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1989ZR1#74 · 06-01-2010

This was posted in another thread, but I though I would give it its own link here in the Prototype section.

The 1989 Pilots had this power key:

The 1989 Engineering units had this one:

Legend has it the word "Normal" was substituted so that the ZR-1 could get emmisions and noise certification in California. The California rules required the car to be run "normally" during all of it certification tests. This is also why later year ZR-1s default to "Normal" when started.

06-01-2010	#1
1989ZR1#74 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 700	The Power Key difference between an 89 Pilot an an 89 Engineering unit This was posted in another thread, but I though I would give it its own link here in the Prototype section. The 1989 Pilots had this power key: The 1989 Engineering units had this one: Legend has it the word "Normal" was substituted so that the ZR-1 could get emmisions and noise certification in California. The California rules required the car to be run "normally" during all of it certification tests. This is also why later year ZR-1s default to "Normal" when started. __________________ 1989 ZR-1 #04 Pilot, Advertising/PR Campbell-Ewald S9YKH1 1989 ZR-1 #58 LT5 only 1989 ZR-1 #74 Unreleased Production / PR Dept 9PR110 NCRS #3,182 SACC #2,420 Member Corvette Museum Corvette Forum: "ewjxn" 2009, 2010 Gathering Attendee Last edited by 1989ZR1#74; 06-01-2010 at 02:54 PM. Reason: Typo