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Old 03-21-2013   #1
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Default What MODS Have You Done To Your ZR-1??

Interested in what fellow ZR-1 Brothers have done to their beloved Z's and WHY? Benefits???? Pics are a plus!!!

ALSO:
* When you were looking for a ZR-1, did you want a bone stock Z or one that was already modded?
* If you bought a bone stock Z, did you end up modding it?



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Old 03-21-2013   #2
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Default Re: What MODS Have You Done To Your ZR-1??

Mine turned out to be a real Mercruiser
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Old 03-21-2013   #3
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Old 03-22-2013   #4
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bought the 90 stk . then did jeal headers and exhaust . but wanted more so had corey port inj housing and plenum and 410 gears . that lasted til i popped a head gasket 2 190 k miles . now putting in new short block. the 92 callaway car bought in 08 and put coreys headers and my own design exhaust.put in 410s from 392s went to coreys and did the secondary delete and had him tune she is at 410 rwhp now . the secondary delete was a awesome mod along with corey tune .car got 23.8 on the 1600 mile trip to coreys and 27.1 on the way back . thought i might have made an error . but she consistently has been getting 3 mile per gallon better on my weekly shopping trips than before . plus she seems to have better bottom end and mid range . will find out this weekend if she can run better than her 11.94@ 118.72 best before the last corey trip
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Old 03-22-2013   #5
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We all have to understand that once modified to our liking, these ZR1's are worthless


Sometime's I crack myself up
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Old 03-22-2013   #6
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I bought mine already modded. I knew I would end up wanting to do the port work, exhaust, secondary elimination, etc, etc. and since you never get your money back out of it I found one already done. FBI did all the work and the previous owner paid for it. Win, win.

All I've done in the 6 months I've had it is Series Ones, braided oil cooler lines, some Carter bling and a bunch of other little mods. My next big mod will be 4.10's.
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Old 03-22-2013   #7
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We all have to understand that once modified to our liking, these ZR1's are worthless


Sometime's I crack myself up
Worthless to others but priceless to myself!
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Old 03-22-2013   #8
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Default Re: What MODS Have You Done To Your ZR-1??

I think this post should be titled. What have you NOT already Modded on your ZR-1. Then it would be a lot more applicable lol
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We all have to understand that once modified to our liking, these ZR1's are worthless
Sometime's I crack myself up
That is what some say.
Worthless to them because they have no clue what we did
Besides that.............they are skeered to drive a modified ZR1

It would be a lot like this salesperson's reaction to a Jeff Gordon ride in a Camaro What it is like with a novice riding in a modified ZR1
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Old 03-22-2013   #10
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Default Re: What MODS Have You Done To Your ZR-1??

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Interested in what fellow ZR-1 Brothers have done to their beloved Z's and WHY? Benefits???? Pics are a plus!!!

ALSO:
* When you were looking for a ZR-1, did you want a bone stock Z or one that was already modded?
* If you bought a bone stock Z, did you end up modding it?


I went through a phase in my life when I modified (mod) as many aspects of my cars that I thought would be "cool". The point back then was to personalize more than optimize or improve reliability or or or....
I made changes that I later regretted (for various reasons).
Since that time I've changed a bit. Rather than put the latest "cool" looking stuff on the car like pin stripes or dice hanging from the mirror or the now popular lights under the car, I focus on enhancing existing systems. To that end I've modified:
1. exhaust
2. secondary actuator system
3. underhood engine lamps
4. shifter
5. suspension bushings
6. radiator stack
7. AC system
8. ZF6
9. fuel pump assembly
10. LTPWS sensors
11. ECM chip
12. battery access fender
13. Bose system mod
14. Wheel polishing
15. injectors
16. thermostat
17. air intake filter housing
18. Fog lamps

Here is what I refuse to do, it's too scary for me but I'm ok that others do it because of snow or other geographic and/or terrain issue. I just hope the disease does not trash too many of our cars


I'd like to think the ZR-1 will continue after us and not end up like:

so that they don't end up here:
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