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Originally Posted by Growler
And that's EXACTLY why I'm in love with these cars.. The other Z06's and ZR1's are impressive no doubt, but not terribly unique or different compared to the other models.. The C4 ZR1 is just different.. Different then, and different now.. It's the unicorn of the corvette family.. Plus Mercury Racing has always pumped out the baddest motors in offshore racing. Be cool to have some custom cam covers made up that have Merc Racing on them instead of Corvette  |
Um, yeah... As you get into these cars, as someone said: these are a "hands-on" car - a lot to learn - these ain't your basic pushrod mills! (For example: The cam covers make up the retaier caps for the cams - are in integral part of that particular engine and ARE NOT interchangeable. Or, porting the heads requires an engine pull as cam timing is easier with the engine out
- including the work to remove/reinstall it - than attempting to do it while in the car...stuff like that!)
For the mechanically inclined, they (DOHC motors) aren't at all that difficult, but each has their quirks - dos and don'ts - that pretty much eliminates most of the dealer mechanics from consideration (many dealer mechanics have never even seen an LT5 before). However, There are some specialists around the country, e.g., Marc Haibeck (ZR1 Specialist), Pete Palatsidis in the Chicago area and Steve (Cross Flags Performance) in the Tx area (and there are others too).
Anyway... NO WORRIES on that 57k mileage...
she's still just a baby!!! Or paraphrasing Dorthy - speaking of the LT5:
"We aren't in pushrod land any more, ToTo!!"