I can't believe that I have owned this car (2002 C5 Corvette) less than a month and already I have spent just over $4,000! But the car sounds so much better and I do notice more HP. What I have gotten so far is Kooks headers, Corsa Tiger Shark Exhaust, X pipe, K&N Filter, tinted the windows and lowered the car. I think next month going to work on the interior a little.

I have always loved Corvettes and have had other cars that I have souped up, but my goodness parts for Corvettes are alot more than other cars I have worked on! :( But its all good! :cheers:

Randy

Well welcome to the club! Parts aren't cheap for these cars and its very easy to build up a nice bill! But at the end of the day these cars are so much fun to drive! Making it all worth the money spent!

Ya I know how you feel. I had a stock z06 and life was great, untill one day I heard a vette with an exhaust. Well one thing led to another and about 20 to 25 thousand latter, and I am still looking for more goodys. When will it all stop, got to love it.:cheers:

Well welcome to the club! Parts aren't cheap for these cars and its very easy to build up a nice bill! But at the end of the day these cars are so much fun to drive! Making it all worth the money spent!

:iagree: Give it a year and then tally up everything again! :cheers:

Its an addiction, good Luck. :cheers:

Congrats on the Vette Randy!!! The money flows fairly easily at my house too!!! Happy Modding!!

Congrats on the Vette Randy!!! The money flows fairly easily at my house too!!! Happy Modding!!

I'm looking forward to this weekend and hopefully getting out and getting some miles on the car. Thanks for the support everyone!

Randy

Yep- wait till a couple years go buy! Then add everything up again. :thud:

Next time you get on it, look in the mirror and ask your self " would that $4,000.00 have given me this big of a smile?"

I think we all know the answer:lol:


Ed

I think all of us have either added some bling or performance parts, and have to admit it get expensive. Damn corvette tax :p

I think all of us have either added some bling or performance parts, and have to admit it get expensive. Damn corvette tax :p

:iagree: Your like :mad: for a couple days then everything is all good.

Ya I know how you feel. I had a stock z06 and life was great, untill one day I heard a vette with an exhaust. Well one thing led to another and about 20 to 25 thousand latter, and I am still looking for more goodys. When will it all stop, got to love it.:cheers:

Dang! What all did you do to that car?

I'm having a new motor built as we speak, so far just on the motor we are at $6800! :cheers:

:smack: I have kept mine stock for that reason. I have some friends at the meets here who have spent big money on their cars. I see it as a never ending!

Congrats on the Vette Randy!!! The money flows fairly easily at my house too!!! Happy Modding!!

:iagree: and have fun with the mods!

Well this figure may be going up another $8000 :eek: , I'm almost ready to move on a supercharger! I'm looking at a pro charger. I've seen just to many you tube video's of sick power to put it off any longer. :willy_nilly:

Randy

Well this figure may be going up another $8000 :eek: , I'm almost ready to move on a supercharger! I'm looking at a pro charger. I've seen just to many you tube video's of sick power to put it off any longer. :willy_nilly:

Randy

Thats just for the kit right? Not including installation? I was thinking if you are getting a supercharger installed for $8k, then that is one hell of a deal!!!

Brad

I bought my 2002 Z06 about a year and a half ago, with some nice mods already done to it...1.5 years later and I too am in the same boat, mod after mod, once I get one mod done, I am thinking about the next mod...LMAO

The mod that is in my avatar picture is definetly one of the most exciting mods that always brings smiles to my face, just to look at it in the garage, but then to drive it and hit the pedal in basically any gear is even more larger smiles then before, Mod on and enjoy it.

I bought my 2002 Z06 about a year and a half ago, with some nice mods already done to it...1.5 years later and I too am in the same boat, mod after mod, once I get one mod done, I am thinking about the next mod...LMAO

The mod that is in my avatar picture is definetly one of the most exciting mods that always brings smiles to my face, just to look at it in the garage, but then to drive it and hit the pedal in basically any gear is even more larger smiles then before, Mod on and enjoy it.


I'm rather fond of that mod myself, what did that set you back $9000?

I'm rather fond of that mod myself, what did that set you back $9000?

Well tHAT Actual mod, turned into a little more parts and work then I planned on at the begining, probably actually a little of $10,000 for all the things that were done including installation of all the things and a custom tune and 75 runs on the dyno (all those runs on the dyno were not all full pulls at WOT, probably only about 10-15 or so were.) install was, Maggie supercharger, optional second intercooler, seperate cooling system and pump, methanol injection system with pump and controls wired inside the car, new a-pillar and boost and fuel pressure guages, crank pinned, new dry cell battery, new plugs and wires, new air tube install, new belt, swaped blower pulley to smaller 2.7 from 3.1 before picking it up. $400 to register VIN for tune (one time fee, if you go back to the same shop for future changes, and if you buy dyno time then too.)

I've learned over the years that
you can dump a ton of money
into almost anything that has
wheels. The only problem with
that is you will never recoup
the money you spent. I decided
that this last Vette I bought is
going to remain stock with the
exception of an Air-Intake and
a Cat-Back system. It all depends
on how many
CUBIC DOLLARS YOU WANT TO BURN!!!!!!

I've learned over the years that
you can dump a ton of money
into almost anything that has
wheels. The only problem with
that is you will never recoup
the money you spent. I decided
that this last Vette I bought is
going to remain stock with the
exception of an Air-Intake and
a Cat-Back system. It all depends
on how many
CUBIC DOLLARS YOU WANT TO BURN!!!!!!

That is so true, and also why it is usually better to buy a nice used vehicle with mods already done, you'll usually save a lot of $$, I did not and do not plan on selling my 2002 Z06, specially since I paid cash for it and have no payments, so modding is great for me, and I try to get good popular mods, so just in case I could always de-mod it and make some good $$ back on what I did mod. Specially since most of the mods I bought slightly used from friends and on-line.