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|  Oct 12 2009, 03:19 AM 
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				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?
				
				
				
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|  Oct 12 2009, 03:24 PM 
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				Wow, thanks for the replies... I asked on here first as I figured I would get the most "FBODY 4 EVER!" responses.  A bit surprising.  (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)   Guess I'll see if my brother still wants to buy my car, he bugs me about it every couple of weeks.
				
				
				
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|  Oct 12 2009, 04:16 PM 
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				Howdy, Wow, thanks for the replies... I asked on here first as I figured I would get the most "FBODY 4 EVER!" responses.  A bit surprising.  (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)   Guess I'll see if my brother still wants to buy my car, he bugs me about it every couple of weeks. Honestly, the only thing that would make me offer different advice would be if you had to have the rear seats. Obviously the c5 won't do that. Otherwise a c5 is better in every way. Mark | 
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 Terp   98 C5 or 02 FBody   Oct 12 2009, 03:19 AM
 Terp   98 C5 or 02 FBody   Oct 12 2009, 03:19 AM 
  marka   Howdy,
My thought is that equal prep to equal pre...   Oct 12 2009, 03:26 AM
 marka   Howdy,
My thought is that equal prep to equal pre...   Oct 12 2009, 03:26 AM 
  Mojave   C5 is absolutely worth it.  The two biggest proble...   Oct 12 2009, 03:33 AM
 Mojave   C5 is absolutely worth it.  The two biggest proble...   Oct 12 2009, 03:33 AM 
  trackbird   I can't add much to what was said already.
Bu...   Oct 12 2009, 12:09 PM
 trackbird   I can't add much to what was said already.
Bu...   Oct 12 2009, 12:09 PM 
  BigEnos   Wow, you'd never know this is an F-body forum...   Oct 12 2009, 12:35 PM
 BigEnos   Wow, you'd never know this is an F-body forum...   Oct 12 2009, 12:35 PM 
  CrashTestDummy   Another issue appears to be the headlight motors. ...   Oct 12 2009, 03:28 PM
 CrashTestDummy   Another issue appears to be the headlight motors. ...   Oct 12 2009, 03:28 PM
 
  Terp   I am looking to have my decision swayed one way or...   Oct 12 2009, 04:22 PM
 Terp   I am looking to have my decision swayed one way or...   Oct 12 2009, 04:22 PM 
  00 Trans Ram   I think that brake rotors (from Autozone, etc.) ar...   Oct 12 2009, 04:57 PM
 00 Trans Ram   I think that brake rotors (from Autozone, etc.) ar...   Oct 12 2009, 04:57 PM 
  sgarnett   Supposedly the 98 fbody ECM is harder to program o...   Oct 12 2009, 05:21 PM
 sgarnett   Supposedly the 98 fbody ECM is harder to program o...   Oct 12 2009, 05:21 PM
 
  roy   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Oct 12 2009, 07:21 PM) ...   Oct 12 2009, 05:35 PM
 roy   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Oct 12 2009, 07:21 PM) ...   Oct 12 2009, 05:35 PM 
  Blainefab   Piling on here - After my 94Z28 went to ITE/AIX tr...   Oct 12 2009, 09:13 PM
 Blainefab   Piling on here - After my 94Z28 went to ITE/AIX tr...   Oct 12 2009, 09:13 PM
 
  Terp   That is pretty telling, sounds like they take trac...   Oct 12 2009, 11:13 PM
 Terp   That is pretty telling, sounds like they take trac...   Oct 12 2009, 11:13 PM

 
  Mojave   QUOTE (Terp @ Oct 12 2009, 06:13 PM) That...   Oct 12 2009, 11:59 PM
 Mojave   QUOTE (Terp @ Oct 12 2009, 06:13 PM) That...   Oct 12 2009, 11:59 PM 
  Rob Hood   I don't think doing a clutch job by yourself o...   Oct 13 2009, 04:57 AM
 Rob Hood   I don't think doing a clutch job by yourself o...   Oct 13 2009, 04:57 AM
 
  Blainefab   QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Oct 12 2009, 09:57 PM) ...   Oct 13 2009, 08:34 AM
 Blainefab   QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Oct 12 2009, 09:57 PM) ...   Oct 13 2009, 08:34 AM 
  GaryK   A little off topic but...does anybody have any inf...   Oct 16 2009, 08:42 PM
 GaryK   A little off topic but...does anybody have any inf...   Oct 16 2009, 08:42 PM|   | 
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