View Poll Results: Stock or not?
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Stock or not stock?
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Stock or not stock? Which would you recommend? I'm looking at buying a C5Z. Should I buy a stock or not stock one? There are pro's and cons to both I guess. Mods cost a lot. But also don't have the joy of seeing/feeling your new found power...
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Depends, I would say yes to things like wheels, brakes, CAI, cat back exhaust, cosemetic stuff, no any internal engine or trans. It is pretty funny to see Z06s for sale adds with 500+ hp, built DTE trans and drag radials then the next line is "never raced or driven hard", yeah that's believable...
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I voted stock. There's no way to know how much or even if the car was abused and may have hidden mechanical time bombs. Of course, the same thing can be said for a stock car, but a modded car is almost certainly a sign that whoever owned it intended to race it. Now if you buy a show car that was modified, then that's a different story. Chances are it was built up to get trophies at car shows and not at the track.
My Trans Am is a good example. I had no idea it was a ticking time bomb of problems until it landed with the new owner.
My C6 is still stock down to the paper filter because of the Trans Am experience, altough I'll admit I am ready to start modifying the C6.
My Trans Am is a good example. I had no idea it was a ticking time bomb of problems until it landed with the new owner.
My C6 is still stock down to the paper filter because of the Trans Am experience, altough I'll admit I am ready to start modifying the C6.
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I voted stock. There's no way to know how much or even if the car was abused and may have hidden mechanical time bombs. Of course, the same thing can be said for a stock car, but a modded car is almost certainly a sign that whoever owned it intended to race it. Now if you buy a show car that was modified, then that's a different story. Chances are it was built up to get trophies at car shows and not at the track.
My Trans Am is a good example. I had no idea it was a ticking time bomb of problems until it landed with the new owner.
My C6 is still stock down to the paper filter because of the Trans Am experience, altough I'll admit I am ready to start modifying the C6.
My Trans Am is a good example. I had no idea it was a ticking time bomb of problems until it landed with the new owner.
My C6 is still stock down to the paper filter because of the Trans Am experience, altough I'll admit I am ready to start modifying the C6.
I know guys who sprayed the **** out of cars (mostly F-Body guys) and then returned them to stock to sell. Any high performance car is a bit of gamble if you don't know the owner.
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But there would still be trace evidence in that example unless he replaced or professionally patched the holes where the lines ran and replaced anything in the interior where he mounted the switches.