What EXACTLY is the difference between a C5 and a C5 Z06?
What I meant, indirectly, was to figure your main goals for the car and go from there. Lightly modded? Z06. Heavily modded? Any C5, with my nod going to the coupe because of money left over for mods.
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Mods would be Heads/cam/intake/full exhaust. So i am assuming Z06 based on what you said above.
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If you leave cars stock, then the z06 is the obvious choice in every category.
If you mod, you need to determine how much it would cost to go either route and get where you want to be.
If you're a bolt-on guy, look at it this way, you could get a built m12 tranny, better heads and cam, and better suspension for $5,000 or less in parts. If the z06 is $10,000 more than the coupe, go with the coupe. If the difference is under $10,000, why not go z06?
If you want a blower/turbo, save your $$$ and get a coupe.
If you want an auto, you obviously should get a coupe.
If you mod, you need to determine how much it would cost to go either route and get where you want to be.
If you're a bolt-on guy, look at it this way, you could get a built m12 tranny, better heads and cam, and better suspension for $5,000 or less in parts. If the z06 is $10,000 more than the coupe, go with the coupe. If the difference is under $10,000, why not go z06?
If you want a blower/turbo, save your $$$ and get a coupe.
If you want an auto, you obviously should get a coupe.
You get what you pay for. My Z06 still goes for 37k, while my coupe went for 17k. So, getting a Z06 has many benifits if ya can aford one, like holding the better value upon resale/trade in. Coupes are a dime a dozen also, nothing special there, but a Z06 you will get people flocking around it everywhere you go.
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...i got the best of both worlds... a FRC pretty cheap, with a M12 tranny... ls6 intake ok - $350 to spend, no problem... Z51 suspension ok - upgrading anyways (no more that $1000 total) and will be doing cam, heads and stroker soon... all in all the Z06 price isn't even close
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Verdad Gallardo If you leave cars stock, then the z06 is the obvious choice in every category.
If you mod, you need to determine how much it would cost to go either route and get where you want to be.
If you're a bolt-on guy, look at it this way, you could get a built m12 tranny, better heads and cam, and better suspension for $5,000 or less in parts. If the z06 is $10,000 more than the coupe, go with the coupe. If the difference is under $10,000, why not go z06?
If you want a blower/turbo, save your $$$ and get a coupe.
If you want an auto, you obviously should get a coupe.
If you mod, you need to determine how much it would cost to go either route and get where you want to be.
If you're a bolt-on guy, look at it this way, you could get a built m12 tranny, better heads and cam, and better suspension for $5,000 or less in parts. If the z06 is $10,000 more than the coupe, go with the coupe. If the difference is under $10,000, why not go z06?
If you want a blower/turbo, save your $$$ and get a coupe.
If you want an auto, you obviously should get a coupe.
My father-in-law has a cherry, and I mean gorgeous, 2001 Magnetic Red M6 Vette. Want to take a poll on how many people will barely give it a cursory inspection it if I park my Z06 next to it? I'm not trying to brag, just telling you the public mind-set... I love all C5s (as well as most any Vette), so you really can't lose with any of them IMHO...
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In my case I really didnt want a Z06. I have plenty of vehicles and didnt want to pay $30k for a car I rarely drive. I paid roughly half that put h/c/i, n20, wheels/tires converter etc.. and get to take the top off for a nice drive or whatever I feel like. It still handles well and draws attention, most of those people who drool because its a Z06 are either young or dont know much about cars. Im only 25 but could careless about impressing some high school kids or someone who couldnt even really tell you what an LS6 is. Their the same people that think the Z06 to the coupe is like comparing an SS to a Z28 having no idea of the real differences which are HUGE.
Now if it were going to be my only car I would buy a Z06 and put the best of the best **** on it but like I said this car isnt a real priority to me and everyone seems to like it just fine how it is. I have a 93 mustang for a drag car, 07 cummins for a DD, 03 6.0psd getting a built motor and compounds etc... and still, going to the dunes on my quads is where its really at for me anyways. So take my opinion w/ a grain of salt.
Now if it were going to be my only car I would buy a Z06 and put the best of the best **** on it but like I said this car isnt a real priority to me and everyone seems to like it just fine how it is. I have a 93 mustang for a drag car, 07 cummins for a DD, 03 6.0psd getting a built motor and compounds etc... and still, going to the dunes on my quads is where its really at for me anyways. So take my opinion w/ a grain of salt.
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RrCoX22,
I should have clarified my post, those were two separate thoughts.
Having a Z06, means you can say "I have a Z06"
Going the FRC route is cheaper and you get the good chassis to start with.
I should have clarified my post, those were two separate thoughts.
Having a Z06, means you can say "I have a Z06"
Going the FRC route is cheaper and you get the good chassis to start with.
Yea, I agree the FRC is a great platform for modding, and unique enough to stand out. They are also the rarest car and someday that may make the rpices climb. But for now they are the best bargain imo. i would love to have one just for a drag race car.
On the guy that thinks only high school kids flock around the Z06, your wrong. I take mine to drags every chance I get, and I get mobbed, the crowds will by pass all the C5s and head straight for the Z06s, and bypassing most other makes/models on their way. Sometimes it's very irratating, trying to get ready for a pass and someone wants info. The most often asked question I get "What's your fastest time". You know why, because there aren't any quicker/faster cars right out of the box, except the new Z06. But anyway, any C5 is or can be a exotic killer.
Robert
On the guy that thinks only high school kids flock around the Z06, your wrong. I take mine to drags every chance I get, and I get mobbed, the crowds will by pass all the C5s and head straight for the Z06s, and bypassing most other makes/models on their way. Sometimes it's very irratating, trying to get ready for a pass and someone wants info. The most often asked question I get "What's your fastest time". You know why, because there aren't any quicker/faster cars right out of the box, except the new Z06. But anyway, any C5 is or can be a exotic killer.
Robert
Either way, I would edit the post and say that I was drunk at the time...
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Im saying most worship the name not knowing what the car really is. You buy a Z06 because of the total package, they drool over it because it has a special name. Those are the people that I bet couldnt even tell you the difference between an LS1 and LS6. The real car guys that know what they are and respect them but I think look to see whats done to the car not just how its released from the factory. You follow me? We care more about what you've done over what you've bought from the dealer vs. high school kids worshiping a name they read in a magazine.
I had a 2000 SS and people would talk like a Z28 was a peice of trash not knowing that its generally just cosmetics. That kind of ignorance is just really irratating to me.
Dont get me wrong I really like Z06's just get annoyed by stupid people.
I had a 2000 SS and people would talk like a Z28 was a peice of trash not knowing that its generally just cosmetics. That kind of ignorance is just really irratating to me.
Dont get me wrong I really like Z06's just get annoyed by stupid people.
Im saying most worship the name not knowing what the car really is. You buy a Z06 because of the total package, they drool over it because it has a special name. Those are the people that I bet couldnt even tell you the difference between an LS1 and LS6. The real car guys that know what they are and respect them but I think look to see whats done to the car not just how its released from the factory. You follow me? We care more about what you've done over what you've bought from the dealer vs. high school kids worshiping a name they read in a magazine.
I had a 2000 SS and people would talk like a Z28 was a peice of trash not knowing that its generally just cosmetics. That kind of ignorance is just really irratating to me.
Dont get me wrong I really like Z06's just get annoyed by stupid people.
I had a 2000 SS and people would talk like a Z28 was a peice of trash not knowing that its generally just cosmetics. That kind of ignorance is just really irratating to me.
Dont get me wrong I really like Z06's just get annoyed by stupid people.
Im saying most worship the name not knowing what the car really is. You buy a Z06 because of the total package, they drool over it because it has a special name. Those are the people that I bet couldnt even tell you the difference between an LS1 and LS6. The real car guys that know what they are and respect them but I think look to see whats done to the car not just how its released from the factory. You follow me? We care more about what you've done over what you've bought from the dealer vs. high school kids worshiping a name they read in a magazine.
I had a 2000 SS and people would talk like a Z28 was a peice of trash not knowing that its generally just cosmetics. That kind of ignorance is just really irratating to me.
Dont get me wrong I really like Z06's just get annoyed by stupid people.
I had a 2000 SS and people would talk like a Z28 was a peice of trash not knowing that its generally just cosmetics. That kind of ignorance is just really irratating to me.
Dont get me wrong I really like Z06's just get annoyed by stupid people.
This is how you hit the nail on the head.
Case in point, last time I was at the track, not one person even glanced a 2nd time at my car. Until I trapped 125, then several people mobbed me in the pits asking what was going on because it didn't look nor sound like it would do that.
