Search results

Local tire dealers and experts in the field have grasped that 5 year rule in much the same manner as the Transportation departments around the country set speed limits. There is a safety factor involved. In the case of speed limits it's about 20%. Since you do not know the history of these...

Except for the PT Cruiser and the Mustang. The trip is short, enjoy the ride, Denny

Good to hear from you. I have found several others who have the same car. Apparently they were sold in blue with white cove or Red and White. I was told all the bodies were laminated in St. Louis. One cart in rather rough condition was sold by an antique dealer for $990, another dealer sold...

I have been wondering about the Flowmasters myself. Since they offer several different chamber designs, have you any preference or recommendations on the one two or three chamber design in relation to the stock sounding exhaust. I am thinking of just a muffler change. I would love for my 94...

I checked mine out last night and noted that it is possible to get one side latched and the other side not properly latched. I would first pull up on the higher side and see if it is latched. If you can pull it up slightly then it is just not getting caught by the latch and I would suspect that...

Now you have me wondering, I will check mine out when I get home. One problem I have had is if the top latches are not turned into the closed position when the top is down then when the lid is closed I get a rattle. Hmmmmmmmm... The trip is short, enjoy the ride, Denny

Factory numbers for both engines. 1994-96 LT-1 300HP @5000rpm 340ftlb torque @ 3600rpm 1990 L98 250HP @ 4400rpm 350 ftlb torque@ 3200rpm 1998 LS-1 345HP@5600rpm 350ftlb torque@4400rpm Please be aware of the fact that when tested by outside companies, few if any engines actually met...

I agree with this assessment. Most gains in HP from such changes are not noticed until the engine is up near it's peak RPM. From the late 1960's through the early 1980's I built and tested many Chevy small blocks that went through this same process. Adding headers and larger exhaust does hurt...

Hey, maybe this is like the Johnny Cash song about the guy who worked at the Cadillac plant and took home a Cadillac, one piece at a time over a number of years. It's a 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 82 Corvette automobile...... The trip is short, enjoy the ride, Denny

I have not had that problem with either of my 2 Vettes however I bought a Z-28 Camaro in 1977 and after about 900 miles it started doing this. Went through the fluid change process than one of the mechanics told me the best solution was to take the thing out to a parking lot, light up the tires...

The ZR1 motor is a nice package, however for about half the price GM wants for the crate version of the ZR1 which I read is somewhere around $38,000 you can build your engine to have more HP and torque than the ZR1. With careful research and consideration of components and a good machine shop...

IMHO More downforce is not revelent to more speed. The more important number is the less lift. Corvettes have been notorious for uplift. Anyone who has had a C2 up over 110 can tell you about this. Between 110 and about 115 the uplift on my C2 was so bad that it seemed the steering stoped...

Owned is the functional word here. If you're making payments you do not own the car but are in a financial relationship with some lending institution. This average age thing agrees with a personal observation I made over the years. Most people can't cough up the 50-60K for a Vette until they...

Why worry about GM stepping back from performance. Several people have mentioned the 60’s-70’s. First, HP did not drop much between 1970 and 1972. What changed was the way the manufactures reported HP. We went from BHP to rear wheel HP which always made more sense and is a better reflection...

Sounds like maybe the "fat cats' at GM have read Lee Iacocca's autobiography where he explains how the government guarantee of loans to Chrysler was negotiated. Obviously they did not read the portions about downsizing and the impact bankruptcy would have on a car company but then they really...

Probably just means that anyone wanting a high performance anything will have to go to the secondary market such as Calloway or some such if they have deep enough pockets or learn to turn their own wrenches. Nothing new, this is what car enthusiasts have been doing for years. Personally I felt...

Last year I did a lot of research on Digital Cam Corders and one fact stood out. If you have a camera with a built in hard drive and the hard drive fails the entire camera is junk. I read numerous posts from people who bought different models and within a short period of time had problems with...

63 Corvette. I worked for S&L from 1970 through early 1993. I remember the guy on the Gold Wing. I would follow him into work on the Dan Ryan on occassion. I had a 66 Roadster part of that time but would only drive that in to work on the weekends when I could park in the building. What...

Based on the red white checker board barrier I would say he just dropped the flaps early and and missed his runway.

What's SNOW???;shrug