At last! Finally a ZR-1 Owner! '91 #1630
11-30-2016, 11:17 AM
#21
Best of luck with your Z.....See if the dealership has service records or maybe the last owners phone number or email address....Fuel injectors are known to go in these years....36,000'miles, they were probably changed out....
Looks like you have at least a cat back exhaust......If you don't have headers I recommend you get them.......The factory manifolds are very restrictive....
Lots of great info on the ZR1 registry.......Got my 91 back in Nov of 2014...
Good luck.....
Looks like you have at least a cat back exhaust......If you don't have headers I recommend you get them.......The factory manifolds are very restrictive....
Lots of great info on the ZR1 registry.......Got my 91 back in Nov of 2014...
Good luck.....
12-01-2016, 09:08 PM
#23
Instructor
I will be taking my Z to the Reeves cars and coffee in Tampa and then to the Garage One Cruise in This Saturday morning Dec 3rd. BTW, looks like your center high mounted stoplamp is out, probably the brake pedal switch like on mine.
12-02-2016, 10:10 AM
#25
Instructor
The bane of any C4. I just ordered all four new amps for my Bose Gold after I changed out the CDM.
Better to get ear buds and an IPhone and listen to the engine go!
BTW... I'm considering exhaust upgrades/changes as I just got my 91/1388 about a month ago. I freak with drone and vibration si /i'm wondered how your Borla was treating you?
Better to get ear buds and an IPhone and listen to the engine go!
BTW... I'm considering exhaust upgrades/changes as I just got my 91/1388 about a month ago. I freak with drone and vibration si /i'm wondered how your Borla was treating you?
You can hear my Borla exhaust next weekend in person. I like it quite a bit. I've always been a fan of Borla and Magnaflow systems. I wouldn't touch flowmaster mufflers with my worst enemies hands. Chambers = DRONE. Borla and Magnaflow use straight through designs with various baffles and packing.
I would like to have an X installed at some point. We'll see. Headers still undecided? Eventually I will get the intake upper plenum and injector housings ported.
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12-02-2016, 11:58 AM
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I like the Flowmaster system made for the ZR-1 sounds great and no drone unfortunately its no longer made but can be found used. I ran it for over 10 years on my 91 and just moved it to my 93 a few years back and went with Corsa.
12-02-2016, 06:12 PM
#27
I would think most systems have some droan when your in sixth gear....I get it on my OBX when I'm in sixth.....Less noticeacle when you go faster in sixth gear....
It's not a ZR1 but I ran flowmaster 40 series mufflers on my worked 73 for 14 years..........I switched over to magnaflows and the car sounded like a high powered lawn mower when I got it up in the power band.....Installed an H pipe.....Deepened the sound a bit......
Chambered exhaust in my opinion is more old school muscle like my 73....I'm guessing magnaflow does sound good on a ZR1 and gives it good performance.....
In closing I'm switching back to my 40 series flowmasters on my 73.....It may be in my head but down low the car felt just a bit snappier with the flowmasters than the magnaflows.....
It's not a ZR1 but I ran flowmaster 40 series mufflers on my worked 73 for 14 years..........I switched over to magnaflows and the car sounded like a high powered lawn mower when I got it up in the power band.....Installed an H pipe.....Deepened the sound a bit......
Chambered exhaust in my opinion is more old school muscle like my 73....I'm guessing magnaflow does sound good on a ZR1 and gives it good performance.....
In closing I'm switching back to my 40 series flowmasters on my 73.....It may be in my head but down low the car felt just a bit snappier with the flowmasters than the magnaflows.....
12-03-2016, 07:20 PM
#28
Zen Vet Master Level VII
So, how restrictive REALLY is the resonator on a stock system?
I'm thinking of some exhaust changes but and real drone averse.
I've seen people leave the mufflers, but remove the resonator. My sure if that works well on a ZR1
I'm looking forward to next weeks meet in Texas so I can check out exhaust options,
I'm thinking of some exhaust changes but and real drone averse.
I've seen people leave the mufflers, but remove the resonator. My sure if that works well on a ZR1
I'm looking forward to next weeks meet in Texas so I can check out exhaust options,
12-04-2016, 11:11 AM
#29
So, how restrictive REALLY is the resonator on a stock system?
I'm thinking of some exhaust changes but and real drone averse.
I've seen people leave the mufflers, but remove the resonator. My sure if that works well on a ZR1
I'm looking forward to next weeks meet in Texas so I can check out exhaust options,
I'm thinking of some exhaust changes but and real drone averse.
I've seen people leave the mufflers, but remove the resonator. My sure if that works well on a ZR1
I'm looking forward to next weeks meet in Texas so I can check out exhaust options,
12-05-2016, 08:29 AM
#30
Melting Slicks
After a year or 2 of searching for the right car this one seemingly fell right into my lap. This starts back in June, when Stingray Chevy acquired a 91 Z. I went to look at it, c4 zs are few and far between here in Central Florida. They were asking 23 grand which I thought was decent, not great. Fast foward to a few days ago and they still had the car. I shot them an offer of 17,900 for it and to my suprise they straight up accepted the offer. The next day I bought the car. Couldnt be happier! It only has 36k miles and she is a beauty. I am obsessed with zr1s and am so happy to finally own one. It has a zr1 registry sticker which I just signed up for so maybe the previous owner is on here as well?
1991 ZR-1 #1630
Red/Black
1991 ZR-1 #1630
Red/Black
Congratulations!
Well worth the wait to buy it at that price in that condition and mileage!
Well done!
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Marty
12-17-2016, 12:28 AM
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#1616 (91) waiving a hand! Same catback to. I cut the resonator out and installed an x-pipe, that made a world of difference. Sounds like an exotic DOHC sports car now, and i swear i picked up power...