[Terp]

A guy at work is selling his bone stock (down to the wagon wheels!) 6 spd 98 C5 with 61K miles. He is asking about what I could sell my car for (02 Formula) so I am considering it. I like having the back seats for kid hauling duty though and am not crazy for the RED color. Anyway, I am wondering if there would be much, if any, performance gained in going to a Vette vs my car with the suspension mods I have (Strano F/R sway bars, Springs, SFCs, Koni 4/4s). I run about a 13 flat in the 1/4, so I figure I'd be losing some straight line acceleration. I am more interested in track days these days anyway. How do base C5s track? Do they wear out expensive parts (like F-bodies and front wheel bearings)? I don't really think I want to get rid of my car - it was the first car I bought myself when I finished school, but if a Vette is that much of a better starting place for a track car it might be worth it. Any thoughts?

[BigEnos]

Wow, you'd never know this is an F-body forum! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I'll have to say I agree with the above. For your stated purpose a C5 will be a much better choice. The ABS/TC module (AKA EBCM) problem isn't that big of a deal. Easy to remove and there's a few places that reman them and fix whatever electrical gremlin they are built with from the factory. I helped a co-worker swap his and it was pretty simple and not that expensive. A new unit (with the same ticking time-bomb) is like a G. I think the reman is only $350 ish with shipping so not that bad.