Search results

Hib, if GM makes a Corvette without a V8, their competitors will jump for joy and will be all over all that lost market segment GM will experience. I do agree with your speculation about the eventual hybrid powerplant not only for the Corvette but for all our automobiles altogether. However...

About 8 months ago Ford was damn sure their Ecoboost inline 4's and V6's was THE answer to the ever tightening emissions, fuel econcomy standards, and power requirements, etc. There was even rumor that Ford was going to abandon the V8 engine altogether. This during a time when Hyundai just...

Putting the C5 trans in the rear further balanced out the already good weight distribution of the C4. Porsche figured this out in their 928. It's expensive but it helps make the cars handle very well. Ideally you want the weight to have a 50/50 distribution. I think the C4 had a 52/48...

:upthumbs Yes you are right about the trannies. I mistakenly thought TH400 for the 4L60E. Shame on me. My point was that the autoboxes carried over from C4 to C5. For the 6-speed manual I read somewhere that the 1990's C4 6-speed was a "T56" Borg-Warner tranny. I also read that the C5...

I respectfully disagree. The '82 to '84 Corvette had the most "all new" Corvette. It featured an all new backbone chassis, a uniframe construction, forged aluminum suspension components with the SLA type front and multi-link in the rear, powertrain placement within the wheelbase, new body...

The more I drive my Corvette, the more I love it. I just bought a Mustang GT too. I know, I know...Ford. But guess what, I still prefer the Vette! She's so sexy. Handles better too.

I've read a few Reference type books about the development of the C4, C5, and the C6. Yes I do believe the C4 made revolutionary changes to the basic Corvette platform compared to the C3. The C3 was very much a musclecar--a sophisticated one at that. The C4 made the leap from sophisticated...

I have the 3.07 and it rocks! Great power off the line and not too revvy in the highway.

Hwy 1 along the California Coast is a must-see/drive road. Hwy 1 actually spans the whole western coastline but only north of Santa Barbara (100 miles north of Los Angeles) is it really scenic and mostly devoid of civilization. Don't bother with it from L.A. and south of that...too much urban...

Well, I had my battery die on me slowly one time....it was doing what you were doing but not with engine running. It just died completely. When I replaced with good battery, everything went back to normal. I think the ECM will just shut down your motor but not actually fry itself or...

If that is the correct battery for your car, it should last for years. I've had mine in the garage for 6-8 weeks at a time and she starts right up. You may want to check your Alternator and the connections. Lights should not dim at idle either. Once you figure out the issue and fix it, you...

;LOL Awe forgive your Irish countrymen. The Chevrolet Corvette is a rare sight for them. I'm sure if I were driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution over here, most people would think it was a Toyota Corolla! ;)

There are lots of proper venues for the Corvette to be enjoyed. It just depends on what region of the States you are in. Sadly though, some regions are indeed all flat for hundreds of miles so it is only the wide open stretches of arrow straight roads. I'm lucky enough to have them all within an...

They make fun of his C4 over there because they fear it. I remember this one guy I used to ride motorcycles with. He had this 911 Carrera (early to mid 1990's vintage). He kept on dissing my C4, calling it "old" and underpowered (L98...you know). He said Porsche made the best and would...

Oh yeah it ain't cheap! I priced out the mods to get to my target of 300 rwhp on my L98 and it was close to $5k! The most expensive part is the removal of the engine to install the camshaft. So maybe I'll just stick with bolt on's. :L

:thumbThanks guys.

There are many things I love about California, but there are a few things that I absolutely can't stand! The smog inspections have always pegged my annoyance meter since they instituted it back in 1984. I mean, what's the point of passing a visual if the car actually passes the sniff test at...

I came pretty close to swapping out my L98 with a ZZ4 but I decided against it. The cost was enough to buy a C5 and that simply did NOT make financial sense to me! I think the crate motor plus labor was going to be $10k and that's before the chassis mods I wanted. I was going to get the C5...

My '91 has the FX3 and it wears the 275/40/17 tires. Those are massive tires even in today's standards. When I pop the hood I am amazed at the positioning of the engine as it sits so low in relation to the car and the suspension points. It's cornering performance proves this out. I have...

If you look at the map of the USA, you will see that the land is vast. Approximately 3,000 miles from the West Coast to the East Coast. If you then look at a topographical map, you will see that some areas of the country have mountains and some are flat. The USA has vast plains, flat, swampy...