Good post "Black86vette", all of what you stated is also what I've read and seen for simple horsepower gains without tearing into the engine. The only "cats" im putting back on my vette exhaust are ones out of a litter box, but they start to smell after a while.

 

Thank you for all the imput everyone. I really apperciate everyone taking the time to help out a newbie to corvettes and cars in general. I've now got some ideas i can throw at my mechanic friend.
-Aaron

 

Mraaron895, go to a thread I started on Aug 24, 2006, titled, " More Horsepower, C4 & C5 Only". Over 2,000 members read this thread and a great many made the changes suggested in this thread and gained lots of horses with a bare minimum of money involved. Read the thread first and then see if it is worthwhile for you. I did this years ago to my 87 Vette conv't and the HP gains were incredible. My Vette runs like a top. If you experience more than your share of trouble with your Vette, and many are, may I be so bold as to recommend you listen to the advice of MECH259 on this Forum; he has the respect of hundreds of members of this Forum, and others. Best of luck.

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I believe this is the link, good thread.

https://www.corvetteforums.com/m_9461/tm.htm

 

Good thread. Good bolts ons but that does not equal 100 horsepower and I know that for damn sure! The intake mods will get you about 15 and that includs the 160 thermo. The fulle xaust would get you maybe 35 so around 50. Id give it 60 tops if yoru cats were shot and you needed a big tune up but thats stretching it. Also, the air foil is useless up until higher RPMs but it does seem to make it idle a little better. Just what I heard though so I am just throwing that part up in the air.