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Old May 23, 2012 | 04:17 AM
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I bought a C5 back in 2000 and has been kept in the garage for a long time. There is no mods to the vette and it's still stock, with 19k miles on it, it has a 5.7 LS1. Any tips on upgrading or mods for the LS1.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 08:22 AM
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Start with the basic stuff, cat-back, x-pipe, headers, intake... and go from there.
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Old May 23, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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This might sound dumb, I work on Chinooks fix them and keep them in the air, I read this post and it said start with the lid what is a lid.
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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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A lid is the plastic piece in front of the throttle body that the air filter sits inside of. A lid is a common mod for us f-body guys. It's been a while since I saw a vette intake set-up but I am not sure if you guys have a lid... isnt it just this scoop thing? I think you can get some cool cold air induction kits for the vette that sucks air from the bottom. Check out sponsor sites for intakes. I want to say Vararam is a popular one for vette?
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Old May 24, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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Thanks udienow that helped I was searching all over the net.
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Defiantly the intake and exhaust. I call those "gateway" mods because its like a drug and you will want more....
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I plan on upgrading the intake and exhaust, not sure if i should go with a LS6 intake or something else, and if I should get some long tube headers or short ones.
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ls6 will be good for an otherwise bolt on car... and def go with long tubes... no question about that.
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I plan on upgrading the intake and exhaust, not sure if i should go with a LS6 intake or something else, and if I should get some long tube headers or short ones.
I can't help ya with the intake as I don't own a LS1 yet, but generally long tube headers are the way to go if you can get them to fit your application.
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Old May 27, 2012 | 05:40 AM
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I've heard it will be a hard to install the long tubes might have to lift the engine.
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