possible zr1 trade

[gmbrasco@aol.com]

hi guys, i have a 99 hard top with 56k on it, red/blk very clean for sale. a gentlemen contacted me with an offer. he has a 90 zr1 with 18k, maroon,blk. the car looks clean in the pic he sent, that he's willing to trade. im torn between the two. i really like the newer vette, the reason for selling is to pick up a newer z06. but i always liked the zr1. performance wise i think the two are very close, i would like to have a collettiable for my son one day, he's only 1 now. the hard top is the first run in over 30yrs for a fixed roof. a cant believe how 50/50 i am. any help would be appreciated. if any one can help with the pros and cons. thanks so much. also is working on the lt5 much more difficult then lt4. im concernd about repairs. im asking 24k for my car, i see zr1 are close in price, so in turn a even trade means i paid 24k for a 90 with 18k. i dont know if the marron color is in demand, not my first pick in colors. thank in advance for the help.
possible zr1 owner

[cuisinartvette]

Dark red metallic 90Z...Pretty hard to find IMO. It will be more collectible than the FRC for sure. All the info you need is here, the experts will give you a hand...Those motors are extremely durable so mechanical failures shouldn't be a worry as long as the car is well maintained.

[RICHARD TILL]

trade quick b4 he backs out. his car is worth more than yours and runs a heck of a lot better too. you`ll be sick if you don`t.

[WB9MCW]

There have been guys who got rid of their c5 zo6 to get back into a ZR-1. They missed their ZR-1's from b4 and really we not happy/impressed with the z06 in compairson! Now that being said u know the vote I and other zr-1 lovers are gonna tell u caused we are zr-1 baised...we have a luv affair with the lt-5 here..I think it is the finest engine ever put in an american car bar none. here is a post I made a week ago...



..I luv the mighty Z just because she is the ultimate stealth sleeper vette! Most folks can not tell it from a std c4 unless they see the badge or get a glimpse of the tire width from behind. But they sure figure it out when they get waxed big time by the king!!! And so (one time) a c5z06 (black one) had been tailin me hard right as I pulled out from my house street(what are the odds of that a black z06 on my azz right out of the shoot) for abt 5 miles to the next town and when the moment came ( an uphill 1/8 mile romp) I hammered it...yep he did stay exactly with me and weaved between the cars the exact same..but he never gained 1 inch for the whole 1/8th to abt 100mph. Well it was great cause I the thumbs up from his old lady as we turned on an off ramp to the right. When I am at the cruise car shows at he culvers/hooters/a&w's and the hood is up is when I have the most fun...cause they usually say first " hey man i aint ever seen a vette engine like that b4"

http://www.acsvette.com/joesgreenlt5.JPG

my answer is ...well ur lookin at the finest engine ever put in an American car bar none...she is an all aluminium DOHC 350cid hemi (that right guys our pistons are curved and qualify as hemi-sphereical) that puts out 375-405 Bhp and redlines at 7200rpm. Englishman(Lotus)/American(GM) engineering, Mercury Marine built engine, with a German tranny in a specially modified vette body/frame. What u have here is the "KOTH" as it was nicknamed by the Chevy engineers. And a king it is indeed. Then I spout the fig's 0-60mph in 4.3 seconds, 10 sec@100mph 12.8 sec.@ the 1/4mi.and at 20seconds =150mph,, and if the road is long enough a top end of 175-180mph. I believe this to be the best car ever produced in America(usually this produces a jaw drop comment of "wow no kiddin" from them)...If they are a real vette or car guy I go on to tell em the Record breaking story @ the Firestone Tire test track in Texas with all the details including the fox sighting and the 190mph victory laps. By then they have either figured I am crazy or a good lier! Usually I convince em that i'm just "vette Zr-1 crazy" and if they like to bench race well we have a good time at it swappin the old war stories!!! My fav. is when the mopar hemi guys (I always id em b4 they do me)stop by and glance in at the motor, they usually do the double look followed by a call to "joe hey lookie here at this vette motor" and it starts all over again cept 4 the part where I rib em on not having the hemi market cornered!!! The spark plug wires down between the cams into the covers makes believers of em everytime. I love telling em the low production #'s for each year and the totals of less than 7k. By now they have figured out that they are indeed lookin at a RARE vette!!! I usually close up with tellin em about "Bad Attitude" my 28' Wellcraft Scarab that has a 600hp blower motor as being my high hp monster motor I own (hell the motor alone cost more than I paid for my ZR-1)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/390000-390999/390224_27_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/390000-390999/390224_4_full.jpg

but that my NA all alum DOHC hemi @7000 rpms is the best music to my gearhead ears!!!

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/390000-390999/390224_30_full.jpg

(my actual lt-5 in my 92 z is stock like this one...the green one above is a special ESS LT-5 by Mike@ESS)
http://www.acsvette.com/ ..............link to ESS

I do admit I luv the sound (whine) of the blower motors and you think ur in a jet turbine plane but my luv affair with the LT-5/ZR-1 is second only to my wife and family(blood relatives) and my vette friends and best buddies!!!! As bad as I want a c6z06 someday, I don't think I could ever give my ZR-1 addiction up, for it is indelibly etched in my mind and will be runnin thru my blood forever!!!! So ya see CAV we are the KEEPERS OF THE KING...............LONG LIVE THE KING OF THE HILL..................

here is the entire thread so u can see what the other guys said
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1084

I think of the zr-1 as a exotic sports car...
If u wanna drag car then do this...
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6264#post6264

IF U JUSY WANT A FAST VETTE PERIOD THEN DO THIS
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1196

now if u go to the z06 site they will give u all the reasons they love the z06 and how the z06(newer design..rear tranny..better weight distrib.and lighter) will lunch at the drag strip better and being a 405hp motor and lighter..indeed they do put down a tad better qm et. but again they have much higher prod. #'s and are pushrod engines (even the new z06..427) and we all doubt that they can truly be enduring like a lt-5 is..
if ur lookin for something really special the the zr-1 is it... here is the best article i refer guys too as why ...
http://zr1netregistry.com/marathonchampion.htm
and another good one
http://zr1netregistry.com/lotusengine.htm

and a whole lot of zr-1 essential articals
http://zr1netregistry.com/ZR1_articles.htm


now here is a thread on what we all thought of the values of zr-1 are going to do...and how we were going use our zr-1 drive it a lot or not...
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1238

FINALLY A THRED,, that another guy (just recent) wants a zr-1 and what we all said.....
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1071

HOPE THIS HAS HELPED U WITH A DECISION!!! GET THE ZR-1 !!! you wont regret it.:handshak: Start ur love affair with the LT-5......



extra links to Zr-1 shops and specialized Zr-1 service etc....

http://www.zr1specialist.com/
http://www.whiteracingproducts.com/home
http://zfdoc.com/index.htm
http://www.gordonkillebrew.com/pages/800739/index.htm
http://www.dougrippie.com/ click on scrapbook check out the ZR-1's
http://www.lingenfelter.com/pack_cor_c4z_530.htm
http://www.sgvette.com/
http://callawaycars.com/store/index.php?action=category&id=4
http://www.acsvette.com/

I think I'll just send all future guys who want to know why we love or ZR-1's so much to see this compiled post cause its covers it all...lol:thumbsup: