c4 chassis
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2nd Gear
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c4 chassis
Hi all, thanks for reading my post. I would like to put my 383 w/nitrous into a c4 vette but I worry about the chassis
Can the stock c4 handle the high torqe or does it need some sort of chassis connectors like the camaros / novas did?
Can the stock c4 handle the high torqe or does it need some sort of chassis connectors like the camaros / novas did?
Melting Slicks
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Obviously the factory thought 400 HP was OK, as that's what the ZR1's made. No differences in the frame between the LT1 Cars and the ZR1's.
Supposedly - the factory had C4 mules with between 600 & 700 HP running around their proving grounds and that was also supposedly about the "limit" on the chassis.
Supposedly - the factory had C4 mules with between 600 & 700 HP running around their proving grounds and that was also supposedly about the "limit" on the chassis.
Team Owner
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Trans, rear end, suspension, etc... Is what you have to worry about when adding power to these cars.
The car itself will not be over powered.
383 /nitrous is barely even a concern for anything depending if it is stick or not.
The car itself will not be over powered.
383 /nitrous is barely even a concern for anything depending if it is stick or not.
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