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as I recall they made 2. They were later found after having gone through the crusher in England. Somebody or group was trying to rebuild them. I never heard if they finished or gave up the idea.
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Originally Posted by vetteusa
I wonder why they never went through with the ZR1 vert.
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Originally Posted by 90 Corvette ZR-1
I don't buy that one. There were other C4's with more power and that wasn't a problem. I'll bet it was a simple numbers problem
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Originally Posted by longhorn_C4
I think frame flex was a problem.
That is not true - An RPO B2K Callaway makes similar (even more in some cases) hp and lots more (flexing) torque than a ZR1 w/ its LT5
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Originally Posted by *89x2*
That is not true - An RPO B2K Callaway makes similar (even more in some cases) hp and lots more (flexing) torque than a ZR1 w/ its LT5
I think that 90 Zr-1s point was that the ZR-1 vert was not manufactured because of bean counters. Is that correct?
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Originally Posted by longhorn_C4
Good point. I don't think I poised my question correctly. Did GM every make a vert with equal or more hp than the ZR-1?
I think that 90 Zr-1s point was that the ZR-1 vert was not manufactured because of bean counters. Is that correct?
I think that 90 Zr-1s point was that the ZR-1 vert was not manufactured because of bean counters. Is that correct?
The output of an L98 (1991) was 245hp and 340 lb-ft of torque
- and while the LT5 made 375 hp, or 130 hp more than the L98, it only made 30 more lb-ft of torque than the L98
An RPO B2K Callaway Twin Turbo (1991) made 403hp and 575 lb-ft of torque - no additional bracing was added to a convertible over that of a base convertible.
I am not aware of any issues ever filed for complaints of torque flex on B2K's
I hope this helps
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Originally Posted by *89x2*
forget hp for a moment, that isn't what twists a body/frame...
The output of an L98 (1991) was 245hp and 340 lb-ft of torque
- and while the LT5 made 375 hp, or 130 hp more than the L98, it only made 30 more lb-ft of torque than the L98
An RPO B2K Callaway Twin Turbo (1991) made 403hp and 575 lb-ft of torque - no additional bracing was added to a convertible over that of a base convertible.
I am not aware of any issues ever filed for complaints of torque flex on B2K's
I hope this helps
The output of an L98 (1991) was 245hp and 340 lb-ft of torque
- and while the LT5 made 375 hp, or 130 hp more than the L98, it only made 30 more lb-ft of torque than the L98
An RPO B2K Callaway Twin Turbo (1991) made 403hp and 575 lb-ft of torque - no additional bracing was added to a convertible over that of a base convertible.
I am not aware of any issues ever filed for complaints of torque flex on B2K's
I hope this helps
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Originally Posted by longhorn_C4
There were C4 verts produced by GM with equal to or more power than the ZR-1? I am not aware of these cars. Please enlighten me.
