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Vett-dreams
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This may sound very weird or crazy......yes...well...it will....
I'm 19 years old and have dreamed of owning a vette my entire life.....my first vette was a R/C nikko C-4....and ive been in love with the 80's vettes ever since.
However.....since im a Dodge boy....i payed little attention to the corvettes.......other than looks and dreaming to own one.....i never really looked down deep into the C-4 vettes.
I have no idea what the horse power in the 84-90 vettes are..nor the torque...drive train figures.....or reliability marks.
Here's the crazy part.......
Because of a strict step dad ive never had a car.
well i had a 89 dodge shadow once....but i never could get a key made...so i never got to drive it....i never transfered the name/plates/ or insured it. just sold the front clip and motor and junked it.
So the crazy thing is...im going to work 80 hours a week to be able to pay cash for a C4 corvette by spring time.
I'd like to get the front light louvers....rear lisense plate louvers....tail light louvers....hood louvers......fender vent louvers (small ones) and a scoop that makes the hood look something like cowl induction.
i also want some rims for it that look like the ZR-1 rims....only the star blades are split. (only way i know how to desribe em)
i want the wooden dash kit and oakoly seat covers (black/yellow)
The car im looking for is yellow.....with a targa top. all the louvers..ALLLLLL the louvers and ground effects will also be painter yellow to match the car.
one thing at a time however......
But this car will be my FIRST car and im working my butt off to get it.
does this car have rear drums? if it does THOSE are going yellow too......and the callipers for the front also will.
if its an 84 that air cleaner box that reads "cross-fire injection" is also going yellow.
heres my questions.......
i'm sure the horse power rating in the 80's was low.......is there a way for me to get about 300 horse off of just bolt ons? (i.e. headers...air-cleaner..ignition..exhaust kists...stuff like that)
Can i get a Flowmaster or any other muffler for this car.......that will make it louder? with a nice baffle.......like a 89 mustang GT for example.....
Exactly how much horse/ torque is in that car?
Whats a 4+3?
What is cross fire injection?
Will a C4 corvette be a reliable car for every-day useage?
what size rims/tires should i get for this car?
what was the first year yellow was offered on C4'S?
Can i paint that black molding to match the car?
and how fast will it get to 60 if im mad one day and stand on it....
annnddddd......since im paying cash for it........i dont have to worry about payments.....BUT!! the insurance on it for me is 4700 per year......
thats 396 dollars per month......i make almost 3k per month...but still..is it worth it?
and FINALLY....gas prices are high here in detroit......does this car get good mileage? or is it one of them "0 - emty tank in 6 seconds" cars
i dunno..just fill me in on what you know about the C-4 corvette.......REMEMBER.this is my first car and has to get me back and forth to work everyday.
I'm 19 years old and have dreamed of owning a vette my entire life.....my first vette was a R/C nikko C-4....and ive been in love with the 80's vettes ever since.
However.....since im a Dodge boy....i payed little attention to the corvettes.......other than looks and dreaming to own one.....i never really looked down deep into the C-4 vettes.
I have no idea what the horse power in the 84-90 vettes are..nor the torque...drive train figures.....or reliability marks.
Here's the crazy part.......
Because of a strict step dad ive never had a car.
well i had a 89 dodge shadow once....but i never could get a key made...so i never got to drive it....i never transfered the name/plates/ or insured it. just sold the front clip and motor and junked it.
So the crazy thing is...im going to work 80 hours a week to be able to pay cash for a C4 corvette by spring time.
I'd like to get the front light louvers....rear lisense plate louvers....tail light louvers....hood louvers......fender vent louvers (small ones) and a scoop that makes the hood look something like cowl induction.
i also want some rims for it that look like the ZR-1 rims....only the star blades are split. (only way i know how to desribe em)
i want the wooden dash kit and oakoly seat covers (black/yellow)
The car im looking for is yellow.....with a targa top. all the louvers..ALLLLLL the louvers and ground effects will also be painter yellow to match the car.
one thing at a time however......
But this car will be my FIRST car and im working my butt off to get it.
does this car have rear drums? if it does THOSE are going yellow too......and the callipers for the front also will.
if its an 84 that air cleaner box that reads "cross-fire injection" is also going yellow.
heres my questions.......
i'm sure the horse power rating in the 80's was low.......is there a way for me to get about 300 horse off of just bolt ons? (i.e. headers...air-cleaner..ignition..exhaust kists...stuff like that)
Can i get a Flowmaster or any other muffler for this car.......that will make it louder? with a nice baffle.......like a 89 mustang GT for example.....
Exactly how much horse/ torque is in that car?
Whats a 4+3?
What is cross fire injection?
Will a C4 corvette be a reliable car for every-day useage?
what size rims/tires should i get for this car?
what was the first year yellow was offered on C4'S?
Can i paint that black molding to match the car?
and how fast will it get to 60 if im mad one day and stand on it....
annnddddd......since im paying cash for it........i dont have to worry about payments.....BUT!! the insurance on it for me is 4700 per year......
thats 396 dollars per month......i make almost 3k per month...but still..is it worth it?
and FINALLY....gas prices are high here in detroit......does this car get good mileage? or is it one of them "0 - emty tank in 6 seconds" cars
i dunno..just fill me in on what you know about the C-4 corvette.......REMEMBER.this is my first car and has to get me back and forth to work everyday.