[Augusto]

Hi, everybody. I'm really excited to go for an all out track car project.

I'm really puzzled at this dilemma: could a 98 Z28 be modded to match or surpass the handling of a C4 with Z51 like susp (Crossmember and camber brace mods)?

I may be able to trade my 98 LS1 Z28 for an auto '95 C4 (and like 3K of cash, and I would swap a ZF6 and mod susp). C4s are not so cheap to get in my country (as opposed to fbodies), let alone C5s. I was just about to swap a T56 (with relocation crossmember, Z06 clutch, etc) on the Z. Before I just do either of it, I want to make sure to know if I can achieve handling capabilities of a Z51 C4 or close through modding (shocks, tires, rims, sfc, kmember, a-arms, torque arm, lcas, panhard, strano swaybars, rollbar, a little diet, etc). Guys please be honest.

I've seen biased opinions on the C4 side by people who do not really focus on track improvement (and take stock form as a reference) so I thought this would be the right place to ask.

I want to make sure to invest time and effort on the car with better handling potential (modded) on the following couple of years. (Ultimate purpose: Road Racing and a little of AutoX).

[Mojave]

Auto-x classing and results (in AS vs FS, BSP vs ESP, and BP vs CP) says that C4's handle better. Matt's experience is unique, as auto-x results have shown very repeatedly when equally well setup and equally well driven, the C4 does handle better. This isn't really surprising, however, as it SHOULD be faster, with better weight distribution, lower CG, and better suspension geometry.

I own both a C4 and an LS1 4th gen, and I'd take the C4 every time. Which one is better for YOU depends on your own personal preferences, as there is definitely something to be said for beating guys in a pony car.

This post has been edited by Mojave: Jun 21 2009, 10:25 PM