Breadfan
03-17-2006, 12:54 PM
So I had to make fun of my roommate today...
He has a '99 C5 Vette, got a great deal on it, 6spd, about 60k miles...let depreciation do the work, ya know? ;)
Anyway...
Before I had my Marauder I had my Grand Am GT. I bought some very nice 17" wheels for it. Not long after that, he got Z06 style rims for his Vette.
I bought my Marauder then. One of the first mods after my tune was the JLT Intake. Not long after, the Vette was sporiting an intake.
Next I went with 4.10's. A few weeks later the Vette was sporting 4.10's.
Now I'm supercharged, and faster than the Vette. (Awesome!)
I just found out today the Vette is getting a Magnussen blower in the next few weeks.
So, great minds think alike??
Key differences though, my gears were $450 installed, his were much much more. (To do gears on a Vette you buy the whole diff assembly.) Intake was cheaper and netted a bigger result. A good blower setup for the Vette is much more expensive too, and mine was self-installed.
I will give him credit - he's getting a slightly used setup from someone who switched to a pro-charger setup, so he's getting a good deal.
Still, I'm thinking there's a trend here. :)
He has a '99 C5 Vette, got a great deal on it, 6spd, about 60k miles...let depreciation do the work, ya know? ;)
Anyway...
Before I had my Marauder I had my Grand Am GT. I bought some very nice 17" wheels for it. Not long after that, he got Z06 style rims for his Vette.
I bought my Marauder then. One of the first mods after my tune was the JLT Intake. Not long after, the Vette was sporiting an intake.
Next I went with 4.10's. A few weeks later the Vette was sporting 4.10's.
Now I'm supercharged, and faster than the Vette. (Awesome!)
I just found out today the Vette is getting a Magnussen blower in the next few weeks.
So, great minds think alike??
Key differences though, my gears were $450 installed, his were much much more. (To do gears on a Vette you buy the whole diff assembly.) Intake was cheaper and netted a bigger result. A good blower setup for the Vette is much more expensive too, and mine was self-installed.
I will give him credit - he's getting a slightly used setup from someone who switched to a pro-charger setup, so he's getting a good deal.
Still, I'm thinking there's a trend here. :)