july349
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I`m new to this forum, so I was unaware of the age of this thread. Not that I have to defend myself ( because I don`t ) I supplied the information that I posted to educate people other than you, who might not know .
LT4 The C5 LS1 outran the C4 LT4 in every way ...
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I`m new to this forum, so I was unaware of the age of this thread. Not that I have to defend myself ( because I don`t ) I supplied the information that I posted to educate people other than you, who might not know .
Personal experience
The first time I took my (then stock) LT1 coupe to the 1/8 mile strip, I was lined up against a 2002 convertible during time trials. We both had automatics, and I have no idea if he had any mods but can only assume he was stock because I ran 8.8's all day long and he ran 9.0's.
I fully expected that 2002 to easily outrun me because I used to have a 99 trans am with the LS1 and with only air filter/exhaust mods it was running 8.6's (1/8) and 13.6's (1/4).
I have since modified my LT1 very little (1.6 roller rockers, flowmasters, k&n) and I now run in the same ranges the TA did.
The first time I took my (then stock) LT1 coupe to the 1/8 mile strip, I was lined up against a 2002 convertible during time trials. We both had automatics, and I have no idea if he had any mods but can only assume he was stock because I ran 8.8's all day long and he ran 9.0's.
I fully expected that 2002 to easily outrun me because I used to have a 99 trans am with the LS1 and with only air filter/exhaust mods it was running 8.6's (1/8) and 13.6's (1/4).
I have since modified my LT1 very little (1.6 roller rockers, flowmasters, k&n) and I now run in the same ranges the TA did.
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Hi. I saw your post and I simply HAD to answer it with my long-winded story here, for which I do apologize for the length. But I have already outrun many C-5's with the LS-1 even before I installed my Carroll/Vortech Supercharger system on my 1996 CE. Here goes:
Location: Hernando Beach, Florida
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'96 Coll.Ed.LT4 6-spd; Vortech Blwr. and Custom 427 sb 5-speed stroker '75 Cpe.
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NICE 'Vette! I also have one of thes and I LOVE it! Sorry for my long reply, but I love CARS AND I love LT-4'S!! I feel that an LT-4 will blow away an LS-1 because I have already done it, even before I added my Supercharger....My '96 Coll Ed. has some light ground effects and the rear hatch windshield spoiler like the old Dodge Stealth had. This spoiler mounts off of the rear glass using the windshiled hardware and againm, can easily be rremoved anytime. But I would never want to do that as it looks awesome!! This beautiful 'Vette was a feature car of the month in 'Vette Magazine for August 2005. I purchased it with only 4,000 miles on it from a friend in March of 1997. It NOW still has only 14,000 miles on it! I just, only 2 months ago, had to finally change the ORIGINAL GM Freedom II battery! It lasted all these years! I did also add a Carroll/Vortech Supercharging system to it that I had professionally installed shortly after I bought the car back in 1997. I first had to blow away a new 1997 C-5 LS-1 before Suprecharging it to prove my point! The light ground effects all are installed w/double-sided tape and silicone so anytime I want to return the car to stock, I can do so easily and there will be no holes drilled in the car anywhere! I might need to buff out the paint however. I am running 10 pounds of boost and using water injection intercooling as well as an MSD Boost Timing Master that pulls out 0.5 degrees of timing per pound of boost so I do not blow up the motor as the LT-4 came with 10.8:1 CR from the factory. I also had installed the SLP Stainless Steel shortie headers while they were still available as well as a full 3" SLP SS exhaust system with the chrome factory-style exhaust tip covers on the back. My cats are still on the car, but they are empty! This car really ROCKS and still, if I take a long trip, it will easily get no less than 26 to 27 MPG even with the 3.73:1 rear axle I installed to help bring on boost sooner, which it definitely does do! The only cars I own that can beat it, not by much though, is my custom Supercharged (roots) 1971 Chevellle SS454 5-speed (yes, 5-speed) that I also originally purchased as NEW back in 1971, and my 1997 custom Supercharged Porsche 911 Carrera 6-speed. I guess you could say that I believe in Supercharging for power! I LOVE it! The next car which I am about to install a Supercharging system on, is my 2002 Acura RSX-Type S. This 4-cyl 200 HP stock motor thinks it is a V-8 since even as an N/A car at the moment, temporarily, it runs like a V-8! If you will go to www.cardomain.com and type in rpalais into the search bar, it will take you to my garage pages and you can view most of my cars. Thanks and best of luck to you and your beautiful LT-4 Coll. Ed!! Rich
Location: Hernando Beach, Florida
Posts: 9
My Corvette(s):
'96 Coll.Ed.LT4 6-spd; Vortech Blwr. and Custom 427 sb 5-speed stroker '75 Cpe.
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NICE 'Vette! I also have one of thes and I LOVE it! Sorry for my long reply, but I love CARS AND I love LT-4'S!! I feel that an LT-4 will blow away an LS-1 because I have already done it, even before I added my Supercharger....My '96 Coll Ed. has some light ground effects and the rear hatch windshield spoiler like the old Dodge Stealth had. This spoiler mounts off of the rear glass using the windshiled hardware and againm, can easily be rremoved anytime. But I would never want to do that as it looks awesome!! This beautiful 'Vette was a feature car of the month in 'Vette Magazine for August 2005. I purchased it with only 4,000 miles on it from a friend in March of 1997. It NOW still has only 14,000 miles on it! I just, only 2 months ago, had to finally change the ORIGINAL GM Freedom II battery! It lasted all these years! I did also add a Carroll/Vortech Supercharging system to it that I had professionally installed shortly after I bought the car back in 1997. I first had to blow away a new 1997 C-5 LS-1 before Suprecharging it to prove my point! The light ground effects all are installed w/double-sided tape and silicone so anytime I want to return the car to stock, I can do so easily and there will be no holes drilled in the car anywhere! I might need to buff out the paint however. I am running 10 pounds of boost and using water injection intercooling as well as an MSD Boost Timing Master that pulls out 0.5 degrees of timing per pound of boost so I do not blow up the motor as the LT-4 came with 10.8:1 CR from the factory. I also had installed the SLP Stainless Steel shortie headers while they were still available as well as a full 3" SLP SS exhaust system with the chrome factory-style exhaust tip covers on the back. My cats are still on the car, but they are empty! This car really ROCKS and still, if I take a long trip, it will easily get no less than 26 to 27 MPG even with the 3.73:1 rear axle I installed to help bring on boost sooner, which it definitely does do! The only cars I own that can beat it, not by much though, is my custom Supercharged (roots) 1971 Chevellle SS454 5-speed (yes, 5-speed) that I also originally purchased as NEW back in 1971, and my 1997 custom Supercharged Porsche 911 Carrera 6-speed. I guess you could say that I believe in Supercharging for power! I LOVE it! The next car which I am about to install a Supercharging system on, is my 2002 Acura RSX-Type S. This 4-cyl 200 HP stock motor thinks it is a V-8 since even as an N/A car at the moment, temporarily, it runs like a V-8! If you will go to www.cardomain.com and type in rpalais into the search bar, it will take you to my garage pages and you can view most of my cars. Thanks and best of luck to you and your beautiful LT-4 Coll. Ed!! Rich
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Good post and an interesting read....thank you. Will check out www.cardomain.com
Somehow this old thread catches someone's eye and keeps resurfacing every now and then................could be the title
RG
Somehow this old thread catches someone's eye and keeps resurfacing every now and then................could be the title
RG
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