neverenuff

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im thinking of trading my head/cam ta for a 99 bolt on frc vette. ive searched and found some info but what exactly is the frc package. what do they make at the wheels? whats different from a regular c5? thanks

mdhmi

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FRC's are hard top (Fixed Roof Coupe) and all came with a 6 speed trans from the factory. They run bottom 13's @108-110 MPH stock.

neverenuff

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where does the 395 hp rating come from?

JETBLACK

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I have to disagree with you, I know of 2 personally that run around the 12.40 range @115-116mph and both cars only mod is a K&N filter. The FRC is the lightest vette you can buy, about 3050lbs. It has a stiffer suspension and it is the car they made the c5 z06 off of. It is a rare car in my opinion, they only made them 2 years so if its in good shape I would get it they usually hang around the $21k-25k range. If its nice its a keeper. BTW back to the track times, C5's with auto and 2.56 gears run high 12's @109-110 mph.

JETBLACK

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Its 345. Its just an LS1 in it.

neverenuff

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thanks for the info. this is the one im lookin at.
http://www.corvettewarehouse.com/Upl...l.asp?iPro=496

Raceon3

I've never seen them run any faster than a regualy C5. 12.40 @115-116 is average for the Z06 but I've never seen a C5 FRC do it.

Quik Z06

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Lol, there would be a huge argument if a Mustang owner said that

As for the FRC your looking at I think its too expensive. I just picked mine up (in sig) for $31.5 with 48K miles on it. I know some people want stock or close to stock, but what im getting at is for $4K more im getting twice the car. I'd say look around there are a bunch of FRC's on the Vette board for sale.

JETBLACK

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My best friend is a car dealer and we test out alot of cars that come through(wholesale) and the 6-speed coupes would trap around 113-114 mph and the 6-speed f-body usually around 110mph. BTW do you really beleive the 385 horse Z has 40 hp at the wheels than a frc?

JETBLACK

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Haha, yes it would. I just sold a H/C f-body that ran 10's in street trim. Its hard to beat an LS1. I haven't fooled with the LS2 and LS7 enough yet but i bet they are the same way.

MGorman

Is this at a track, or with a GTech? I have never seen a stock C5 coupe run that fast at the track. I’ve seen many, many stock C5’s (including my own) run at the track and the strong MN6’s run 110-111MPH. A GTech might give you 113-114MPH because they usually read 2-3MPH higher than the track.

PA Z06

Are you sure about the weight, so your saying the frc's are lighter then a z06, and isnt it the same suspension that came on regular vettes.
The FRC was light but I thought it wasnt lighter then a Z, with the Z it was more money because better heads/cam, lighter windsheilds, and better suspension.

allngn_c5

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3180 for the record. Just thought I would put up an accurate weight.

mdhmi

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I don't buy this 115 MPH crap for one second. I own an FRC. I raced it stock, with an air intake and exhaust, with a ProCharger, with a heads/cam twin trubo, and after all that then did an auto conversion and put in a forged motor for my turbos.

I've attended many Vette track rentals over the years and know what the various combos run. A stock FRC does not run 114-115 MPH.

115 is BS unless you're talking about running on a negative DA day on a downhill track and even at that you'd have your work cut out for you.

Cheers,

Mark

floman

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I have a 99 FRC that I bought back in March of this year. It is stock except for a dual cone filter air intake and has 42K miles on it. I made two passes at Houston Raceway Park on April 29, 2007, weather was 85 degs with a DA of +1362 ft. I weighed the car with 3/8ths tank of fuel and it was 3125lbs according to HRPs scales, with my 275lb butt was 3400 even. Made two passes, I consider my self a decent driver, but I'm sure others could do better. I launched at 3000rpms with a quick controlled clutch release and lift shifted at 6000rpms. Best pass of the two was: 12.930 @ 110.35mph w/1.992 60ft, 330ft 5.521, 1/8th 8.394 @ 85,84mph, 1000ft 10.858.

So, there you have a idea what a 99 FRC runs with a decent pass, not killing the car. I'm sure with power shifting it would be 1 or 2 tenths quicker. Corrected to a sea level DA it corrected to something like a mid 12.70s pass at a little over 111mph. We will see in a few months when it cools down here in southeast Texas.

99C5JA

My base C5 weighed in at 317x at the track almost full of fuel. It trapped 111.x mph with just a filter. The FRC is a great car to look at because of it's standard Z51 suspension and 6spd tranny. Though if you can find a good Z51 6spd coupe, the differences are small enough I wouldn't pass it up. Unless you really like the looks of the FRC.

silver01z06

the frc is a cool car. they are fairly rare but most people wouldnt really know the difference between them and a coupe or a c5zo6. its an ls1 with the z51 suspension. its supposed to have a stiffer chasis also not being a targa top. its supposed to weigh less also for the same reason. if you dont really care about the frc/z06 style (the small window and trunk instead of the long back window) look for a coupe. you can find a coupe in good shape and low miles for probably 22-24k.

their starting price is high but most car dealerships are. look around you can find 01/02 z06's for that ammount. just like any dealership you have to workt them down. as far as the 395 hp they are probably trying to add in for the exhaust and other little mods it has. dont let them upcharge for that.

JETBLACK

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I dont beleive in g-tech or dyno sheets. MPH tells you all you need to know about how much power a car makes.

JETBLACK

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I live in North La. and the track is not down hill and of course I posted BEST numbers I've seen because the diffrence in GOOD air and BAD air can range from 3-4 mph. But you should know that since you've done all that racing as stated above. What kinda trap speed does your car acheive now? Should be pushing 650-700 at the wheels huh?

JETBLACK

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Nice times man. Now take off 100 lbs.(driver is 185) run in good air and thats gonna put you right around 114 mph trap speed. Wow thats impossible! BTW man that Houston track is the best I've ever been too! Just hot as hell there in the summer time.