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All: I've used both Baking Soda/water and Colgate original(white paste) toothpaste with great success. Both have very fine grit for light cleaning and works fantastic on the pesky water/oil stains common on LT5 plenum and cam covers. Regards, Brian A. 90 ZR-1 11.94@118 01 Z06 not stock

Kevin: Well, at the very least we can get together for a beer... Brian A.

Well: Yes Kevin, we've met, sorry we didn't have a chance to chat at this years event. The weather really hindered people 'making the rounds' I think... Re: us running, sure, I'm up for it. I'm tentatively planning on going to Carlisle this year, we could hook up then if I do end up going...

Sql: I am not 'dogging' ZR-1 guys. Good grief, look at my sig, I *have* a ZR-1. If it came down to selling one, it would be the Z06 without a doubt. A Z06 is easy to replace, a ZR-1, not so much.. This is getting into a pretty big urination contest which was not my intent. I simply don't...

You wrote: Also perhaps the driver of the other Z06 didnt downshift and/or is a poor driver? You're 12.2@115 car is a 15.1@97 car in other peoples hands... If a person can only turn a 15.1@97 in a Z06, they should be stooge slapped and have the car keys *immediately* taken...

Kevin: You must have the quickest stock 90(sans chip) ever built, or be the best driver in the world, maybe both . My *completely* stock 385hp 01 Z06 turns 12.2-.3@115mph over and over; I don't even change the tire pressure, just stage it and run. I've run *several* stock ZR-1s from a 1st...

Hey All! Thanks for the kind words and sorry for the delayed reply. Rob, feel free to email me about any questions you may have re: the headers(usa_won@yahoo.com). Hib, you know the Random Tech cats on the back of these headers would make you 'legal' in CA...:) Brian A. 90 ZR-1 ZR WON...

Well: I have a slow '01 and turned 12.27@115.09mph completely stock with a 2.0 60ft time. If I could get a 1.7 like some of these guys do(I'm not going to abuse the clutch like that) I'd be in the high 11.7 range at 117 and some change, completely stock... Z06s are quick, damned quick.. Brian...

Hey all! Thanks for all the compliments! Don't get over to this forum as much as I should so apologies for not posting personally until now. Anyone else looking for a set of headers don't hesitate to shoot me an email. Thanks again!:) Brian A. '90 ZR-1 '01 Z06

Hey Biz: Don't come over here much but I gained 8rwhp over Flowmasters when switching to the Tri-Flos. This had the restrictor plates removed but the resonator in place. After the x-pipe was installed I gained *another* 8rwhp for a total of 16. I know it's hard to believe but it's a fact. You...

Hello! It's mostly cam timing that causes the performance variance engine to engine. This issue has been covered many times by the people who were instrumental in the LT5s development. Re: bad maching processes causing performance variations: The LT5 was assembled to very exact standards, no...

Rob: Well, I know that you don't ever drive your car in the rain. That being said, I think you'd be hard pressed to beat the BFG KDs. I had a set on my car briefly(they were early versions and the treadwall separated on them) before switching to Michelins and can say that the KDs were much...

Happy Holidays! This has been covered many times on the ZR-1 discussion section of the Corvette Forum; I will go over it once again on this board. The original version of the "Alspaugh" header had an s-tube that was made universal for all the aftermarket exhaust systems for the ZR-1. It was...

Well.... You can do the same thing with Transmission fluid. It's cheaper, does the same thing(high detergent), etc. I do agree with the spray idea though.. It would be nearly impossible to pour transmission fluid into an LT5 because of the design.. Put it in a sprayer and mist it in there... In...

Hello all! Believe it or not, the *best* thing I've found to detail and otherwise clean LT5(the painted surfaces) is Crest With Whitening toothpaste and the softest toothbrush you can find. It's an old trick my Dad told me to try; what they used in the old days for a polishing compound(makes a...

ZR-1 vs. LT4 Well: I agree with you in principle.. Keep this in mind though: Centrifugal superchargers(I'm guessing that's what you are talking about) generate very high *peak* numbers, not necessarily(or usually) over a broad RPM range. It's the broad RPM range an LT5 produces power that...

ZR-1 mods cost a lot of money to mod??? Hey all! Gotta chime in here... I spent about 3 grand total in mods to my ZR-1(headers, Tri-FLos, 4.10s, ported plenum/injector housings, chip, that's it) and it runs low low 12s on street tires. I can dip into the 11s on stickies. Now, I realize that...

Hello all! This is a blatant spam, okay'd by Rob...:) That being said: I just wanted to make this offer as we are getting closer and closer to ZR-1 Weekend. Those of you who are wanting my LT5 headers, now's the time. If you want headers to pick up ZR-1 weekend I need to know(and have your...

JT: If you have the stock chip, have a new one burned; I recommend Mark Randolph in TX. You should be close to 360 with your mods and as hard as it may be for you to believe, a custom chip could give you that much extra power. His cal, after a 15 minutes time lapse on the same dyno gave me...

Hello All! I am looking at a pretty ratty, but seemingly very original 70 Corvette. Some things seem to indicate that it was an LT-1. I was wondering for any tell tale things that would cinch it one way or the other(tank sticker is illegible). The car has the correct '186' heads(but I...