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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 13 2009, 04:57 AM
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Experienced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 16-January 04 From: Chandler AZ Member No.: 130 |
I don't think doing a clutch job by yourself on a C5 will be much fun, and adding LTs looks to be a real pain too. But I'd cross that bridge when it came to it.
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Oct 13 2009, 08:34 AM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Oct 12 2009, 09:57 PM)  I don't think doing a clutch job by yourself on a C5 will be much fun, and adding LTs looks to be a real pain too. But I'd cross that bridge when it came to it. Ya, the drivetrain configuration makes for some involved maintenance chores. On the plus side, everything is lightweight aluminum, so not as much heavy lifting. When I replaced the diff, I had to take apart the entire rear of the car. A lot of parts, but no one part was more than I could handle alone. Getting a decent diff in the Camaro is what finally made it faster than the Vette. I recall thinking during my first session with the diff (Auburn Racers) 'this is just like Bigbutt'. At that time (00-04) I was running about 40 track days a year, mostly the Camaro in race season, and mostly the Vette in the winter. The Vette taught me how to drive, the Camaro taught me how to build a race car. This post has been edited by Blainefab: Oct 14 2009, 01:26 PM |
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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 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 BigEnos Wow, you'd never know this is an F-body forum... Oct 12 2009, 12:35 PM Terp Wow, thanks for the replies... I asked on here fir... Oct 12 2009, 03:24 PM
marka Howdy,
QUOTE (Terp @ Oct 12 2009, 11:24 ... Oct 12 2009, 04:16 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 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 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 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 GaryK A little off topic but...does anybody have any inf... Oct 16 2009, 08:42 PM |
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