Meet GheyRay: Lower, Wider, Lighter!

[Kracka]

Valid points! Need to get some old school DSM 205/55-16's for it!

Front: 245/35-19
Rear: 285/30-20

[polishmafia]

Valid points! Need to get some old school DSM 205/55-16's for it!

LOL! I can only imagine what that would look like

[Kracka]

Forgot to update this last week...

After Thanksgiving weekend in Vegas I returned home to a waiting car. The dealership had everything buttoned back up with the new wheel, front tires, and alignment. It drives perfect one again.

Total cost to me: $1300 ($150 to the dealership + $1150 for the set of tires)
Total cost to insurance: $700

All-in-all, I can't be too upset since my total out-of-pocket was still less than a new set of tires would have been. I'll likely have the rear tires mounted before the spring cruise in March when I'm in for my final free oil change from Chevy.

[1ViciousGSX]

Glad you're back to rolling again.

[Kracka]

Some random thoughts rolling around in my head...

A guy I brainstorm with from the CorvetteForum board took pictures of the various stock cat material last week.

First, there are the secondary (unmonitored) cats in the factory X-pipe that I removed already with the Borla unit:
http://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/1024x576/80-20151209_193625_jpeg_e0ffbbc89d664b19b2b20c3dce902 6baceebe429.jpg

Then you have the primary cats which are monitored, and reside in the factory downpipes (between the exhaust manifolds and X-pipe):
http://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/576x1024/80-20151209_193709_jpeg_dc5d34b4ebdb9a22b3c359f8377d6 fe0acf38e56.jpg

The difference is quite obvious in comparison as to which is more restrictive!

For reference, here's a picture of the entire stock exhaust system:
https://www.kooksheaders.com/media/wysiwyg/Stock_Corvette_C7_Exhaust_-_Large.jpg

Anyway, he plans on getting some catless downpipes fabbed. While I am not interested in those, what I would be interested in is a pair of replacement downpipes with 200-cell high-flow cats since I want to keep the car stock tune complaint for warranty and OBDII inspection reasons. Thoughts? Feeback? If I were to do it, they would get the full ceramic coating treatment to drop underhood temps even further.

At that point though, it might just make more sense to go with ARH mid-length catted headers ($1500)...but that's a whole other can of worms...
https://enzoperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0013_ARH_C7_mid.jpg

[scheides]

There is no question--give it a try! It will for sure help on the top end!

[rose0529]

Do the mid length catted headers above affect the warranty at all?

What is the guy thinking for pricing on a set of high flow downpipes? (how close in price to the ARH stuff, would it be worth it just to get the ARH instead)

[Kracka]

Do the mid length catted headers above affect the warranty at all?

What is the guy thinking for pricing on a set of high flow downpipes? (how close in price to the ARH stuff, would it be worth it just to get the ARH instead)
To not answer your first question...there is no definitive answer. There is a risk if a major mechanical issue were to arise since so many stock components involving the factory emissions system have been replaced. I would say there is minimal to no risk with my current setup since the factory primary cats are unaltered, but anytime you touch those it's a roll of the dice.

Regarding the second question, pricing is yet to be determined, but I will expect somewhere around $300+ for catless, and $600+ for catted. This is a total guess and I could be way off considering what COBB GT-R catted ($1400) and catless ($1100) downpipes go for (AMS is even more expensive). I do imagine these should me much cheaper though since they won't have any cast components, no "brand name" surcharge, nor the GT-R tax tacked on.

[Murlo26]

Let er buck! YEE HAW!

[goodhart]

Do everything pussy!