How I've Spent Over $10,000 Modifying my 2012 Corvette

[@jordancomeaux6888]

$3000 for a cam kit installed is pretty crazy, even with tuning.

[@bestchannel4587]

The new blinker fluid sure makes your lights look better .

[@tylerdavis6277]

Video starts at 3:10

[@stefbro]

Tyler Davis thank you!!

[@RB25luv]

Tyler Davis 💯

[@GOLDENTO3]

Thx

[@aioshi24]

Good looking out!

[@IPHANT0MI]

Tyler Davis you're a saint!!!

[@montecar87]

it's best when changing the clutch fluid to pump the clutch pedal, drain the fluid, fill, repeat. It helps to get the line and TO bearing flushed

[@justinweng5079]

I must say I'm disappointed I was hoping to see this thing go to the next level turbo/supercharged!! Sounds like its about the end of the road for this car..

[@idontlikecops1]

Justin Weng he's going to trade it in

[@justinweng5079]

That sucks though because I like the c6 vette and was hoping to see more progress from it. My other youtuber streetspeed 717 is doing one so I'm not completely out of luck lol.

[@DauntlessX23]

I also thought this was supposed to be a project and a street style race build. Similar to the 1320 unicorn

[@2ssharpcamaro620]

Yep, already mentioning"when I sell it"

[@RPProductions]

I'll be keeping it for a while longer but not super long term. Graduating college, getting married & trying to buy a house next summer take priority over dumping more money into a sports car.

[@RandallJT84]

You should've added boost/blower cam/fuel system, Radiator/Cooling System/Dyno tune for $10k. My boost build was about $11k and change, and I netted over 650 hp on my LS3. No need to swap intake or heads with an LS3, save cash there.

[@RegularGuyGarage]

Can’t wait to get to 100k subscribers so I can get my dollar shave club sponsorship!

[@dailygrinders89]

Regular Guy Garage is that what it takes? Lol

[@TeXasDadBod]

Does dollar shave club sell balls powder for humid days so they don’t stick to my leg ?

[@bukwheeet]

If you added the supercharger how much more HP would that have given you?

[@MichaelBacon212]

Ok now how long before Riley talks about selling the C6 for something else????? Lol

[@CMH_1975]

Michael Bacon I was thinking the same thing. I mean he mentioned it in the video so you know it's coming.

[@shawnjohn7744]

Week

[@Amateur-Driver]

I definitely hope you keep the vette. I think it’s the perfect platform to go a lot faster. When will you be going supercharged?

[@hueyf7561]

A month lmaoooo

[@thegoldentundra3581]

You called it!

[@gingersmedia]

$200 for blacked out badges? What the literal heck

[@mistert7958]

$110 for a black bow-tie badge, to replace the tarnished one that came on my Chev. They get you both ways and on Sunday!!!

[@cole-trickle50]

J Rods built my ZL1 . Those guys are awesome! Love the build so far

[@JLSpeed]

Only 10k for that level of performance is amazing, I wish I would have known that before starting to mod my G8! Car is looking great man!

[@lazerbeastgamer355hd7]

Well guys, it look like this is the end of the corvette build. I thought since this was an older car he would put much more effort into it since he didn't have to worry about warranty, he even said it himself he would do much more to this corvette for that same reason. but sadly I think he dissapointed all of us

[@TEXASBOYZ-mu4yo]

LazerBeastGamer355 HD lol yea i know im disappointed as well! He should of just kept the hellcat and put those $10,000 he spent on mods for the hellcat! He easily would of been pushing 1,000hp to the crank!

[@donzeropoopsgiven8304]

I'm not disappointed at all. Sounds like he found the sweet spot between money pit and fun. Lol

[@NakedChicken69]

TEXASBOYZ 4069 except the car itself is $30k more...

[@MOBAutoBoutique]

you sir, are a genius. Thank you for understanding.

[@RPProductions]

I'll be keeping it for a while longer but not super long term. Graduating college, getting married & trying to buy a house next summer take priority over dumping more money into a C6. Like someone already mentioned. There's a difference between an unnecessary money pit and a fun reliable sports car. Pretty much have it right where I want it and anything more would cost a lot more money.

[@slappzzz]

This boy runs thru cars like I do my secret Hos

[@VyperVenom]

I have a C6 Z06, and the cam, headers, exhaust, ported intake and tune added 150 horsepower to the stock 505 the LS7 makes. It dynos 560hp to the wheels, and will walk away from Hellcats all day long. C6 Corvettes are indeed tons of fun!

[@tylercouture216]

VyperVenom yessss sounds like a Blast I love all motor builds I want a chevy SS and go do a all motor build maybe a ls7 swap

[@techmaster777]

VyperVenom I wouldn’t say walk away from Hellcats... I’ve stayed with a c6 z06 and c6 grandsport with way more power than that.

[@patr80]

VyperVenom did you do heads? If not your gonna drop a valve and fuck your shit up 😂

[@davewhitegt]

techmaster777 I’d say gap the shit out of hellcats. Look at my page. Vid of me vs a hellcat not to far down the vid page.

[@davewhitegt]

techmaster777 holy shit, just looked at your page. You even got crazy gapped by a grand sport on your own page, what are you talking about?

[@dannydang8340]

you should gravity bleed the clutch, takes like 15 mins and gets all the new fluid through your system. Changing fluid in your resevoir will only do so much

[@greg12m3]

Danny Dang do you know where the bleeder screw is for a c5/c6 vette?

[@greg12m3]

Because its not possible to gravity bleed them or bleed them in general without removing the torque tube which means the transmission needs to come off which means the diff needs to come out which means the rear subframe needs to come down. The ranger method which is what he attempted to do is pretty effective for getting the shit fluid out.

[@dannydang8340]

greg12m3 damn I didn't realize that, used to Hondas where the bleeder screw is on the slave cylinder

[@hectorrenteria4119]

Danny Dang I wish everything was as simple to work on as a Honda to be honest😂

[@gixxerjunky]

I love how that chop makes the car rock so damn much. That's ridiculous.

[@hemikid52]

My 2012 GS C6 is an automatic, but our cars are pretty much the same, until you installed your cam. I recently had mine updated to American Racing 1 7/8" long tube headers and high flow cats, and then tuned -- and got 32 RWHP to 397, without any CAI install (it is stock). I won't be putting a CAI on due to wanting less dirt sucked into the engine -- I don't track it, so I don't care about a .4 of a sec or less difference. Next will be a cam and maybe head work, but deciding on a cam takes a lot of pondering... do I want torque or high-end HP, when the engine 'lives' at 1500-2000 RPMs on the interstate? Appreciate your posts, enjoy you spending money and letting us know, so I don't have to dive in and decide it was a mistake on something I thought I'd like to do... lol. And then there is always a roots blower, which, requires a different cam... oh, decisions, decisions...

[@speedlife301]

I have a vette bro and don’t believe people when they say stuff doesn’t matter it all adds up. 10 , 20 here. Between some ported heads , Mamo ported fasst intake and a e85 flex fuel system and a ported throttle body you left 50-60 whp on the table and if you went up 1 point on your compression that’s another 10-15 whp. It all adds up when staying n/a and it’s not the peak so much but under the curve that will make you perform better than the peak numbers say and beat cars that are boost with mike power.

[@KCars]

Really cool list of mods that you’ve put into the car! Can’t wait to see what’s next!

[@philipkappesser1006]

I've always wanted to make an itb ls3/ls7 corvette . Wonder what the gains would be then

[@detoxx03]

To really get the fluid cleaned you need to repeat that process multiple times for the fluid the circulate the system. Once isn’t enough. I hope you do more than just a cam and some bolt ons. A A&A kit isn’t that much neither is their fuel system.

[@OffRoadRN]

$10K for 480WHP seems...excessive. I spent $15K on my C5, but that includes a new LS3, head work, the cam, long tubes, and a blower. It's putting down just over 700 at the wheels.

[@tone3560]

If you watched the video half that is in wheel/tires/aesthetic mods

[@mattbarner3450]

Starting to sound like a Cleetus starter kit...was waiting on a Mountain Dew to be opened.

[@SeaOfCorruption]

Do you have an after market exhaust and where did you get your cam kit (which one is it) and you tail lights?

[@3silver4beast59]

Spits a tiny spark Calls it a flamethrower😂

[@JoseGomez-ni1pz]

3Silver4Beast5 lmao

[@killark7888]

Could've got a 07-09 c6 z06 with the same amount of money u spent on this gs. Used all the 10k on mods and u will have over 700+hp

[@ClashRebel]

I’m really looking for a c6 Corvette and yours is almost identical to what I would’ve done to one I’m super jealous. I live in SA so whenever you decide to sell it please post something about it because I’d seriously consider taking it off your hands further down the road.

[@vincealince_SRT]

N/A motor is whatsup Riley, shit I still miss your plum crazy Charger, would have liked to see the mods put into that

[@FrankKriticos]

Curious as to why you didn't go the route of a c6Z?

[@backyardchevy328]

Good thing i do my own work lol i get to cut the expenses on the mods down.

[@Krystopherbyers23]

Backyard Chevy meee to as well 💪 saves me a ton

[@backyardchevy328]

Thats awesome

[@RPProductions]

I try to when I can. Taking a motor apart/tuning isn't something I'm comfortable with. Cosmetic stuff and small mechanical stuff isn't a problem.

[@Omar-bh8yf]

Fast as a stock hellcat on a humid day maybe. I don't see your corvette trapping 127 but hey, prove me wrong.

[@Dude-tb8ry]

What are the performance mods you should get for an N/A setup? Hoping to get around 430-450whp. I’m planning to daily drive the car and occasional racing with friends.

[@wannabeesrt4681]

T minis 3 weeks before its for sale

[@LMBC6Brian]

FYI RP, you need to do that clutch fluid swap several times in a row at the same time. Pausing in between swaps to work the clutch. I would pump the clutch 50 times in between each swap. I would do the swap in one sitting 3-4 times to cycle out the black fluid to get it to come clear once you work the clutch. Doing it one time is not doing anything.

[@MOBAutoBoutique]

he did it multiple times, just didn't film it as it would have been repetitive.

[@RB25luv]

So u selling it now🤔

[@davidg4730]

I hear a bunch of numbers how much did you actually spend And where’s the hellcat

[@horaciocantu3740]

What cam kit did you get?

[@iloveboost7]

I understand you had a hellcat so you should be educated on them. Your cam only LS3 is not a 126mph car especially with you piloting it. Love the corvette, big corvette fan actually, but facts are facts.

[@Chris.Lewis1456]

Every time riley accelerates it looks like hes smelling a fart lol. Love the vette always wanted one. Maybe when the kid gets older ill trade the scat

[@CruisinCaptures]

scatpackin_392 13:26

[@jetx2599]

Do you have a video on the headlight mod you did?

[@jacksonparker5446]

I love your serious "launch face" when you accelerate fast and shift hard😂😂

[@djnemesis82pluss1877]

Just bought my first corvette it’s a red 2009 got it really really really cheap because it was overheating and the ac didn’t work worth a shit.....was plastic bag stuck on the radiator lmao

[@FRANCHYZE2K]

I have a c6 Grandsport myself, given the horsepower number you gave, I was confused how you figured it was as fast as a stock Hellcat, if you don't mind my asking?

[@richardcerritelli9657]

Because of power-to-weight ratio the horsepower numbers he's given horsepower to weight ratio Corvettes probably faster then a Hellcat.

[@FRANCHYZE2K]

@@richardcerritelli9657 oh ok, I can respect that

[@BamaBullyKamp]

What's a good price range to spend on a base model C6

[@RandallJT84]

Welcome to the Corvette game/World bro. Gotta pay to play! Corvette mods aren't cheap, and the prices are typically higher than say Camaro etc..

[@loganparsons219]

RandomRandy maybe for stupid trinkets, but engine components aren't going to be any more expensive. They generally use the same ls3

[@nuckleheadzgarage8360]

I thought this one had all the sentimental value. Should have just done a procharger and kept your driveability. lets see a before and after dyno sheet, did you loose trq under the curve? but you got a choppy idle, that's what you wanted, right.

[@coreycarter8469]

7:58 basic bolt ons for that SHO and tune and would walk that grand sport lol

[@Chrxs210]

I’d say it’s very VERY worth it. The car is beautiful and it gots just enough power for a daily commute.

[@pops55650]

I wonder if he went with a supercharger and not such an aggressive cam if it would be a better daily and still have the power he wanted

[@thegonz7833]

Next time mention the comparo,had you shopped hard for a z06,which puts down 460 rwh stock

[@bsnyder6973]

Was watching this video to compare to the cost of my Mustang mods to see if a Corvette is a future affordable build move... heard these prices and winced :O

[@MT_53]

Question for you: With just the header bolt-on, did you notice any significant increase in cabin temperature and in cabin noise?

[@ryanh2229]

6 weeks before we see a new "project" I thought we bought this car because of sentimental value? And were planning on keeping it?

[@nelsonmeza165]

Are you planning to put twin turbos or supercharge it?

[@MumbleVlogs]

That 13:31 smirk is why we all need cammed vettes

[@danielbenavidez1170]

Hey where is your shop...can yall rap a front spoiler...

[@longisland5161]

what’s makes it more for fun then the 6gen camaro you had ?

[@RPProductions]

The 6th gen was such a good car it felt "too good." The C6 just feels more raw while the Camaro was a bit more isolated from the road. Both drive/handle great but leave you with different feelings while driving.

[@runninwildwithmilwaukeebuck]

In other words: Stay tuned because I'm selling this car for something else pretty soon!

[@slimhardaway8]

Trust me once school starts Nxt month Riley will be in something new! No way he drives back n forth between Houston and San Antonio in that vette

[@rfm0036]

Riley you should get a stroker kit for your engine I’m sure they make them

[@michaelberger9643]

is it still for sale

[@joshpinkley5559]

I saw you driving last Friday in the Houston/spring area!! Saw the custom license plate and flipped out

[@HellcatDreaminJosh]

RP productions Great video dang you've spent a lot of money on your C6 Grand Sport but dang does it look and sound absolutely amazing

[@Drea_7212]

Why you make your face like that at 5:26 lol when you shift

[@DBR2011]

I love your Corvette dude that's was a great choice for a car you can build up

[@tedahwooga]

My Cobalt has the same exact steering wheel.... What a waste of money. Why wouldn't you just mod your old scatpack or Camaro?

[@85net]

This is why I invested in a speed bleeder for easier fluid changes.

[@shunsato6621]

Riley what kind of watch are you wearing in this video? Your C6 looks and sounds bad ass!!

[@RPProductions]

It's a Fossil watch haha, Thanks buddy!

[@shunsato6621]

RP Productions you are more than welcome dude one of my best friends live in Houston. Other favorite KZbinr live in Texas. I like Fossil I used to have retro digital watch from it. Anyways Dude! C5 is my all time fav Vettes but I really started liking C6s because of you 😝

[@theoneandonlyslickrick4132]

I have had 32 cars and 15 cars in one year and tomorrow I am buying a 2018 Tacoma 👍🏻dad life! What car you getting next?

[@zzwhale]

worth every cent

[@richardbutton1261]

Sounds great. You do seem to be enjoying it more than the HC. BTW its only 85 up here in KC

[@EnduroTainment]

Until a factory ls7 lifter decides it’s not happy being abused by a big ol’ cam anymore...That’s the only reason I’d suggest to pull the heads. Get a nice valve job and upgrade the lifters. For peace of mind. But otherwise, sweet car, sounds/looks awesome E

[@GOLDENTO3]

I thought the ls3 just had a plug and play kit to run e85

[@loganparsons219]

Please stop saying "as fast as a hellcat". Cringeworthy every time I herd it.

[@jakelewis996]

Why? He had a hellcat, he knows about where it stands to one.

[@bowtie092]

Because there is no way that car is going to trap at over 126 miles an hour I’m looking flawed to seeing him attempt it.

[@loganparsons219]

Jake Lewis no he's just being stupid.. he has the numbers and just chooses to say stupid shit lmao. He went and ran 10s with only a tire on the hellcat, which is the norm.. I'd be surprised if that corvette ran mid 11s..

[@murffly]

A bone stock c6 Z06 traps 125-126. This car right now makes more than a stock Z06 so how is it that there is "no way"?

[@danlaw8395]

I agree can't say as fast as hellcat until he takes to track to prove it. Any car can have mods but doesn't mean it will perform like a known performance car

[@icurt06]

I hope your using the Ranger method to change your clutch fluid. What you demonstrated is not the proper way to change clutch fluid in a C6 Corvette!

[@codyisarat]

icurt06 what he did is the ranger method lol, whatd he miss?

[@loganparsons219]

Nuketown Traps pretty sure he negated all the shitty oil in the lines.. you can't just change the res fluid..

[@RPProductions]

I repeated the process twice that day. Will continue to change it out periodically until it's fully flushed.

[@MrGamer-lz6ci]

I’m confuse you say this Corvette has the same horsepower as stock hellcat but a Hellcat has 797 HP And you said this has about 550?

[@techmaster777]

You’re still down 200 whp from what some stock Hellcats dyno.. why not Procharged?

[@themmaboom8045]

Why didnt u get a c7 ?

[@kainebeverton8059]

Lol your mechanic is screwing you big time on the labor

[@floridamaddogg]

I wouldn't exactly say your 480whp is about hellcat speed just yet. Maybe if you get to 540whp+. You are close but couldn't see that vette keeping up with a Hellcat to 160-170mph. Plus your Hellcat got a 3.3 sec 0-60 mph time and 10.6 1/4 mile time. That vette is not at those numbers, maybe soon.

[@alexanderortiz5919]

Don't complain about your weather come to Arizona it's 120°

[@toglifestyle2367]

Alexander Ortiz i swear lol

[@rjaj3276]

Expect the humidity in Arizona is nothing compared to Texas not the heat itself that makes it bad out here but the humidity

[@STILLNIGHTPEARL]

Mexicali is hotter than both, 120+ with humidity at times due to it being around sea level. It feels like a blow dryer on your face and it feels like you can’t breathe.

[@H8onG]

Here in Houston it was 81 with a feels like temp of 97 at 6am. 93% humidity, right now the concrete temp is 143, we have a ton more concrete here for that heat to bounce off of than Arizona. It's fucking hot here.

[@slappzzz]

Yea come try out our humidity

[@pieman482448]

Oh lord. That thing is nasty loud. I approve

[@Finduh]

$10k and no power adders u get gaps daily huh?? edit: damn bro im 7 min in and u paid $1k for labor on an intake and exhaust install LMAO ur letting urself get robbed this is sad

[@eunit08]

Awsome video as always man. Im hoping you are just gonna take a break on modding the vette. At least the performance side of things. I know u traded your Hellcat for your project car, now every one expects it to stay a project car and forgets its ur daily as well. Ill still be here bro

[@jorgemendoza1992jm]

With $10,000 spend in my coyote i would have 800+ whp for sure

[@texascarchannel7564]

Jorge Mendoza with 5 grand on a bone stock lq9 I can make 1000+ but how practical will it be 😂 there right and wrong ways to do it

[@guerrerok90]

800whp on a stock mustang tranny 😂

[@bfernandez2016]

guerrerok90 seriously lol clearly this guy didn’t see what happened to itsjusta6 with his 800+ mustang

[@10181995hamza]

Jorge Mendoza sometimes you only need 500 hp anything more is too much

[@jimmysalinas682]

Well this sucks. No procharger? We were all expecting more from the vette! Keep going don’t trade it in yet!

[@johnanderson2432]

Did you put in an MGW short throw shifter? If not, might be a mod to consider.

[@drewarthur2169]

Do some more smaller stuff and then do the supercharger later on

[@Kmadams_97]

Performance wise you have basically the same mods my car has, but you have a cold air intake and about 1400 less pounds lol

[@tylercouture216]

That would be so boring doing a supercharger you don't race enough or go to Mexico enough to justify a supercharger although you do go to the track sometimes just Ehh oh and you are definitely getting a viper next

[@georgem.6136]

Some Nitrous would really wake it up & its not so expensive!

[@carlhuck7721]

Some Nitrous would really fuck it up & it's not that expensive !

[@georgem.6136]

Carl Huck .. Not even close,

[@pedrogonzalez1537]

What part of Texas are you from?

[@Coyote.Collector]

Man that thing is sick, must be cool to hear someone say just watched your video in a vette

[@alexworld3056]

I live in Cali you can’t get a LS3 for 22k 😭

[@Jack-b5o6r]

Texas has been hot as fuck this summer

[@bryanmixon6624]

Dang RP you selling her already, we gotta find you one that will stick. Car guys don't sell there cars every 3 months. Maybe try a classic and put some time into restoring it yourself.

[@Pantera972]

Bryan Mixon he would never do that. He likes to go the easy route and do easy mods. Then sell the car. Wash, rinse, repeat.

[@BitcoinTo150K]

Keep the car vettes hold there value well so you're good. Make more videos we wanna see more of it

[@Daniel_P5585]

Love the car! I have one with similar mods and it's a lot of fun! I live close to you as well. lol