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Originally Posted by foff667
that twin turbo in a pretty stock vette CAN cause the other weak links in your vette to stand out...IRS, the M6 or A4 tranny, etc...parts will start breaking on it so you might be in the same position again. I will say I got to see the APS stuff at SEMA & it does look very nice & they have a very good rep so the kit itself would probably be fine...just don't be suprised if parts start breaking around it though with that extra 200-300hp 
BTW guys heres the link to that APS kit: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1573786 |
I fully realize that the added power will show weak points. But.......the Vette, unlike what the black T/A was, is more capable of handling the power on the stock components. The rear end issues don't usually rear their heads until you're trying to cut hard short times, the tranny can be hit or miss (It's an M6) though.
It wasn't the things that broke on the black car because other than the motor, nothing ever broke on it. It's got the whisper quiet stock 108K mile rear end even. It's more of the fact that to put the car back on the road where I would be happy with it, it's going to take at least another $15K. That car just wasn't ready to be at the point of having the kind of motor going in it. It would make a GREAT rolling chassis for someone who wants a completely stock car sans engine tranny with it only needing paint to look really good, but unless I can get a solid couple of grand out of it I'm going to part the car. I'm probably going to make a decision this weekend after spending a little time in the garage mulling it over.