New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

I bought a Black LPE Topend 475hp 1990 ZR1 Tuesday ... YAY!!!
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Its 1990 car #699 .
Lingenfelter 465hp topend package with Watson coated headers, and LPE Big Front Brake Kit.
43k miles.
Clear and black targa tops.
Every option including electronic air conditioning ( was this rare? )
New fuel pumps, regulator, slave cylinder, injectors, heater core, headlight motors, and speed sensors (for airbag)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrulW0XEWGY cold start idle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ESq4...ature=youtu.be idle and small revvs ---
Thanks for the help everyone, its been a BLAST so far!!! ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

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Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

congrads, looks like a nice ride.

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks :)

I think I may do a wheel swap sometime, the rear offset is wrong on these. Does anyone know the spacer I could use to get the wheels from being so tucked in (does 5/8" sound right)?

Tint will be the first mod. Beam-plates are next ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

I blacked out my rear window, it looks so much better.-Steve

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks for the tip Steve ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

I have the 1990 Cam cover emblems (Repos) for $19 per emblem if interested.....car is a great find!

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks LGAFF , PM sent. I feel SO lucky to find this car. Its exactly what I was looking for , and ended up being 10 minutes up the street!!! ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Welcome to the family and the LPE experience. :handshak: Great looking car!

It's a Permagrin with an attitude as all the guys know with any modified Z. :D

I am excited for you...enjoy the rush. :dancing

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

I appreciate it Paul , that got me excited!!!

I love the "powerband" feeling of the secondaries opening up at 4k rpm!!! ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

that car was probably driven by john himself after it was built.

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

That would be pretty amazing :) ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

That is something I think about ever time I get in the driver's seat. :dancing

John had his hands on the wheel and, as Phil DeJohn tells me, beating the snot out of it down the track...many times! Just to get it right... :worship:

Our cars, with all the LPE monsters, share quite a history. :handshak:

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

OK , NEWB EDIT ... the car isn't a 368 , I thought that was the CODE for Lingenfelters 465hp package, lol ... I didn't realize that was the stroker cubic inch.

I still hope for 475 engine horsepower, the LPE 465hp package + the headers.

I will throw her on the Dyno after I get the tint and beam plates installed :) ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

a LPE ported car is still a fun ride.

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Its definitely an experience :) ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Congrats and welcome to the ZOO!

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks :) ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Welcome! Beautiful "Z"!:handshak:

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

I appreciate it ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Welcome ... nice looking Z with great mods.


The C68 option (electronic air) was not rare - 22,500 Vettes had this option in 1990. Only about 1,000 didn't have it. (Of course, these are figures for all C4s, not just ZR-1s)

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks for the info :) ... the compliment ... and the welcome ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMdFUoaL6R4

Just got back from the Dyno ... put down 402 rwhp / 380 rwtq ... which is around 475hp / 450 tq at the crank ... exactly what I was hoping for :)

Shes running good!!!

Also bought some Fikse FM-5 17" wheels for it , yay!!!

Installed the beam plates too ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Nice numbers.

What causes the smoke on the first second or two of decel before he pops it into neutral at the end?

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Just a guess, but probably exhaust valves seals. 90's didn't have them and I don't know if LPE installed them.

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks.

Its pretty cold out ... but the car definitely smokes a bit when you get on it.

I have been told it is exhaust valve seals also ... they weren't installed in the 90's ... Hammer is correct :)

My Mechanic didn't think it was a problem, the last owner told me to expect it ... and my 91' GMC Syclone does the same thing too ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Almost every LT5 I have seen on a chassis dyno have done this on decel. High rpms, closed throttle body equals high manifold vacuum equals burnt oil.

peace
Hog

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks for the confirmation Hog ... makes me feel a little better :) ---

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New shoes just arrived for the ZR-1

Polished 17x13 Fikse FM-5's wrapped in 335/35/17 Michelin rubber ... YUM!!! ---

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Polished up the Fikses and added the custom c4 center caps ... cant WAIT to get these mounted!!! :) ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

The wheels look great...you'll love them on the Z.

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Thanks Paul :) ... Just got the car tinted today too. Its almost the way I want it!!! ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Doesn't it look great tinted?

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Too bad you can't see out at nite...
Looks good though.

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

It looks so "sinister" tinted!!!

All my other vehicles are tinted , so I am sorta used to how you cant see to back out at night HAHAH. Just scope the parking lot/area before you get in when you are ready to back out ;)

It makes the interior feel more like home.

It was like pulling teeth with the tint guy though, and cost me a pretty penny. I guess that back window is a MFer to get right with the thick vertical defroster lines.

I will post pics of it tinted soon ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

those center caps are sweet, who made those?

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Yea, but I never have to flip my rearview mirror at night.

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

I don't know who made the caps ... I bought them off someone who isn't a board member. He just said they are super rare, and only a few sets were made a long time ago ---

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

I wish I could find the proper emblems for my center caps. I have the late model ones. always annoys me

Re: New Owner---1990 Black LPE 368 475hp zr-1 43k miles #699 ---
 

Carter on here makes a pretty cool "ZR1" engraved cap ... if I didn't find these, I was going to go that route ... real quality stuff.

By late model you mean the newer Corvette emblem, or they say FIKSE on them? ---