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Can you drill out and replace the upper ball joint on an '88 C4?

ukchevybuilder on 06-22-2002

04-09-2024 10:20 PM
by Joey Genitempo

14

2,108

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 1989, 1996, 86, convertible, corvette, decklid, fit, hard, hardtop, remove, retrofit, top, weight, year

How to retrofit a late convertible hardtop

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corvetteronw on 06-10-2011

02-14-2024 01:57 AM
by 3BallVinny

20

20,272

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 90, 90u, code, color, copper, corvette, factory, gm, gray, metallic, paint, paints, stealth, zr1

88-89 rare gm paint code 90 Gray Metallic

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89C4L98 on 06-09-2005

01-09-2024 03:19 AM
by braktrcr

36

11,573

C4 General Discussion

1988, 1989, 84, bolt, c4, celica, corvette, fuel, gauge, install, orientation, repair, sending, sock, unit

Fuel Gauge Sending Unit Repair Tech Article.

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Frizlefrak on 12-15-2006

01-01-2024 08:33 PM
by Wandern

69

81,113

C4 Tech/Performance

88 Dealer Installed IMSA GTO Spoiler?

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corvetteronw on 05-18-2011

12-27-2023 01:09 PM
by radar502

86

25,176

C4 General Discussion

1988, 1990, 1991, 71, chevrolet, corvette, prototype, richardson, sale, st, townsley, tyler, wa, zr, zr1

Sticky

The Official Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Picture Thread

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LowFlight on 08-17-2007

12-01-2023 01:57 PM
by 1993C4LT1

342

186,948

C4 ZR-1 Discussion

1969, 1970, 1988, 2004, 4speed, borgwarner, c3, chevrolet, corvette, fluid, manual, super, t10, transmission, type

Manual transmission fluid??

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vettegirl25 on 06-02-2011

11-02-2023 10:21 AM
by MelWff

68

58,198

C3 Tech/Performance

1984, 1988, 1989, 2005, c4, corvette, dies, fires, fluid, hot, spark, spray, stalling, stalls, start, starting, turns, warm, wont

1988 Corvette stalls when hot will not start up until cools down.

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Isabella on 09-05-2010

07-10-2023 03:45 AM
by 86PACER

46

46,985

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 25083577, 86, 8688, 88, cluster, corvette, dash, digital, fit, instrument, panel, repair, sale, wichita

86 vs. 88 instrument cluster

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quiksilver458 on 10-15-2002

03-15-2023 06:56 PM
by hilighter2020

20

2,454

C4 Tech/Performance

Right Turn Signal Won't Blink?

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Whitecloud on 08-22-2008

01-14-2023 09:30 AM
by Sabre34

22

9,544

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1985, 1988, 98, corvette, fuel, gas, grade, l98, octane, recommendations, requirement, requirements, type, use

85 L98 fuel octane requirement

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ghlkal on 08-27-2005

12-15-2022 05:50 PM
by Sabre34

34

21,536

C4 General Discussion

1988, 95, ac, air, conditioning, corvette, diagram, higgh, high, low, noramal, normal, pressure, pressures, side

What are the normal A/C high / low-side pressures?

torchred1995 on 03-23-2008

11-10-2022 08:22 AM
by PatrickBowersJr

3

7,557

C4 General Discussion

10044867, 1988, ac, air, c4, corvette, delete, gm, idler, improve, part, performance, pulley, pump, removal, remove, removing

A/C and Air Pump delete

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black panther on 07-01-2007

10-18-2022 11:23 AM
by Socalsalas

28

30,960

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, air, bad, click, compartment, corvette, corvettes, engine, flow, location, maf, map, mass, power, relay, relays, sale

Where are MAF relays located on 1988 Corvette?

Supernatural on 06-20-2006

09-18-2022 01:15 PM
by heinzeroth

7

6,406

C4 Tech/Performance

1987, 1988, 87, 88, corvette, diagram, engine, golf, harness, headlight, headlights, lighting, prairie, problems, trouble, vette, wiring

How to: 1987 Vette Headlights into 1988 Vette

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blue87corvette on 07-20-2011

08-18-2022 05:19 PM
by DadofVetteKid

23

2,647

C4 General Discussion

1988, 60, ac, air, auto, c4, colder, conditioning, corvette, dont, duct, modifications, mods, performance, pressure, system, work

C-4 1988 Colder A/c Mod

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Da Mail Man on 07-26-2004

07-25-2022 07:42 AM
by Da Mail Man

29

3,170

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 86, 88, 91, check, checking, corvette, egnigtion, ignition, initial, line, mark, marks, picture, setting, timing, vette

How to check ignition timing on -88 vette ?

jutammel on 05-11-2004

11-17-2021 05:48 PM
by Bobb#

18

14,774

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 88, check, checking, coades, code, codes, corvette, corvettehow, engine, lamp, light, pull, pulling, vette

1988 Corvette Pull Codes for Check Engine

Tbellazzi on 06-04-2010

11-07-2021 07:18 PM
by *89x2*

3

6,707

C4 General Discussion

1988, 86, aluminum, bread, breadbox, c4, corvette, dash, delete, kit, lof, pad, parts, passenger, removal, removing

Removing bread box on an 86

jdenn47 on 02-09-2009

08-21-2021 10:55 PM
by Patsgarage

16

5,832

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1986, 1988, 84, 86, c4, corvette, dvd, free, manual, online, owners, repair, service, shop

Free shop manual for 1986 Corvette

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dbeall1968 on 03-11-2010

07-27-2021 09:37 AM
by arbee

28

9,086

C4 General Discussion

1988, 200, 200mph, austin, c4, corvette, derek, eastty, lingenfelter, mph, silver, speed, state, texas, top

C4.... 200 mph

Beach Bum on 11-27-2008

07-26-2021 02:33 AM
by xicor

17

3,168

C4 Tech/Performance

1966, 1988, 327, 327350, 350, corvette, dwell, hp, ignition, problem, setting, surging, vette

'66 327/350 - Jerking/Surging Problem

docwisdom on 09-29-2004

06-22-2021 09:43 AM
by waveguerilla

12

3,279

C1 & C2 Corvettes

1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 91, bumber, bumper, c4, corvete, corvette, early, fit, fitment, front, put, vette

Will A a 1991-1996 corvette bumper fit a 1988 vette

pharestutt on 11-06-2010

04-18-2021 05:10 PM
by MtnFrost

11

11,481

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1988, 1989, acceleration, chevy, cilender, corvette, engine, filter, fuel, load, misses, missing, motor, number, symptoms

1988 Engine Missing Under Load.

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88BigGuy on 05-05-2003

04-12-2021 05:47 PM
by Cruisinfanatic

22

6,480

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1986, 1988, air, bracket, buy, c4, c5, corvette, delete, l98, pulley, pump, removal, template

Custom air pump delete bracket

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1986-z51 on 12-01-2010

12-04-2020 09:23 AM
by Kim Neubert

24

9,670

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 316, 38th, 84, c6, corvette, drm, drs, front, rear, spacer, spacers, wheel, wheels, z06

[Z06]

Wheel spacers??

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JsnMR2 on 01-04-2011

11-07-2020 04:07 PM
by OBSean

118

78,187

C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06

06, 1974, 1988, 2001, 97, abs, brake, brakes, corvette, front, lock, locking, make, up

ABS!!!! Why do my front brakes lock up?!!

capnmorgan on 10-23-2008

10-02-2020 08:22 PM
by k24556

12

3,347

C5 Tech

1988, 87, burned, circuit, corvette, fuel, fuse, ground, location, power, pump, relay, remove, short, wires

Electrical/Grounding Fuel Pump - 1988

abreadner on 09-09-2010

09-12-2020 03:22 PM
by fhafer

10

5,933

C4 Tech/Performance

1986, 1988, 88, blown, burping, corvette, engine, gasket, head, losing, moves, overflow, overheating, overheats, tank, water

1988 Corvette overheats ?

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C4in mesa on 02-10-2012

08-29-2020 02:39 PM
by ctmccloskey

24

5,932

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 88, amps, bose, convertible, corvette, speaker

86 Bose Coupe Speakers fit in 88 Convertible?

Flyingboy on 05-19-2005

08-16-2020 10:27 PM
by Cruisinfanatic

2

1,073

Audio/Electronics

1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 86, car, corvette, engine, idle, lt1, running, starts, stay, wont

Starts but won't idle or stay running

MrBold1 on 02-27-2011

08-07-2020 07:52 AM
by Gradjl01

10

20,039

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, check, corvette, fuel, holding, l98, loss, pressuer, pressure, pump, regulator

[L98] New fuel pump and still doesnt hold pressure?

FlyboyZR1 on 10-04-2005

05-19-2020 10:55 AM
by DubieDc

15

2,545

C4 Tech/Performance

1987, 1988, 88999194, bad, car, computer, control, corvette, ecm, electronic, gm, module, prom, signs, symptoms, symptons

What are signs the ECM is going bad?

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tttjump on 06-15-2009

05-14-2020 04:08 PM
by Wayne Lotito

21

46,231

C4 Tech/Performance

06, 1988, 94, air, c4, c6, corect, correct, corvette, k104, p27540zr17, pressure, sport, tire, ventus, vette

Wondering about proper tire pressure?

caddyboy84 on 04-23-2012

04-27-2020 10:01 PM
by Cruisinfanatic

15

24,333

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 34, buried, c4, clutch, corvette, cylinder, hyd, inch, moves, pedal, removal, rod

88 clutch pedal

Red88Vette on 08-20-2011

03-19-2020 01:57 PM
by scorp508

14

7,525

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, back, c5, car, corvette, headlight, pops, stays, turning

Left Headlight Stays up

Brian on 05-04-2009

03-08-2020 06:53 PM
by Docwade

13

6,624

C5 General

1988, 22, 22lb, 24, application, bosch, c4, corvette, fuel, injector, injectors, lbs, performance, stock, yellow

22 lb or 24 lb injectors for stock 1988

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88 Coupe on 03-24-2007

02-27-2020 07:26 AM
by aklim

21

18,640

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1988, 84, 87, booster, brake, change, corvette, directions, hard, instructions, pedal, powerbooster, replace, replacement, replacing, testing

Replacing Power Brake Booster (1988)

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88Z51 on 02-04-2009

02-10-2020 07:16 AM
by Krusty84

20

9,157

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, c4, carbed, carbuetor, carburator, carburetor, corvette, fit, fuel, injection, intake, motor, put, spay, upgrade

change to a carb 1988

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TioVictor on 12-02-2006

10-12-2019 06:45 PM
by TommyFox

68

11,267

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, ac, blower, c4, c5, control, corvette, defrost, defroster, fan, fuse, motor, runs, shut, turn, wont

Defrost Fan Stuck on High

ecodock on 01-30-2011

07-14-2019 11:40 AM
by Josh Brown

9

1,467

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 1993, 93, c4, corvette, corvettes, made, rare, sale, triple, tripple, trple, tx, tyler, vette, white

1993 Triple-White

Paul L on 08-10-2001

07-14-2019 09:25 AM
by Eljay

14

5,122

C4 General Discussion

1988, 882928a, bulletin, c4, corvette, deterent, deterrent, issues, module, problem, security, service, start, system, theft

1988 c4 won't start. security problem?

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bavareze on 03-30-2009

04-08-2019 06:41 PM
by Benny42

38

21,597

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 88, angle, c4, check, codes, computer, corvette, engine, freealdl, ignition, light, paperclip, reset, service, trick, vette

1988 Service Engine Light On

A Butal on 09-16-2010

02-26-2019 08:35 AM
by 65Z01

17

8,767

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 1998, 88, c4, corvette, dash, dissasemble, front, pad, panel, passenger, passinger, removal, remove, side

1988 dash pad removal

dano7vette on 01-15-2003

02-12-2019 06:43 PM
by Mity2

10

7,854

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 24550r16, 88, 90k, aboit, buying, c4, corvete, corvette, lot, miles, price, thinking, values, worth

Value of 88 I'm thinking of buying????

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drivestwin on 05-13-2011

01-22-2019 12:41 AM
by Gunho

26

9,189

C4 General Discussion

1985, 1988, 43, 86, boot, button, chifter, corvette, instructions, knob, od, removal, remove, reremoval, shift, shifter

86 4+3 shift knob removal?

corvette1989bham on 12-11-2006

12-15-2018 05:28 PM
by weightlossstar

9

6,905

C4 General Discussion

1988, 1995, 1996, 88, 95, blower, broke, cable, corvette, heat, heater, location, module, processor, vacuum

No Heat

kcdave51 on 11-23-2008

09-06-2018 12:21 PM
by Cruisinfanatic

17

23,228

C4 General Discussion

1972, 1988, 2007, battery, corvette, cut, drain, drains, dying, ferrari, spyder, switch, voltage, zo6, zr1

[ZR1]

ZR1 battery keeps dying

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1 BAD ZR1 on 12-10-2008

08-07-2018 03:25 PM
by kuyarog

56

9,387

C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06

1988, 35th, anniversary, corvette, corvettes, number, numbers, serial

88 35th console serial number, help please

vettecrazy88 on 03-29-2011

07-19-2018 08:09 AM
by cdm747

15

3,694

C4 General Discussion

1984, 1986, 1988, 85, absolute, air, bad, corvette, flow, located, location, maf, manifold, map, mass, pressure, rebuild, sensor

Help! Where is the Map sensor located on a 1988 Corvette

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TALMADGE on 04-17-2004

12-07-2017 03:57 PM
by aklim

20

11,619

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, c4, corvette, corvettes, crush, engine, geoff, graveyard, jeal, original, prototype, sale, salvaged, uk, zr1

1988 ZR1 Prototype UK Graveyard Car

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Vette Daddy on 12-31-2010

10-23-2017 02:37 PM
by JThomas

320

105,173

C4 ZR-1 Discussion

1988, 1996, 93, 94, cold, corvette, engine, hold, idle, idles, oil, pressure, starts

Up and Down Idle

69SSC5 on 04-28-2011

10-22-2017 08:24 PM
by Mone Guliyev

16

9,597

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1985, 1988, 43, 6speed, 87, c3, conversion, corvete, corvette, pedals, replace, speed, swap, transmission

4+3 to 6 speed conversion

86z51-4+3 on 08-03-2005

05-28-2017 08:02 AM
by phucking-low

16

14,726

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 88, c4, corvette, delete, egr, feed, l98, maf, malfunction, ping, pipe, switch, tube, works

EGR Delete on L98..will it PING?

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Aggravated4life on 10-30-2003

04-22-2017 05:56 PM
by aklim

20

19,381

C4 Tech/Performance

1986, 1988, aardwolf, abs, c4, c5, corvette, remove, removing, sensor, uss

Another removing ABS thread

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1 2)

Aardwolf on 12-05-2009

04-21-2017 03:38 PM
by hcbph

20

10,214

C4 Tech/Performance

1986, 1988, 85, box, bread, breadbox, breadloaf, bulge, c4, corvete, corvette, dash, glove, loaf, remove, replacement, show

86 passenger side "Bread Loaf"

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Elrick on 11-23-2009

02-21-2017 09:15 PM
by H P Bushrod

21

9,684

C4 General Discussion

1987, 1988, 1990, built, challenge, coilovers, corvette, corvettes, scca, series, vansteel, world

Corvette Challenge C4s

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Ron MN Blue on 08-03-2008

10-26-2016 11:56 PM
by vintageracer25

32

8,997

C4 General Discussion

1988, 1990, 91, burp, burping, c4, corvette, flowkooler, forum, l98, pump, pumps, radiator, reverse, rotation, water, waterpump

L98 water pump

Richard A. Thomas on 03-11-2009

09-23-2016 01:45 PM
by kostas86

19

8,336

C4 General Discussion

1984, 1988, 1989, 8489, 88, 89, box, car, clove, corvette, dash, glove, kit, location, put, removal

84-89 glovebox> anyone remember>>???

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Kenwood on 09-27-2004

05-31-2016 08:59 PM
by red vet man

27

11,251

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1988, 1989, 88, 89, body, c4, corvette, diagram, galleries, lines, pcv, picture, routing, throtle, vaccuum, vacuum, vette

88/89 Vette throttle body vacuum line routing ..need pics

corvette95 on 04-18-2010

04-25-2016 03:48 PM
by mlm0

10

15,770

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 2005, air, benefits, box, c6, cold, corvette, install, installation, mod, scoop, system, vette, vetteair, z06

[Z06]

Vette-Air Install and Cold Air Box mods for the Z06..>

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Modshack on 08-07-2007

03-05-2016 02:40 AM
by Z5108

72

19,074

C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06

11, 1985, 1988, 3353517, aftermarket, auto, budnik, c4, corvette, crvette, for1985, put, rims, tires, wheel, wheels, zr1

Wheels For 1985 C4

jrzyvet on 01-30-2006

03-03-2016 01:25 PM
by vader86

12

17,876

C4 General Discussion

1988, 88, assembly, c4, changing, corvette, drop, fuel, pump, removing, replace, replacement, replacing, tank, tricks

88 vert - replacing fuel pump - drop tank?

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Tony A. on 05-23-2011

12-27-2015 07:21 PM
by blackozvet

23

12,429

C4 General Discussion

1988, 82, commuicate, communicate, compter, connect, corvette, ecm, gm, hook, obd1, scan, talk, tool, wont

Scan tool won't communicate with ECM

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KingKash420 on 07-19-2005

10-18-2015 11:18 PM
by Cliff Harris

21

22,050

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 19881996, 1990, 29304, brass, c4, change, corvette, gear, gears, headlight, motor, part, repair, set

Headlight stuck...Can it only be bushings or gear?

Jared1984 on 12-12-2008

07-12-2015 11:54 AM
by H Watkins

14

15,328

C4 General Discussion

1988 Vette performance

deerkill10 on 09-03-2008

07-09-2015 05:57 PM
by Mike 92LX

13

1,639

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 84, brushes, c4, c4headlight, c4s, change, corvette, gear, headlight, motor, motors, problem, repair, replacement

Repair tip:1988-96 C4 headlight motor BRUSHES

onedef92 on 09-07-2004

07-07-2015 02:40 PM
by hypervdh

11

5,106

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1988, 1996, 88, c3, c4, c5, corvette, fuse, horn, horns, located, location, relay, working

Horn relay location on 88

Kool88vette on 05-03-2011

05-10-2015 01:13 AM
by xrav22

6

7,072

C4 Tech/Performance

1988, 1989, adjustment, corvette, engine, find, high, iac, idle, idles, located, problems, reviews, starts, stays, valve

1989 Corvette unexplainable high idle problems

brharris27370 on 07-30-2009

04-16-2015 04:29 PM
by Red1990VT

16

12,290

C4 Tech/Performance

1984, 1988, 84, brake, c2, c4, corvette, located, portprotioning, propirtian, proportioning, propositional, spring, valve

Brakes - Proportioning valve

JohnyH on 05-09-2008

01-23-2015 12:33 AM
by Klondike

6

5,153

C4 Tech/Performance

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