Vette beater

I recently wrecked my trans am and am in need of a new car. i have been offered to buy a friends 1984 vette with the L83 engine...does anyone know any specs on this? how fast is it? gas mileage? weight of the car? anything really is appreciated, also final opinions on wether you would buy it or not (he wants 8k)

EPP

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ZFC: 350ci 205hp AT ZFK: 350ci 205hp AT
ZFD: 350ci 205hp MT ZFL: 350ci 205hp MT
ZFF: 350ci 205hp AT CE ZFM: 350ci 205hp AT CE
ZFH: 350ci 205hp EX ZFN: 350ci 205hp MT CE
ZFJ: 350 ci 205hp MT EX ZFR: 350ci 205hp MT CE

CE=California Emissions, EX=Export, MT=Manual Trans, AT=Automatic Trans, AC=Air Conditioning, AH=Aluminum Heads, HA=High Altitude UU=Uncertain Usage

Base Engine: 350ci V8 205hp

These cars would run low 9 second 1/8 mile times, and get good gas mileage. Working on the engine though is a pain in the butt on these model years. Things are very tight in there. Bob

3.8redbird

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i have an 85 vette that im working on to make my DD and what i have found is the TPI 350 puts down 230 hp and 330 tq stock and have a 200+ thermostat
weight is above 3200 if i remember right

Vette beater

This is the info im looking for, thanks, keep it comin!

3.8redbird

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know of anything else you need?
and mine has an A4 and i know practically nothing about manuals sadly

Vette beater

i would like to know how much you would pay for a clean one in good mechanical condition if you were to buy one

3.8redbird

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I got my 85 without a gauge cluster and no body damage but hadnt been ran in 10 years and was sitting under a tarp for $3000 but i needed another project car
but good working and clean i would pay bout 7000ish but i am not a big fan of the c4's
and i personally bout the vette to fix and sell for cash for an LS1 T/A wich is coming this winter

Chevy406

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1984 was the first year for the C4, and it has the cross-fire injection system. This cross-fire is NOT known for it's reliability. I have read about one guy hot rodding an '84 with good results, but typically the '84 is not highly regarded. I bought a '94 off ebay for $8,100 back in '06. It had back synchronizers in 4th and 6th gears, but I drove it around 10k miles before I replaced the transmission. A brand new ZF 6-speed transmission cost me $1,000 from GMPartsDirect. I sold the old 6-speed for $350 on ebay. With a new clutch, I had a nice '94 for ~ $9k.


I would really recommend you try to find an LT1 car ('91 and up). I think he will have a hard time getting $8k for the '84.

Check the corvetteforum.com, ebay, and Craigslist.com. There are a lot of C4s out there for < $10k.

3.8redbird

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sry bout my info
i thought all c4's had TPI 350's til they replaced with the LT1

mgbrv8

http://www.crossfire.homeip.net

Dave