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We went to Mid America Fun fest last weekend. Decided to put the CE on the Dyno just for kicks. It was a portable Dyno. My LT4 is basically stock with the following mods; shorty headers, Power effects exhaust, BBK TB, AFPR, 160 Hypertech stat, K&N filter. This is a pic of the Dyno sheet. If...

Took some pics of the CE with the hardtop installed. It changes the entire look of the car. What do you think?

I picked up a brand new in the box factory hardtop for my 96. I dropped it off at the paint shop on Saturday. He is telling me that the top should be baked a couple of times before he preps it. Something about the material "popping". He wants it to do it's thing before he paints it. The interior...

Everything I read about engine break in says to do it with regular oil first, then switch to synthetic. If the LT and LS engines require synthetic oil were they broke in with regular oil before they were sent out to the dealers?

I hear the L98 motors refered to as TPI motors all the time. Just curious what the LT motors are called?

13.154 @ 106.13 MPH, .939 reaction time, 1.91 60'. I am very pleased with my car. I had 5 runs. The first was with my wife in the car. They let us run one time together. That run was 14.062 @ 102 MPH. That was also my very first run down a track ever. I had one run next to a C5. I beat him. I...

We just got back from another after dinner Dairy Queen run in the CE. Had the top down, about 75 degrees out. The early spring weather in Chicago is beautiful this year. So this brings me to my question. Why did you buy a C4? Here is my reason. I loved my 88 convertible. I still prefer the...

The weather was great here last Saturday. After dinner, my wife wants to go see her parents. So we decide to take the CE. When we get there, she tells her Dad to go for a ride in the Corvette with me. He says sure. He has had a couple of Corvettes in the past. Right now, he is driving a 240 HP...

My CE is back after a long winter sitting on jackstands. The old clutch is out and the new is in. Take a look at it. The pressure plate and flywheel both are purple, both have high spots where it looks like disc material has been pressed or baked in to the steel. The mechanic that changed it for...

1996 LT4 Can the trans come down with the shifter still attached? That is the question. We have the exhaust off, console apart, getting ready to remove the drive shaft and C-beam. It does not look like there will be enough room to slide the trans back far enough to come down with the...

Are the factory LT4 exhaust manifolds the same as the LT1 manifolds? The reason I am asking is because my LT4 has shorty headers on it, I might want to return it to bone stock someday. I will need an original set of exhaust manifolds to do that. Same question about the throttle body. I have a...

I have done a little research through the archives on which fluid to use. I now know more about it than I wanted to know, and am more confused than when I started! I guess there are three choices: The GM recommended fluid. The Castrol 10W60. Is this actually engine oil? Redline MTL. I...

My clutch is smoking, stinks, and it just started slipping. The car has 22k on it. It was mostly lady driven from 9k to 20k miles. I just got the car with 20k on it. It is a 96 LT4. I am going to replace the clutch myself. I am a pretty good wrench if I am changing like kind parts. I want to...

I can smell the clutch burning. Last weekend I let a friend take me for a ride in the CE. He could drive stick but not well. He was pretty hard on the clutch. He tried to do a strong take off from a stop and ended up burning the clutch. It was stinking when we got back, just went around the...

I can smell the clutch burning. Last weekend I let a friend take me for a ride in the CE. He could drive stick but not well. He was pretty hard on the clutch. It was stinking when we got back, just went around the block, 10 minute ride. I have been smelling clutch ever since. How can I tell...

We were at Mid America Fun Fest last weekend. I put the CE on the Dyno. Took a few pics as it was going up on the machine. They just started the first pull, then there computer screen showed an error. They fiddled with the dang thing for over an hour. Finally thay said they needed a circuit...

I had the Eagle F1's put on today. Boy what a difference. Much better ride and quieter compared to the EMT's. They removed the wheel pressure sensors. They said that if a tire went flat while driving, the sensor and possibly the tire would be destroyed. The "low/flat tire" warning came on...

MY CE is getting new tires this Saturday. So I am thinking lets see what kind of burn out we can do. I pick up my buddy Gary and we go out on this road that is blocked due to construction down on the tracks. No traffic on this road right now. I bring up the R's and dump the clutch. Wheels start...

The CE needs new tires. It has the run flats on it now. It also has a spare so I do not need to retain the run flat tires. The run flats are to expensive to replace and from what I hear the ride quality with them is poor. My preferences are ride quality first, handling second, and then tread...

We just got our CE home. The mods I can see are Edelbrock TB, powdercoated shorty headers and a Power Effects Exhaust. My real concerns are internal. I am wondering if it might have a different cam or programing. How can I tell? What puzzles me is the mileage. On the 1000 mile trip home...