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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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hey fairly simple question... which was the best engine put into the c4's?
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Originally Posted by matthewpierson
hey fairly simple question... which was the best engine put into the c4's?
Well, lets see.............

L98 guys are gonna say: L98 because of the torque
LT1 guys are gonna say: LT1 because of the higher power band
LT4 guys are gonna say: LT4 because of the extra hp

And the ZR1 guys are gonna say: ZR1, because of all of above

Is one better than the others? It depends of what your going to use it for. They are all very good engines for their time.
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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well...the LT-5 in the ZR-1 was the most powerful, but it would also be a possible maintinence nightmare, as they are really rare. I'd say the LT-4, in the 1996 manual vettes.
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i would say lt5 yet i believe they are expensive to keep maintained, i would have to say that the lt4 would be the best bang for the buck

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