Stupid question....
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2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2015
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From: Philadelphia PA
Stupid question....
Hello all,
Dumb question here. I'm looking at used 2014 vettes, but i'm not a traditional "car guy," so not always sure of what i'm looking at, so figured i'd try here since i've been a long time lurker.
I found a used vette that a nice little old lady has babied, but she doesn't know all the options she has in it, (it's a 3LT per the vin.) The exhaust has a valve in the outter left and right exhaust pipes, but not the center ones. Does that mean it is the AFM or NPP exhaust set up? I can't find anything through the search bar to answer this, and google hasn't helped me much either. Any advice or way to look up if this is the performance exhaust or not would be great.
Thanks!
Dumb question here. I'm looking at used 2014 vettes, but i'm not a traditional "car guy," so not always sure of what i'm looking at, so figured i'd try here since i've been a long time lurker.
I found a used vette that a nice little old lady has babied, but she doesn't know all the options she has in it, (it's a 3LT per the vin.) The exhaust has a valve in the outter left and right exhaust pipes, but not the center ones. Does that mean it is the AFM or NPP exhaust set up? I can't find anything through the search bar to answer this, and google hasn't helped me much either. Any advice or way to look up if this is the performance exhaust or not would be great.
Thanks!
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Licking MO
Hello all,
Dumb question here. I'm looking at used 2014 vettes, but i'm not a traditional "car guy," so not always sure of what i'm looking at, so figured i'd try here since i've been a long time lurker.
I found a used vette that a nice little old lady has babied, but she doesn't know all the options she has in it, (it's a 3LT per the vin.) The exhaust has a valve in the outter left and right exhaust pipes, but not the center ones. Does that mean it is the AFM or NPP exhaust set up? I can't find anything through the search bar to answer this, and google hasn't helped me much either. Any advice or way to look up if this is the performance exhaust or not would be great.
Thanks!
Dumb question here. I'm looking at used 2014 vettes, but i'm not a traditional "car guy," so not always sure of what i'm looking at, so figured i'd try here since i've been a long time lurker.
I found a used vette that a nice little old lady has babied, but she doesn't know all the options she has in it, (it's a 3LT per the vin.) The exhaust has a valve in the outter left and right exhaust pipes, but not the center ones. Does that mean it is the AFM or NPP exhaust set up? I can't find anything through the search bar to answer this, and google hasn't helped me much either. Any advice or way to look up if this is the performance exhaust or not would be great.
Thanks!
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: NE South Carolina
Hello all,
Dumb question here. I'm looking at used 2014 vettes, but i'm not a traditional "car guy," so not always sure of what i'm looking at, so figured i'd try here since i've been a long time lurker.
I found a used vette that a nice little old lady has babied, but she doesn't know all the options she has in it, (it's a 3LT per the vin.) The exhaust has a valve in the outter left and right exhaust pipes, but not the center ones. Does that mean it is the AFM or NPP exhaust set up? I can't find anything through the search bar to answer this, and google hasn't helped me much either. Any advice or way to look up if this is the performance exhaust or not would be great.
Thanks!
Dumb question here. I'm looking at used 2014 vettes, but i'm not a traditional "car guy," so not always sure of what i'm looking at, so figured i'd try here since i've been a long time lurker.
I found a used vette that a nice little old lady has babied, but she doesn't know all the options she has in it, (it's a 3LT per the vin.) The exhaust has a valve in the outter left and right exhaust pipes, but not the center ones. Does that mean it is the AFM or NPP exhaust set up? I can't find anything through the search bar to answer this, and google hasn't helped me much either. Any advice or way to look up if this is the performance exhaust or not would be great.
Thanks!
The outer two pipes have buttlerflys you can see and two electrically operated valves that can be easily seen. All C7's have a pair of similar valves back before the mufflers that restrict the exhaust when in 4 cylinder mode. Therefore the NPP exhaust has 4 valves. Easiest is to measure the width of the stainless outer diameter. It fills the opening where the none NPP does not. Hope that helps.
Last edited by JerryU; Aug 8, 2015 at 05:05 PM.
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2nd Gear
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From: Philadelphia PA
You guys don't mess around here haha. The woman was either a gear head or her son told her what to order (the current 2nd owner.) I'm guessing the latter, as the lady is 87 and only had it titled to her for 4 months before giving it to her son. Anyway, it looks like it's got the NPP from what i've gathered from you all. It isn't a z-51, just a 3LT. Thanks for the help!
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Racer
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From: Belvidere IL
You guys don't mess around here haha. The woman was either a gear head or her son told her what to order (the current 2nd owner.) I'm guessing the latter, as the lady is 87 and only had it titled to her for 4 months before giving it to her son. Anyway, it looks like it's got the NPP from what i've gathered from you all. It isn't a z-51, just a 3LT. Thanks for the help!
22 Hypersonic Grey HTC
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From: Austin Texas
I have a base 2014 and I purchased a set of black Z-51 wheels to replace my chrome base wheels because I like the look.
Slotted brakes are a standard on the Z-51. It's an easy way to tell the base from a Z-51.
If it's a good deal, buy it and enjoy!!!
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That nice little old lady probably paid MSRP and her son probably is figuring depreciation off MSRP. The new ones are discounted up to 10% off MSRP so figure that into your offer. As a general rule I would subtract 15% from MSRP for a very low mileage 2014 and go from there.
Safety Car
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You can also decode the vin via Chevy customer service. They can tell you all the options on the car.
You might get a member vendor ( rhyme not intended ) to decode it for you.
Post the mileage and you will get a fairly accurate value from members, will give you some leverage when dickering.
You might get a member vendor ( rhyme not intended ) to decode it for you.
Post the mileage and you will get a fairly accurate value from members, will give you some leverage when dickering.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Belvidere IL
Apparently my bad but when I was searching for my '14 Z51, the wheel choices were the standard split spoke, or black or chrome split spoke. None other wheel choices which was fine with me as I am a fan of split spoke and have never seen a Z51 without them.
Guess I am wrong???
Guess I am wrong???
