93 Corvette or 98 LS1 F-body
10-03-2006, 07:15 PM
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93 Corvette or 98 LS1 F-body Hey guy's, I'm in the process of selling my 96 SS and I'm looking to upgrade. I can't afford a C5, so that's out of the question 
Anyway, what I can afford to put it short is a 93-ish Corvette or a 98 only F-body. I know they both have pro's and con's and was looking for some thoughts on this. I know the 93 is an LT1 and has a bit of old technology, but it's a Vette! Although the the F-body has the LS1!! Any feed back would be great!!! Thanks guy's! 
Anyway, what I can afford to put it short is a 93-ish Corvette or a 98 only F-body. I know they both have pro's and con's and was looking for some thoughts on this. I know the 93 is an LT1 and has a bit of old technology, but it's a Vette! Although the the F-body has the LS1!! Any feed back would be great!!! Thanks guy's! 
10-03-2006, 07:29 PM
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Personally, I think the C4 body style is UGLY. 98 LS1 hands down. Then again, you would be SUPRISED how cheap you can get a C5 for. I see a 97-98 vette with higher mileage (80-130k) go for $14-17k all day.
10-03-2006, 07:37 PM
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I wouldn't even consider selling my F-Body for a C4. C5 or C6 definitely, but the C4 is a step backwards from a 98 F-body in every aspect, except maybe for handling.
I think the 98-02 F-Bodies looks much better than the C4 Vettes, and combined with the fact that LS1 > LT1, I'd say go with the F-Body
I think the 98-02 F-Bodies looks much better than the C4 Vettes, and combined with the fact that LS1 > LT1, I'd say go with the F-Body
10-03-2006, 07:55 PM
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Personal pref. of course. I think you should go LS power no matter what. The '98 and up f-bodies are more desirable in my opinion than the 93 vette. Good luck...
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10-03-2006, 07:58 PM
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Go F-Body. We always think well we can get a better car with a few years on it and it will be the same price as a newer but cheaper car. But truth be told the f-bodies are beyond an incredible value. I mean an f-body for $10k can be bought with 305+hp and boatloads of torque. See how far $10k gets you on a c4 or porsche. lol it'll be a POS. f-bodies are still going to take it even used for bang for the buck. You won't give anything up.
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Coming from a happy LT1 owner, who can hand it to LS1's, I'd go with the 98 Camaro.
Unless its an LT4 Vette with a 6 Speed, I wouldn't consider it. And even though its a Vette, why would you want to go from a 96 SS LT1 to a 93 Vette LT1 anyways?
( or, just get an LT5
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Anyways....
It would make more sense to mod the LT1... For the money youre lookin at, you could get an LE2 Package with Forged Internals, and whoop 95% of the LS1's you'd meet.
Unless its an LT4 Vette with a 6 Speed, I wouldn't consider it. And even though its a Vette, why would you want to go from a 96 SS LT1 to a 93 Vette LT1 anyways?
( or, just get an LT5
)Anyways....
It would make more sense to mod the LT1... For the money youre lookin at, you could get an LE2 Package with Forged Internals, and whoop 95% of the LS1's you'd meet.
10-03-2006, 10:36 PM
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Man, LS1 FTW!!! You will forever be saying "how can I make this as fast as an LS1" sorry, been there, done that. I will be joining the LS1'ers early next year. Wondering if you should go 'vette or LS1 is kinda saying "Should I bet on Bruce Lee, or could this other guy take him because his sunglasses are cool and he flexes and screams a lot?"
10-05-2006, 02:05 PM
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'96 SS to C4 is hardly an upgrade if a '98 f-body is within your grasp. I'm alright with the C4's styling, but IMO it has nothing on a TA/Z28, not to forget that the LS1 takes the cake.
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A C-4 vette is as fast a 4th gen camaro (93-97) and they are good lookin.But it's personal choice,I had a new 93 vette with a 6 spd it was a blast.I like the ls-1,but I don't really like the ls1 camaro front ends.
10-05-2006, 09:43 PM
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If it was a 96 vette or the LS1 car I think I would go with the vette given similar mileages. I think the C4 Vette is beautiful but I wouldn't go with a much older car unless I was planning on doing a lot of work anyway. Older cars are gonna need mroe than just engine work and Vette's are not cheap to work on.
