Quick Question!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 171
Likes: 0
From: Tampa FL
Quick Question!
Is there any way to tell a ZR1 from the outside if the guy won't pop his hood? I understand that anyone could do an engine swap, but are there any specific colors that the ZR1's came in or anything else like that?
The reason I ask is that there is a local kid that has a Vette that he calls a 96 LT4. However, the car has LT1 badges on it and ZR1 rims. He claims a completely stock car and motor with a 100 shot of juice. Motor times are mid 12's supposedly and low low 11's, to high 10's on the 100 shot. The guy refuses to pop his hood ever, under any circumstances. I know the LT4's had a red intake, but that's about it. The car sounds stock as all get out. Whisper quiet.
Any tips and or suggestions on telling the cars apart from the outside? :confused:
The reason I ask is that there is a local kid that has a Vette that he calls a 96 LT4. However, the car has LT1 badges on it and ZR1 rims. He claims a completely stock car and motor with a 100 shot of juice. Motor times are mid 12's supposedly and low low 11's, to high 10's on the 100 shot. The guy refuses to pop his hood ever, under any circumstances. I know the LT4's had a red intake, but that's about it. The car sounds stock as all get out. Whisper quiet.
Any tips and or suggestions on telling the cars apart from the outside? :confused:
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 51,504
Likes: 6
From: Sacramento CA
Re: Quick Question! (Joey99SS)
*** FRom the Side
( rear tires are 315's and DONT stick out of the fender )
( Lower rocker panels are vertical, almost like they're flared compared to a regular vette. IE: regular vette is like this: \ ZR1 is more like | )
***From the Rear
It has the updated bumper, AND a third brakelight at the TOP of the car.
There's SPACES between each side of the license plate and the reverse lights.
***Inside
8k Tachometer, and on the center radio bezel, toward the bottom left, is an "ENGINE POWER" switch.
An LT4 has nothing to do with a zr1. Zr1 was the special package from 1990-1995 (which has the LT5 motor)
To tell if its a REAL lt4.. Verify it's a 1996 car.. If it's a SIX SPEED, it's an lt4. If it's an AUTO, its an lt1.
[Modified by Smash, 6:54 PM 9/27/2001]
( rear tires are 315's and DONT stick out of the fender )
( Lower rocker panels are vertical, almost like they're flared compared to a regular vette. IE: regular vette is like this: \ ZR1 is more like | )
***From the Rear
It has the updated bumper, AND a third brakelight at the TOP of the car.
There's SPACES between each side of the license plate and the reverse lights.
***Inside
8k Tachometer, and on the center radio bezel, toward the bottom left, is an "ENGINE POWER" switch.
An LT4 has nothing to do with a zr1. Zr1 was the special package from 1990-1995 (which has the LT5 motor)
To tell if its a REAL lt4.. Verify it's a 1996 car.. If it's a SIX SPEED, it's an lt4. If it's an AUTO, its an lt1.
[Modified by Smash, 6:54 PM 9/27/2001]
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 171
Likes: 0
From: Tampa FL
Re: Quick Question! (Smash)
Thanks, Smash...
I'll be checking out his car a little more closely this weekend... I'm not real worried if I get a chance to line up with him in my H/C'ed SS..
Thanks!
I'll be checking out his car a little more closely this weekend... I'm not real worried if I get a chance to line up with him in my H/C'ed SS..
Thanks!
Racer
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 368
Likes: 0
From: Tampa FL
Re: Quick Question! (Joey99SS)
The 96 LT4 is whisper quiet. Another forum member here, Erricer, just bought a 96 CE and you can hardly hear it run. But obviously if he won't pop his hood, something's up.
I see you're in Tampa too. What's going on this weekend that you're talking about? Street races? Cause Wed. night at Sunshine Spdwy is the only test & tune night I know of.
Btw, maybe I'm just drawing a blank right now, but what is a "H/C'ed SS"?
[Modified by TJR, 10:27 PM 9/27/2001]
I see you're in Tampa too. What's going on this weekend that you're talking about? Street races? Cause Wed. night at Sunshine Spdwy is the only test & tune night I know of.
Btw, maybe I'm just drawing a blank right now, but what is a "H/C'ed SS"?
[Modified by TJR, 10:27 PM 9/27/2001]
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 171
Likes: 0
From: Tampa FL
Re: Quick Question! (TJR)
TJR,
I was referring to the "street drags" tomorrow night at DeSoto, and the regular Saturday night fun out on Gandy...
He admits that he has spray, so I just for the life of me can't figure out what he is trying to hide. The H/C'ed comment referred to heads and cam. I ran mid 11.8's at DeSoto at test and tune last Saturday. All motor and on street tires, on my shakedown runs. This is going to be a WONDERFUL winter of racing.
Will you be at the Vette/Viper/Fbody shootout?
I was referring to the "street drags" tomorrow night at DeSoto, and the regular Saturday night fun out on Gandy...
He admits that he has spray, so I just for the life of me can't figure out what he is trying to hide. The H/C'ed comment referred to heads and cam. I ran mid 11.8's at DeSoto at test and tune last Saturday. All motor and on street tires, on my shakedown runs. This is going to be a WONDERFUL winter of racing.
Will you be at the Vette/Viper/Fbody shootout?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 171
Likes: 0
From: Tampa FL
Re: Quick Question! (Joey99SS)
Oh yeah, I have the guy's VIN number, it is actually a 94, not a 96. (Having police friends is pretty cool sometimes) What can I look for on the VIN to see what the car was originally?
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
