ZZ4 Owners -- gas question
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ZZ4 Owners -- gas question
Is 93 octane enough, or would I need to buy fuel additives, go buy avgas, etc? What octane do you run?
Just wondering, because the $3995 price tag doesn't sound too bad. Thinking about getting one for my 1975 K5 Blazer project too.
Just wondering, because the $3995 price tag doesn't sound too bad. Thinking about getting one for my 1975 K5 Blazer project too.
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Re: ZZ4 Owners -- gas question (Stoge)
Yes, 93 is plenty. I run mine in major heat and only use 91 octane (best there is in AZ).
Also, $3995 is pretty steep price - It's $3650 at http://www.salleechevrolet.com/Crate...rformance.html - plus, if you buy it out of state you may save more on sales tax (not paying any) than you pay for the shipping.
Also, $3995 is pretty steep price - It's $3650 at http://www.salleechevrolet.com/Crate...rformance.html - plus, if you buy it out of state you may save more on sales tax (not paying any) than you pay for the shipping.
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Re: ZZ4 Owners -- gas question (Stoge)
....if your worried about the compression, and you have the $4k to spend, look at the Fastburn 385, it is only a 9.6:1 compression ratio.
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Re: ZZ4 Owners -- gas question (Stoge)
I got my ZZ4 from Sam Taylor Buick Cadillac in Fort Walton Beach Fl. They were the cheapest place I could find. When I got mine last year the price was $3350.00 plus $100.00 shipping from Florida to Texas. It took about 2 or 3 weeks to get it from them.
The current price is up slightly since I ordered, $3429.00. Shipping to OK should be about the same as it was to Texas, so for $3529.00 total delivered.
Don't expect much support from Sam Taylor, they are pretty clueless, but they were nice enough to deal with.
If you want to customize the ZZ4 then you'd be better off ordering it from one of the big dealerships like Scoggin-Dickey or Salle, but if you want just a bare bones ZZ4 as it comes from GM, Sam Taylor seems to be the cheapest place. http://www.samtaylor.com/html/parts.html
The current price is up slightly since I ordered, $3429.00. Shipping to OK should be about the same as it was to Texas, so for $3529.00 total delivered.
Don't expect much support from Sam Taylor, they are pretty clueless, but they were nice enough to deal with.
If you want to customize the ZZ4 then you'd be better off ordering it from one of the big dealerships like Scoggin-Dickey or Salle, but if you want just a bare bones ZZ4 as it comes from GM, Sam Taylor seems to be the cheapest place. http://www.samtaylor.com/html/parts.html
