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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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I just bought a '97 coupe with a 6-speed and was wondering how to tell if it is a Z51 car. It does not have the ride selection on the center console, which lead me to believe it was, but after looking at some production numbers from '97 on that option, I wonder if it is or not. Only about 11% of '97 Vettes had that option and half of those were automatics. I read somewhere that I could find that information in the glove box, but I briefly looked and found no numbers. Can anyone help me? Thanks....
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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I believe your option list is in the trunk, Inside cover of the left storage door. Starting in about 2000 GM moved the option list to the glove box.
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Sure enough, that's where it's at, but darn, I don't see Z51 listed in any of the codes. Thanks for your help!
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I believe the suspension RPO codes for the 1997 are :

FE1 Suspension System, Soft Ride (also called Base)
FE3 Suspension System, Sport (also called Z51)
F45 Chassis, Selective Real Time Damping

For a list of all the RPO codes that are on your sticker take a look at

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...97/97rpos.html

to help decipher the codes
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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Look under the front by the steering rack. If you have a power steering cooler then you have Z51. No cooler and then you have the base suspension.
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