Terry Bross

I'm looking into buying a 96 lt4 with an ls2 engine. I can't find anything regarding the value of this setup. Owner says Chevy only made a few like this??? 46,000 mi all original clean carfax. What's the value of this car? Idk much about vettes

Ronstar

No such thing. 96 had Lt-1 or Lt-4.

Paul Workman

Kind of like looking for a tall, short, thin, fat man - bald with a full head of hair...:

rocco16

Chevy didn't make any like that. The LS2 didn't come out until 2005, nearly a decade after the C4 stopped production. (the LS1 was first, debuting in 1997)

Young man here in town put an LS2 in his 1995, did a very clean installation, and says he'd have to get $17,000 for it if he ever decided to sell.

arbee

Another first poster, obscure question, no profile

c4cruiser

Either the seller is trying to put one over on a newbie Corvette buyer or it could be that an LS2 engine swap may have been done at some point.

But as mentioned, the 1996 C4 models came stock with either an LT1 with an auto trans or an LT4 with a 6-speed manual trans. There was no LSx engine in the C4 as a stock powerplant.

bac22

Troll people, OP will never return....otherwise OP probably would have returned by now to correct mistake or ask more questions.

These types of post have been happening a lot lately.

RollaMo-LT4

Yep, and not just here either.

Lots of "one and done" posts on the Harley forum lately as well.

ve3hzz

So being a newbie Corvette owner but by no means a novice car guy I have a question of some here on the forum. The LT4 which only came with the 6 spd manual. How easy/hard is it to take the LT4 and put behind a normal auto? Also what tell tale differences in looking at the engine aesthetically between the 2? I ask as a guy I know has an LT4 (he says) in a hot rod he built but does not have a 6 spd transmission (which I would have expected to swap over as well?)

I've noted that many parts for years have both LT1 and LT4 listed for fitment.

Thanks

Scott

gdl2165

Most of the differences are internal and not visible. The stuff that is visible is generally pretty easy to replicate on an LT1 so it's no guarantee to do a visual inspection.

Here's a good explanation of all the differences:
http://www.grandsportregistry.com/lt1vslt4.htm

Externally, the LT4 has a red intake manifold and no EGR valve. However, it's easy to powder coat an LT1 manifold and remove the EGR so that's no guarantee. Internally, you can pop the oil fill cap and peek inside the valve cover to look at the rocker arms. The LT4 has 1.6 ratio roller rockers. Again, someone could do internal engine work on an LT1 and install the rollers.

It's certainly unusual for someone to put an automatic transmission behind an LT4 but there's technically no reason it can't be done.

ve3hzz

I appreciate the link and info good stuff. Yeah I wonder about the auto? I can't understand that part myself. He said he took the running gear out of the donor car including the ECM etc. Maybe the tranny was toast? In any event I'll look for the differences next time I see it.

Scott

gdl2165

Just thought of another difference, again no guarantee because it's easy to swap, the LT4 throttle body has a plate that says Grand Sport on it.

JDurick

You can also open the oil cap and see "LT4" on the head. It is amazing how many cars I see that have an "LT4 hot cam" and a red manifold and they all say they have an LT4, mostly Camaros.

kg4fku

The only thing that will identify a true LT4 car is the VIN. If the 8th digit is not a 5 then the car never came with the LT4. All LT4 cars were equipped with the 6 speed manual transmission.

bac22

Yeah, I'm seeing it on the Colorado forum too...have to wonder if the forum owners do it on purpose to up post counts in forums for advertisement reasons...otherwise whats the purpose of trolling for such a useless question???

mtwoolford

My dream car is a corvette that ran on pixie dust and dilitheum crystals; I heard a few were made, but they are very rare

Sleazy Rider

now that put a smile on my face!! agree with bac22, alert