ericcer 04-27-2004, 07:09 AM I find it kind of fun owning the older LTx cars because some of the LS1 drivers think that if it is not an LS1 it is slow.
So I was pulling away from a light and noticed that a new Vette was behind me. The light changes and as soon as the other lane opens up the LS1 Vette tries to do a flybye around me so he had the jump on me. When he got to my rear fender I floored it and by 120-125mph I had a bus length or more on him so I shut it down. The faster I went the more I gained. I was kind of suprised that the LS1 did not start to do better past 70mph. I showed him no mercy and powershifted every gear. My car felt really good.:)
The LS1 Vette was a convertable and was probably stock (maybe a cat-back). A lot of convertables have 2.73 gears too. It was the first race I have had with the new style Vettes.
He thought he would beat me because my car is the old style Vette and mine looks stock. I even have a stock cat-back. Most LS1 Vette owners really think the C4 Vettes are so slow and inferior.
RealQuick 04-27-2004, 08:50 AM Nice kill.
Kataklysm 04-27-2004, 08:59 AM Nice car
Zerocool 04-27-2004, 10:30 AM nice kill and nice car. i started to build up my LT1 into a LT4, it was faster then my current LS1, so i know that engine has alot of potential. good luck with it.
CamaroGuy22 04-27-2004, 11:00 AM Nice car, i like your website, one question why did you buy so many T/a's? You had a 95, 96, and 98. What made you get rid of them so quickly?
Johnnynsac 04-27-2004, 03:08 PM I wouldn't mind having a C4 Vette. Two question for you. Where did you get that sweet ramp for your car in your garage and how much?
ericcer 04-27-2004, 06:17 PM Originally posted by CamaroGuy22
Nice car, i like your website, one question why did you buy so many T/a's? You had a 95, 96, and 98. What made you get rid of them so quickly?
The 95 got wrecked and bought a 96 auto. I did not really like the auto and the of course the LS1 came out and I found a 6-speed.
ericcer 04-27-2004, 06:23 PM Originally posted by Johnnynsac
I wouldn't mind having a C4 Vette. Two question for you. Where did you get that sweet ramp for your car in your garage and how much?
The ramp is a Kwik Lift http://www.kwiklift.com/. I got it for $750 used.
I find it odd no one has ever noticed my 2 caliper per wheel braking system which is noted on my website. No one has ever noticed on the street either.
RealQuick 04-27-2004, 10:03 PM Originally posted by ericcer
I find it odd no one has ever noticed my 2 caliper per wheel braking system which is noted on my website. No one has ever noticed on the street either.
Wow! Thats pretty cool!
AJ1978TA 04-29-2004, 01:25 AM Awesome car man, I like the nicely done C4's. I like your old '78 T/As too. ;)
SantaCruz163 04-29-2004, 11:00 AM Very nice car. Nice kill as well. Yes, a lot of corvette owners are very cocky. I would defenetly own a C4 especially one like yours.
Antz97ZNJ 04-29-2004, 01:24 PM LS1 is more poweful then the LT4, not by much though..If it was a hardtopped 6spd he probably would have began to pull. Good Kill
6speedZ28 04-29-2004, 04:01 PM My dad just bought a Grand Sport, very nice car!
Zeueses 97 RamAir 04-29-2004, 05:03 PM Yes I was wondering your dyno is that current, My car with everything on except headers dynoed 291horses and 321 pounds of torque, Headers woke it up in sig now... and your car is light......:D oh yea the point is there are a couple of lt4s here in dalls and zr1s that race for topend and they are quick i think the c4 has more topend than a c5 vette, just that the c5 runs quicker
and a zr1 stock has more topend than a z06 thats the pros and cons of c4 vs c5......:D
RealQuick 04-29-2004, 05:37 PM Originally posted by Zeueses 97 RamAir
zr1 stock has more topend than a z06 thats the pros and cons of c4 vs c5......:D
The C5 has a higher top end than the ZO6 as well due to tranny gearing (174mph vs 171mph).
ericcer 04-29-2004, 06:19 PM Originally posted by Antz97ZNJ
LS1 is more poweful then the LT4, not by much though..If it was a hardtopped 6spd he probably would have began to pull. Good Kill
Nope not a stock one. My car runs even with the 385 hp Z06. It would take a 405hp Z06 to start to pull if he was a good driver. My car is not stock and does mid 12s at 115 mph and that is not done with a REALLY good 60' like a 1.5x or something.
ericcer 04-29-2004, 06:21 PM Originally posted by Zeueses 97 RamAir
Yes I was wondering your dyno is that current, My car with everything on except headers dynoed 291horses and 321 pounds of torque, Headers woke it up in sig now... and your car is light......:D oh yea the point is there are a couple of lt4s here in dalls and zr1s that race for topend and they are quick i think the c4 has more topend than a c5 vette, just that the c5 runs quicker
and a zr1 stock has more topend than a z06 thats the pros and cons of c4 vs c5......:D
No current dyno. It should be about 350 rwhp now.
LeadSled1 04-30-2004, 10:33 AM Wow Eric, I haven't seen you around in a while. I still have the video from the TuneTech dyno back in 2000. I used to live down there and had the red 99 Z28. I used to have a 91 Vette with a supercharger and I got the same deal with the C5 owners down there. I used to get a lot of stuff from Classic Corvette and ran into a lot of people from there. The owner would tell me of customers coming in and talking about the fast C4 running around that they got beat by. :D
Jess
Antz97ZNJ 05-02-2004, 06:29 AM Originally posted by ericcer
Nope not a stock one. My car runs even with the 385 hp Z06. It would take a 405hp Z06 to start to pull if he was a good driver. My car is not stock and does mid 12s at 115 mph and that is not done with a REALLY good 60' like a 1.5x or something. Im just saying stock for stock a ls1 still dyno's more on most occasions
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