How to beat a C5
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How to beat a C5 A friend of mine has a C5 2004 (stick) with a corsa catback. I have an auto (i know, autos suck) 97 ws6 with only flow (i know, flows suck to, i didnt put them on) catback and a k/n. What mods (cheap in nature) could i get to beat him? Thanks,
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I usually just push the pedal to the floor 
Oknone of the good mods are cheap. Converter and gear come to mind along with headers. After that I would either add juice or go into the motor.
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Oknone of the good mods are cheap. Converter and gear come to mind along with headers. After that I would either add juice or go into the motor.
Fighting a LS1 is not an easy task
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Your friend is going to have a serios weight advantage besides his hp advantage
LTs, SLP loudmouth catback, Shift kit, 3.73s, DRs, and a cam with some good tuning and you have him.
LTs, SLP loudmouth catback, Shift kit, 3.73s, DRs, and a cam with some good tuning and you have him.
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
Hmmm... Hook to hard? Unless you are looking at a blow over I am not buying it
If you let the tires slip out a little bit,just ever so slightly your runna run really hard out the back door and your 60' will only lack a little.
ok u said cheap mods right...i heard a shop can make a stock convertor into a 2800 stall by "loosing it up"...then of course get gears and good tires that should get u in 13.6-13.8...complete exhaust system, intake, and small shot of nitrous in the 12's...if im not mistakin a c5 is in the mid to high 12's right...this should give u an idea....now if u have money a 12 bolt(gears and slicks), exhaust system, cai, free mods, small nitrous should be plenty...by the way what is the other guy running for sure.
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Originally Posted by joshweh
A friend of mine has a C5 2004 (stick) with a corsa catback. I have an auto (i know, autos suck) 97 ws6 with only flow (i know, flows suck to, i didnt put them on) catback and a k/n. What mods (cheap in nature) could i get to beat him? Thanks,
Josh
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Originally Posted by Ls1LikeNoOther
If you have a 2400 stall with a bolt on car and you dead hook its gunna bring your engine RPM way down under your power band,your car is gunna dog the 60' and probably the 330...
If you let the tires slip out a little bit,just ever so slightly your runna run really hard out the back door and your 60' will only lack a little.
If you let the tires slip out a little bit,just ever so slightly your runna run really hard out the back door and your 60' will only lack a little.
Gosh I never had that problem. I ran a 2400 for years dead hooking
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Thanks, im thinking-
Lt's, Loudmouth catback, gears, stall. I hope to cam it, but that will be some time. Im not big on nitrous (well, the ole lady isnt anyway), so im going to wait to race him (it would be at a quarter mile track)/
Lt's, Loudmouth catback, gears, stall. I hope to cam it, but that will be some time. Im not big on nitrous (well, the ole lady isnt anyway), so im going to wait to race him (it would be at a quarter mile track)/
