advice on motor
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advice on motor
1996 c4 LT1, if one had about 7500.00 bucks cash to beef up or replace the lt1 for more pony's what would be best way to go. keeping in mind this is my DD, so not looking to give up to much driveability. I know gears are the best way to get more bang, but looking to start under the hood first.
THANKS FOR ANY HELP. PASTA..
THANKS FOR ANY HELP. PASTA..
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but then you don;t get all the creature comforts of a new(er) Corvette.. 
The things I'd do for a new Z...2014.
A new Z to be picked up at lingenfelter in 4 months...
The Gf ask once what I fantasized about. She still thinks its the Victories Secret Angels...She'd leave if she ever found out that I was looking at her and thinking of a car
The things I'd do for a new Z...2014.
A new Z to be picked up at lingenfelter in 4 months...
The Gf ask once what I fantasized about. She still thinks its the Victories Secret Angels...She'd leave if she ever found out that I was looking at her and thinking of a car
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1996 c4 LT1, if one had about 7500.00 bucks cash to beef up or replace the lt1 for more pony's what would be best way to go. keeping in mind this is my DD, so not looking to give up to much driveability. I know gears are the best way to get more bang, but looking to start under the hood first.
THANKS FOR ANY HELP. PASTA..
THANKS FOR ANY HELP. PASTA..
Don't discount what members are saying... they are nudging at valuing your money and not just throwing it away because it's sitting there.
I have $15K into my '95 with 115K miles (including all maintenance costs over 3 yrs) just from replacing/upgrading as needed, and I haven't done anything crazy like an LS swap or new heads/cam. I don't find that more power is necessarily what I need for more enjoyment as a daily driver... I rarely even push the LT1 with 95% of the driving under 2000RPM. To date, my favorite driveability upgrade was C5 front calipers/rotors with the DRM brake bias.
