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96VetteLT4, You got a raw deal at the car show. I'm not sure how many 1996 Vettes came with a Mobil 1 plaque, but I know for sure that they all did not come with one. I ordered mine from the factory relatively early in the model year (placed order around May/June 1995 & took delivery in early...

I wonder if there is any chance that the new C6 runflat tires, which are supposedly MUCH improved, will be offered in the appropriate sizes for our cars. I'm still have the original tires on front (37k miles), but I've already replaced the rears once.

I don't believe that I was shifting too soon (I remember being concerned that I was shifting too late - i.e., past the power peak, but its hard to say now since its been so long). There were very few "stock" (or even new) cars at this track, most were project cars that were highly modified. I...

My Vette is bone stock, not even a different air cleaner, so I'm running the factory gears. The top speed of 104 mph in 3rd gear that I quoted was taken from a 1996 Car and Driver article (table listing the top speed in each gear). The low end-of-quarter speeds didn't make much sense to me...

The car was and is running fine as far as I know, but I am thinking of having it serviced just to be sure (I have had bad luck taking my Vettes to dealerships and avoid them if at all possible). In hindsight, I know I was shifting too late (i.e., basically at or close to the redline). I was...

Adjustments to 1/4 mile times? Browsing through this forum I've seen some awfully impressive 1/4 mile times run with LT4 Vettes, and have also read an interesting post on the variation of HP output of LT4 engines. I'm looking for information on the typical adjustments you would see in...