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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Anyone ever heard of this?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/exper...Q5fAccessories







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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Reading that ad made my head hurt.
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Not nearly as rare as Hitler's canoe that I bought off ebay a couple years back.
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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The 1 of 1 LT4 mule was tested in a 95 Vette.

I found it

http://www.corvettefever.com/feature.../photo_04.html

http://corvettefever.automotive.com/...upe/index.html
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Son of a gun ....
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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I remember getting a chuckle out of the fact that the sawblades are on backwards
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rickreeves1
the valve covers look like fbody ones painted silver... the throttle linkage cover is fbody specific as well... i have my doubts
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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My brother bought a new ss camaro in 97 we looked into the lt4 option but it was too pricey. anyone know what v.covers were on the limited 97 camaro ss that had the lt4?

accesory drive is 100% f body.

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Originally Posted by Pryderei

accesory drive is 100% f body.

Complete opposite side from Corvette.

Maybe this is the prototype LT4 for the F body cars.
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Thanks for the link
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Originally Posted by RollaMo-LT4
Maybe this is the prototype LT4 for the F body cars.

"and this engine was in a prototype LT4 F-body"


Quoted from the add.^^^^
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by bomar76
Not nearly as rare as Hitler's canoe that I bought off ebay a couple years back.
Purchase any bridges lately? New York has a couple.
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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Also in the picture it is clear that this prototype engine has an EGR valve. Something LT4's do not!
So is it a real LT4?

Last edited by grandspt; Oct 2, 2009 at 11:01 AM. Reason: wanted to add something
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Originally Posted by runner140*
Purchase any bridges lately? New York has a couple.
Hmmm...I'll keep that in mind!

Right now I am bidding on an autographed picture of The Last Supper....
super rare to have all the signatures!
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Originally Posted by rickreeves1
"and this engine was in a prototype LT4 F-body"
Quoted from the add.^^^^
Yeah, I read it again (as hard as it is too read) and see that now.

Also quoted from the ad:
most likely about a 10,000 engine, was asking less than half
no wonder my father in-law told me of the day they put that corvette test mule against a 405 hp ZR1,
and it tore it up,bad-he said it was at least 250 to 300 feet behind it in the standing mile, so much for 32 valves


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Originally Posted by bomar76
Not nearly as rare as Hitler's canoe that I bought off ebay a couple years back.
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by bomar76
Not nearly as rare as Hitler's canoe that I bought off ebay a couple years back.
YOU GOT HIS CANOE????

I got his kayak and was hoping to find the canoe!
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Old Oct 2, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by skybolt31
YOU GOT HIS CANOE????

I got his kayak and was hoping to find the canoe!
BIG DEAL...I got a throttle body air foil that will add 15-25 horsepower for only 29.95....
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BIG DEAL...I got a throttle body air foil that will add 15-25 horsepower for only 29.95....
Yeah, I gotta get that air-foil for my 4; darn, I keep forgetting.
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not only does it have an egr it has a 92-93 fuel rail..
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