[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).

[00 Trans Ram]

Mine may very well be some skewed results. I know that the other F-bod driver (John Brannan) is one helluva driver. There's a great video of me and him fighting for 1st over on Youtube, shot from my car. For about 12 laps, he made that car dance and sing, and I did everything I could to go around. We were all alone, so we had some fun.

I don't remember C4s being well-regarded in the suspension department. Mind you, I was just getting into modding cars when the C5s came out. But, i remember all these articles saying how bad the C4 was - how it creaked, groaned, didn't absorb bumps, and wasn't as good as 4-door BMWs - and how good the C5 was in comparisson.

Oh, and I don't think autox results/PAX is a good indicator. According to those, I should be worse than a Miata. Autox is NOT a good place for an F-bod. At least, it never was for me. Sure, I'd do OK, but it always felt like my car was being held back and not fulfilling its potential.