How many people here on tech have LTx vettes, and what mods do you have? I am considering selling my formula to get a 92-96 vette, not sure bout auto or stick yet? can most performance parts from an f-body be used on them( i assume they can, with the exception of intakes)? What kind of quarter times does a stock LTx vette run, and does it have more capabilities than an f-body? Just wondering if selling my bird for one of these would be a trade up or down. Please don't suggest any sort of LS1 right now, I am only concerned with the LTx cars...my price range is low, and I don't want a high mileage f-body with an LS1...I would like to try out the vette LTx versions...Any weight specs? I know the auto's come with shitty 2.59s, what kind of rear end is back there? 10 bolt? bump for any and all info on LTx vettes...I am not looking for speed anymore, too many cars to compare to in my area, so I just want a nice fun cruiser with lower miles than my current car...

 

Intake and headers and exhaust are different but other than that, engine wise we share most of the same stuf

 

I hate to burst you bubble but most LT1 vettes are around what a Ls1 is going to be

Ive scene them in my area from 8-18k!

 

i figured the whole LS1 price thing a little bit, but i hoping the vette will have lower mileage, plus i haven't seen an LTx vette around my area in a long time...do the LTx vettes have a better build quality than the newer f-bodies? I am sick of every little ****** thing in my car rattling, and I drove a 2000 trans am WS6 with only 55k, and it had almost the same problems, just slightly less...When I drive over train tracks, it sounds like the bitch is gonna fall apart...

 

I mean thats what comes with the car, your going to get a lil rattle here and there mine came from the hatch..

I dont know if this counts under LT1s but my freinds TPI vette also rattles...

 

Hey your from schiller park, Ive grown up in elmwood park

 

cool man, where you at now?

 

my bird isn't just a little rattle though, its like a god damn earthquake

 

Elkgrove area nw burbs

 

damn, ur still close as hell to me, what you driving now?

 

lol...**** the vette i guess...by about late december, if i sell my car, I'll have about 8-10g to spend on a car...easy LS1 middle mileage territory...

 

Theres alot of good info over on www.corvetteforum.com but there is a little bit of BS to wade through.

I've owned 2 LT1 F cars and 1 LS1 Fcar. 1 L98 C4 and now my 96 C4.
The vettes got better each year so try to get the newest you can afford. The 95-96 vettes are about the best build quality of all the C4 vettes.
They handle better than an F car stock for stock. A good condition stock C4 with a good driver can easily handle a C5 with an average driver on an autocross course and road course.

They're easy to work on for the most part, especially anything under the hood. The engines are about the same except for the aforementioned exhaust/air intakes etc. The F cars use a T56 where as the vet uses a ZF6(big, very strong and heavy). The manual vets get a dana 44 rear end, autos get dana 36. The 44 is easily good for repeated 1.60 60 foot times. The 36 will do it once or twice There are some quircks to each car. Changing a fuel pump on an F bod is a PITA but can be done in a few minutes on a vette. With the exception of #8, the spark plugs are easy to rr on a C4. Not so much on the Fbod. Rear end or just ring gear swaps are easy on an F car and parts are plentiful and cheap. Not so much on the C4, its really a PITA and a used dana 44 will set you back $1000 or more.
They weigh about the same, maybe a bit less than an F body. I've been watching prices for a while, thinking of getting another C4 to keep stock. LT4 cars can be had for 12k.


I've been to alot of corvette events where we drag raced at Beech Bend. Most stock/very mild mods LT1 vettes go mid 13s at 100-104mph.
Most stock/very mild mods LS1 vettes were running low 13s high 12s at 100 to 108mph.


My numbers in my sig were taken from just such an event this year. I have the hotcam, headers/exhaust, alvin tune, 4.10s.
My personal best 1/8th is 7.83 at 90.2mph with a 1.75 60'

 

hmm, i am gonna have to keep digging for some deals, you posted some good info...i am not sure how much i want a manual or not, my sister's boyfriend taught me a little bit, and i am not really that good, and traffic here sucks...i am probably going to have to find an auto trans...will the dana 36 hold up better than a 10 bolt?

 

They're fun, but as stated, pricey. My friend got a 94 with really low miles for $13K, M6, ride control. And my car is faster lol Well he thinks so at least, his needs to be finished after he put in an electric water pump. Winter timer and being busy has kept him from doing it.

 

how about the dana 36 question? what does ride control consist of?

 

its a different setup than an f-body. vettes have what's called a torque tube. which from what i understand its like the driveshaft is right off the back of the engine, then it goes into this big contraption that is like the transmission and rear end all in one. it more evenly distributes the weight.

 

My car doesent rattle but I know what you guys mean. The ride in a vette is much better than a f-body. They are to diffrent cars the vette is a road racer the f-body is more of a drag racing vehicle IMO due to the solid rear axle.

 

I think its referred to as a trans-axle.... it actually helps in an almost perfect 50/50 ratio of weight in the front and the back (maybe like 51/49). But thats what helps with the great handling of the corvettes.

 

would a LTx vette outhandle a 98-02 LS1? i just want a bad *** cruiser thats decently reliable...i wouldn't mind doing a nice little hotcam kit or something on the vette just to make it quick while still retaining that stock look...i have some chrome wagon wheels sitting in my garage ready to go on something after winter...

 

Yes it will