140 h.p gain.  
dave's a perv - 26 May 2005 16:11 GMT
Back for some more abuse?
Ya child molesting pervert!!!
TF - 27 May 2005 15:21 GMT
On what year/model/engine?
TF

> Going from stock  to :  Edelbrock Oval Port Alum Heads, with Edelbrock
> Dual Plane Air Gap Intake , with SpeedDemon 750 double pumper carb.,
> big roller cam , and 'X' crossover exhaust pipe.... Has to be close to
> an additional 140 h.p gain.
CardsFan - 01 Jun 2005 20:21 GMT
> On what year/model/engine?
> TF
>
>> Going from stock  to :  Edelbrock Oval Port Alum Heads, with Edelbrock
>> Dual Plane Air Gap Intake , with SpeedDemon 750 double pumper carb.,
>> big roller cam , and 'X' crossover exhaust pipe.... Has to be close to

I agree with another poster.  Defeating the 1-4 skip-shift "feature."

AJM
'93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp
larrybud2002@yahoo.com - 26 May 2005 12:46 GMT
> So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!

Mechanically, swapping the 4+3 on my 86 for the Richmond 6-speed
tranny.  Check it out:

http://www.areddy.net/vettetrans

Cosmetically, it's a toss up between paint:

http://www.areddy.net/vettepaint

and interior.
RicSeyler - 26 May 2005 16:09 GMT
I like the yellow larrybud!

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Paul H. - 26 May 2005 16:12 GMT
> So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!

For my C4-coupe the best bang for the buck was adding the frame
crossbrace--pulled from a ragtop for $ 175 at a local junkyard. Then
took the car to respected dealer and had the targa roof re-shimmed and
fitted at $125 parts and labor.  Improvement in handling, big reduction
in "squeeking" sounds.  I think that if the C4 gets a regular workout,
the roof should be refitted every few years.

Paul H.
Jon - 28 May 2005 02:51 GMT
> So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!

Rear wing...

http://img277.echo.cx/img277/5671/right3wh.jpg

http://img279.echo.cx/img279/3729/rear8qg.jpg
BDragon - 28 May 2005 07:30 GMT
> > So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> > money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
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The wing looks good, Jon.
aRKay - 28 May 2005 12:55 GMT
> > So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> > money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!

Dual cup holder for the C5 and Corsa Indy for sound
Bob G. - 28 May 2005 14:36 GMT
>> > So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
>> > money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
>
>Dual cup holder for the C5 and Corsa Indy for sound

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You know  I never had thought about cup holders...

But honestly, as a coffee-olic  I have to agree...  

The sharks have plenty of aftermarket coffee cup holders... But I had
to make one out of Walnut and Curly Maple to fit my 64 ...and I had to
be real creative making one out  of Cherry that is Off Set slightly to
the right for my 6 speed 95.....now I can at least shift gears...  OEM
cup holders were are a complete waste ..except as a mounting point for
a workable cup holder...

Bob Griffiths
64 72 76 79 & 95 Corvettes


tater - 28 May 2005 21:46 GMT
Has to be the steering lock bypass on my 2000 6-speed.
 Seems with the recall Chevrolet just reprogrammed the computer so the car
wont run if the steering is locked.
(In other words they did not fix a darn thing with the lock motor sticking
they just covered there own A. . for liability reasons)
 Now I am not bitter but they should have added the bypass for the manuals
like they did for the automatics.
             Mike:-)

> So whats your BEST modification you feel has enhanced your vette for the
> money you spent! Help us all out!!Thanks!!!!!
Jon - 29 May 2005 14:30 GMT
> Has to be the steering lock bypass on my 2000 6-speed.
>   Seems with the recall Chevrolet just reprogrammed the computer so the car
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> like they did for the automatics.
>               Mike:-)

That is a necessity- cheap and simple too.  I installed it the first
month I had my car along with the device that eliminates the 1st to 4th
skip shift. (CAGS)
Tom in Missouri - 02 Jun 2005 15:15 GMT
I hate to be the Devil's Advocate here, but what does the insurance
companies do if your car is stolen and one of the anti-theft devices has
been removed?

Especially since the steering lock is probably the primary anti-theft
device.

> > Has to be the steering lock bypass on my 2000 6-speed.
> >   Seems with the recall Chevrolet just reprogrammed the computer so the car
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> month I had my car along with the device that eliminates the 1st to 4th
> skip shift. (CAGS)
JOEVET - 02 Jun 2005 15:44 GMT
who says you have to tell them
> I hate to be the Devil's Advocate here, but what does the insurance
> companies do if your car is stolen and one of the anti-theft devices has
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> > month I had my car along with the device that eliminates the 1st to 4th
> > skip shift. (CAGS)
 
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