Waxer's Haus of Wax

[CorvetteWaxer]

The problem with 911 inventory around here is.... just about everything is a convertible.

[Desertbreh]

Is this DFDmoji-worthy?

Would be better if I knew who that was.... but it fits in here well and would see a lot of use if history has taught us anything.

Dat's Mama Crang

[wap]

Would be better if I knew who that was.... but it fits in here well and would see a lot of use if history has taught us anything.

Dat's Mama Crang

[troyguitar]

The problem with 911 inventory around here is.... just about everything is a convertible.

I was under the impression that you can't go buy a GT3 like a regular car, first you have to buy a Boxster, then a Cayman, then a base 911, then an S, then a GTS, then a Turbo, then blow your every day for 6 months and they MIGHT allow you to place an order for a GT3 at 120% of MSRP.

[Apex]

The problem with 911 inventory around here is.... just about everything is a convertible.

I was under the impression that you can't go buy a GT3 like a regular car, first you have to buy a Boxster, then a Cayman, then a base 911, then an S, then a GTS, then a Turbo, then blow your every day for 6 months and they MIGHT allow you to place an order for a GT3 at 120% of MSRP.

They're not Ferrari.

[CorvetteWaxer]

The problem with 911 inventory around here is.... just about everything is a convertible.

I was under the impression that you can't go buy a GT3 like a regular car, first you have to buy a Boxster, then a Cayman, then a base 911, then an S, then a GTS, then a Turbo, then blow your every day for 6 months and they MIGHT allow you to place an order for a GT3 at 120% of MSRP.

I thought that was the GT2 RS.

I'm only willing to blow a guy twice for a car though. I draw the line there.

[Desertbreh]

The problem with 911 inventory around here is.... just about everything is a convertible.

I was under the impression that you can't go buy a GT3 like a regular car, first you have to buy a Boxster, then a Cayman, then a base 911, then an S, then a GTS, then a Turbo, then blow your every day for 6 months and they MIGHT allow you to place an order for a GT3 at 120% of MSRP.

So basically like a Wrangler JL?

[CorvetteWaxer]

Also, Porsche dealers have some crappy web sites for looking at inventory.......


But, while looking for Manual transmissions I found this Gayman S that is a paint to sample car. Nothing like wasting a custom color option on this...

https://carlsen.porschedealer.com/inven ... ic+1038912












is that, Latte Brown? PC Beige from 1989?

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Also, Porsche dealers have some crappy web sites for looking at inventory.......


But, while looking for Manual transmissions I found this Gayman S that is a paint to sample car. Nothing like wasting a custom color option on this...

https://carlsen.porschedealer.com/inven ... ic+1038912












is that, Latte Brown? PC Beige from 1989?

PC Beige, doe.

[troyguitar]

That looks straight out of Top Gear, it's the Rover James.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

How dare you.

Same question to you.

Do you see a ? at the end? I made a statement. Far more impactful.

[CorvetteWaxer]

Screw this. I don't have time to waste looking at inventory when they post shit like this as a "Manual Transmission" :

[Desertbreh]

Same question to you.

Do you see a ? at the end? I made a statement. Far more impactful.

Just answer the question asshole.

[Apex]

Also, Porsche dealers have some crappy web sites for looking at inventory.......


But, while looking for Manual transmissions I found this Gayman S that is a paint to sample car. Nothing like wasting a custom color option on this...

https://carlsen.porschedealer.com/inven ... ic+1038912












is that, Latte Brown? PC Beige from 1989?

Terrorist spec Cayman.

[max225]

I was under the impression that you can't go buy a GT3 like a regular car, first you have to buy a Boxster, then a Cayman, then a base 911, then an S, then a GTS, then a Turbo, then blow your every day for 6 months and they MIGHT allow you to place an order for a GT3 at 120% of MSRP.

So basically like a Wrangler JL?

[4zilch]

Also, Porsche dealers have some crappy web sites for looking at inventory.......


But, while looking for Manual transmissions I found this Gayman S that is a paint to sample car. Nothing like wasting a custom color option on this...

https://carlsen.porschedealer.com/inven ... ic+1038912












is that, Latte Brown? PC Beige from 1989?

Terrorist spec Cayman.

[max225]

Also, Porsche dealers have some crappy web sites for looking at inventory.......


But, while looking for Manual transmissions I found this Gayman S that is a paint to sample car. Nothing like wasting a custom color option on this...

https://carlsen.porschedealer.com/inven ... ic+1038912












is that, Latte Brown? PC Beige from 1989?

Bandaid color... yum

[max225]

Screw this. I don't have time to waste looking at inventory when they post shit like this as a "Manual Transmission" :

That's the normal MO for every in existence. Also... you get 2 clutches for the price of 1, anddddd it is an "automated manual" so it is like a racekar breh

[max225]

Do you see a ? at the end? I made a statement. Far more impactful.

Just answer the question asshole.

C5>all else breh don't ye know

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Do you see a ? at the end? I made a statement. Far more impactful.

Just answer the question asshole.

I'm not even sure what the question is/was anymore.

[CorvetteWaxer]

Just answer the question asshole.

I'm not even sure what the question is/was anymore.

Say what again.... I dare you.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Kind of what I was thinking. Something I could enjoy for awhile until the ME Corvette is debugged and production is sound.

So let's say you're going 10 mph in the Z06 in first gear, with traction control on, and drop the hammer all the way.....what happens? Is 650hp really useable outside of a track?

I'm guessing this is the original question.

In this instance, my car is manageable until it hits 4k rpm. Then the brub stick gets the air/fuel flowing and it's a straight-up smoke show that only gets worse to redline. "Frantic" is about the best way I can describe it. If I can get the power down, It's probably somewhere between a C6Z and a C7Z. Car is short about 100 whp (more torque) than a C7Z, but with the gearing and 300lbs lighter, it probably wouldn't lose as bad as one would expect.

In all honesty, the car is too much. If I knew then what I know now, I would have picked a smaller cam that sacrificed the explosive top end for more low end. Better, I probably would have just kept it stock to maintain some resale value and waited for Sebring Orange C7GS's to get reasonable. Oh well.

[CorvetteWaxer]

So let's say you're going 10 mph in the Z06 in first gear, with traction control on, and drop the hammer all the way.....what happens? Is 650hp really useable outside of a track?

I'm guessing this is the original question.

In this instance, my car is manageable until it hits 4k rpm. Then the brub stick gets the air/fuel flowing and it's a straight-up smoke show that only gets worse to redline. "Frantic" is about the best way I can describe it. If I can get the power down, It's probably somewhere between a C6Z and a C7Z. Car is short about 100 whp (more torque) than a C7Z, but with the gearing and 300lbs lighter, it probably wouldn't lose as bad as one would expect.

In all honesty, the car is too much. If I knew then what I know now, I would have picked a smaller cam that sacrificed the explosive top end for more low end. Better, I probably would have just kept it stock to maintain some resale value and waited for Sebring Orange C7GS's to get reasonable. Oh well.

You live, you learn.

There's still plenty of people that will buy a clean, well modded C5 for a reasonable price. You're not 18 and you didn't hack up your car so you should be fine. Everything I've seen says you did it all right.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

I'm guessing this is the original question.

In this instance, my car is manageable until it hits 4k rpm. Then the brub stick gets the air/fuel flowing and it's a straight-up smoke show that only gets worse to redline. "Frantic" is about the best way I can describe it. If I can get the power down, It's probably somewhere between a C6Z and a C7Z. Car is short about 100 whp (more torque) than a C7Z, but with the gearing and 300lbs lighter, it probably wouldn't lose as bad as one would expect.

In all honesty, the car is too much. If I knew then what I know now, I would have picked a smaller cam that sacrificed the explosive top end for more low end. Better, I probably would have just kept it stock to maintain some resale value and waited for Sebring Orange C7GS's to get reasonable. Oh well.

You live, you learn.

There's still plenty of people that will buy a clean, well modded C5 for a reasonable price. You're not 18 and you didn't hack up your car so you should be fine. Everything I've seen says you did it all right.

I dunno...top dollar seems to go to 100% unmolested cars. I absolutely did mine right, zero corners were cut...but the fact that it's modded at all is going to drop the value significantly from what I can tell from 6 month sales data. A 55k mile 100% stock C5 that's super clean would command money still. A 55k heads/cam car...will limit the market to "WTB C5 MODS ENCOURAGE $10K MAX" kids, and thus the value is shit. Kids have realized that C5's are cheap and the market seems to be driven down as a result. Not factoring in how much I paid for parts, I think I'm stuck with it for the long term. Not a bad thing, but every time I see a new Sebring Orange C7, I get an immense feeling of regret. I want one so bad.

[CorvetteWaxer]

You live, you learn.

There's still plenty of people that will buy a clean, well modded C5 for a reasonable price. You're not 18 and you didn't hack up your car so you should be fine. Everything I've seen says you did it all right.

I dunno...top dollar seems to go to 100% unmolested cars. I absolutely did mine right, zero corners were cut...but the fact that it's modded at all is going to drop the value significantly from what I can tell from 6 month sales data. A 55k mile 100% stock C5 that's super clean would command money still. A 55k heads/cam car...will limit the market to "WTB C5 MODS ENCOURAGE $10K MAX" kids, and thus the value is shit. Kids have realized that C5's are cheap and the market seems to be driven down as a result. Not factoring in how much I paid for parts, I think I'm stuck with it for the long term. Not a bad thing, but every time I see a new Sebring Orange C7, I get an immense feeling of regret. I want one so bad.

Well, yeah... I always consider mods lost money. I threw a boatload of money into my 1999 Camaro SS when I did heads and cam and everything else on it and it accounted for absolutely nothing on the resale value. It did take a little while to find a buyer, but not too long.
If I were you I would probably consider just keeping it and adding a C7Z later to sit beside it and keep it company all winter.