Going against the grain: corvette content

[darby]

I know I'm probably going to piss off some die hard corvette enthusiasts but I don't really care. It's my car and I'm VERY happy with the turnout.

here is a short vid ( driving vids to come soon)

New exhaust on my c6 - YouTube


I was on a serious budget so I went with the Doug Thorley tri-y long tubes off ebay.They were $625 I believe. I then got a custom x pipe going to 3" dynomax bullet mufflers with angled turn downs. The exhaust shop made the x pipe an welded everything up for only $85.
I was concerned with the x pipe and bullets fitting in the tunnel but the fit was perfect.
The car is bone stock aside from the new mods mentioned above.
For those of you curious about the headers, the install was VERY easy and they don't hang down underneath the car hardly at all.It took around 3 hours. The drivers side went through the bottom and passenger side through the top. They say you don't need 02 extensions which I guess technically you don't because they clip together but they are so tight you cant keep them off the header so i went ahead and ordered them off ebay for about $40 so I could route them behind the engine.
The car sounds great at idle and not crazy noisy but when you put it to WOT it sounds ridiculous. I know many of you don't like loud cars but I'm just not past that stage yet :

with the wheels,tint,exhaust,paint, I prob invested about $1500 in the car and I couldn't be happier. It feels like my car now.

 

[Camaro_94]

Nice.

 

[5spd07gt]

sounds good at idle. how is it at WOT?

 

[darby]

sounds good at idle. how is it at WOT?

Sounds like a mean SOB..
I'll try to get a flyby vid soon

 

[Jdaniel]

Doesnt make me mad at all. I like the improvement!

 

[05satinGT]

How are going to piss people off? That thing is badass!

 

[black-plasma]

Just curious, what does the rear look like now? I'd almost think it would look funny with no tips. Sounds good though.

 

[darby]

How are going to piss people off? That thing is badass!

Corvette people always seem really picky about the mods on these cars, and the fact that it doesnt have a thousand dollar catback on it I was expecting some hating.

Just curious, what does the rear look like now? I'd almost think it would look funny with no tips. Sounds good though.

it looks a little different at first glance but you get use to it really quick. I'll take a pic when I get a chance

 

[ThatOneCobra]

Sounds good. Nice car by the way

 

[zak88lx]

Your car looks badass!
I love those rims and that is without a doubt my favorite color! :coolman:

 

[Sinister04L]

Looks and sounds great! Love me some Lemans Blue.

 

[DVJ38]

That things awesome man. You got a good deal on all those mods that's for sure.

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[Z06Modder]

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Yeah, I'm not following why you would think that would piss off a vette enthusiast? That thing looks great man, nice work.

 

[VenomousDSG]

That sounds great! Love the color too

 

[darby]

I paid like $580 shipped for the wheels new/unfinished on ebay.... It seemed too good to be true so I was a little worried when I made the purchase. But they came in and looked great.
I painted them graphite and not only do they look great.... But NO BRAKE DUST to worry about!!!!

 

[Stevo151]

Oh please make a drive by vid! That sounds great man! My dad has Doug Thorley shorty headers in his 07 charger and the dealer installed them very easily and didn't even void his warranty too which was good. They are a great fit and made the tone of his car sound much better. Anyways that's a great lookin vette man! Post more vidz!!

 

[Digital_Synapse]

sweet!!!:banana:

 

[darby]

here is a short 2nd gear romp

C6 drive by - YouTube

 

[M3xpress]

It's a nice ride and that is a good looking blue.

 

[mysicman]

Sounds BADASS !