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Old Oct 27, 2024 | 09:33 AM
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Good morning everyone, just purchased a 1996 corvette convertible
. I live in Daytona beach shores. I never owned a corvette before, and was told out of all the C4 corvettes, that the 1996 was the best year. Any thoughts on that, thanks so much.
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Congrats on your C4 and welcome to the forum.

I’m moving this to the C4 General section for comment.
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Congratulations! Yes, the '96 is the last year of the C4 and probably the best although not sure how much better if any, than a '91 to '95 unless yours is a manual with the LT4 engine.

You have to post a photo of your car though.
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Old Oct 27, 2024 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiliPepperGarage
Congratulations! Yes, the '96 is the last year of the C4 and probably the best although not sure how much better if any, than a '91 to '95 unless yours is a manual with the LT4 engine.

You have to post a photo of your car though.




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I thought the 1995-1996 had a diverter valve on the water pump so no water will drip in the OptiSpark. Am I correct or mistaken, thanks so much for your help
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I don’t think the 91’s have the op spark by the hose
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Originally Posted by optionman
I thought the 1995-1996 had a diverter valve on the water pump so no water will drip in the OptiSpark. Am I correct or mistaken, thanks so much for your help
Nope. You are probably thinking of the vented design to draw air into the opti
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Best thing about the '96 is it's OBD2
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Your Correct, 1991 had a different engine, thanks
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