ZR-1 Ten Commandments
 

Feel free to add to the list...should be a sticky

1.Thou shalt not use Dexcool

2. Thou shalt not use hydraulic pressure in attempts remove the pilot bearing...unless thou shall want to feel the wrath of the crank plug leak

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3. Thou shalt learn to pull plenum and own long stem T-45 torx.

4. Thou shalt run the motor to 7000 rpm at least once a week.

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This one is for Dominic after my 90 almost killed him last week.

5.Thou shalt place a screwdriver in the hood prop, lest thou want to be decapitated by the hand of God....or a strong wind.

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Thou shalt know it's a T-40.

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6. Thou shalt not wash thy motor without assuring the plenum valley drain hole is clear.

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Thou shall not drive with power key off

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Thou shalt not take thy ZR-1 to a unknowing dealership for engine maintenance, :pray especially not an oil change!

Latest one I know of; dealership "worked" on the engine, severely damaged it & tried to cover up a broken piston by welding the broken piston:jawdrop: while still in the cylinder. Then sent it home with the owner....... like it was fixed......NOT!

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Thou shalt know its T-45 after using a short t-40, stripping it out and moving to the next size in desparation to make it work.:mrgreen:

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Thou shall not own a Z unless he has the patience of Gandhi......

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Thou shall have a FSM.
Thou shall have a radiator screen.*
:mrgreen:



* = optional as it relates to :

thou should drive the car, really it likes to be driven, really.:redface:

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Thou shall not pass gas on a date unless thy targa top is off.:mrgreen:

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Woops! Ma bad!

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Thou shalt show up at the house of fleabay every week to look for those ZR1 specific parts and fork over 10% of all earning.

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Thou shalt not repair simultaneously BOTH of your ZR-1's only owning a 2 car garage whilst thy wife owns a recently purchased Mercedes.

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:sign10::sign10:

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Will this cause damage to the engine or take away the thrill of driving the beast? :confused:

Thanks,

Jeff

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Thou shalt have enough cold beer on tap to make any repairs.

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Let's not forget "thou shalt congregate at net registry forum, ask for spritual and technical guidance from diciples and share all revelations". Amen...

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Forget the wife... Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's $4000 Fikse wheels! :mrgreen:

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Thou shall shall answer in earnest that the cost of all LT-5 repair parts and ZR-1 speed modifcations are fixed at a price point of "only $100" to all spousal support units.

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Thou shalt not attempt to speed shift into second gear unless the clutch pedal is depressed completely to the floor.
:rolleyes:

Thou shalt not release copious clouds of tire smoke inside ones own neighborhood, especially if the proximity of said demonstration is such that your significant other can hear the siren song of a high revving LT5 engine and the squeal of rubber being scrubbed onto the pavement.

TomC
"Crabs"

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both....sorta. driving with the power key off, ya know i keep hearing it has an off position never seen it myself, won't let you kep the secondaries healthy

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Stay in off position long enough then after 12 midnight and "poof!" you will find LT1 under the hood - not that there is anything wrong with it!

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Thou shall purchase parts 2 by 2 when the opportunity presents itself:pray

Thou shall not let butchers build engines :censored:

Thou shall not let Moudy work on cars lest screws will disapear:dontknow:


Charlie

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I totally understand. It's like driving my Grand National with no boost :sign10:

When I bought the ZR1 recently, I did not have the key in the full power mode. I have since made up for that 11 hour drive in the rain and now having too much fun...

Thanks,

Jeff
90 ZR1

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Thow shalt P&P the top end (at least!) and thus UN-CAGE the BEAST as soon a possible!:thumbsup:

p.

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Thou shalt not spend a ton of money replacing injectors without ohming out the coils first :P

I keep seeing more threads with people continuing to recommend injector replacement and it turns out to be something to do with the coils.

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I understand your concern.
I have never tried it but there is a relatively inexpensive tool ($150+) where you can touch the plug boot with motor running that will tell you whether plug is firing or not.
http://www.sparkplugsensor.com/

Also, it is my understanding, one coil fires 2 cylinders. Therefore, if you determine 2 sets of plugs corresponding to one coil are both not firing obvious suspect would be coil.
Having said that, based on my experience (two out of 6,700+ production), coil seems to be less of a weaker link then injectors. I suspect introduction of ethanol seems to have contributed to this. Just my thoughts.

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Thou shall not ask a bunch of dumba$$ questions only to profess to know the answers they are givin by the people that actually know what there talking about.In the process,alienating oneself from the Brotherhood,buy a C5 instead.

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The biggest sin of all,Thou shall not deem the GrandSport or a Callaway the superior C4.This is a no brainer.

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there is a complementary one to this:
thou shall not answer if thou dont know the answer
bj

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Thou shall not take ones eyes off the road to turn on the stereo while driving between narrow concrete kerbs lest one feels the subsequent physical pain and wailing and gnashing of teeth after wrecking both wheels on the passenger side.....

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Thou shalt not overreact when thy C5/C6 neighbor giveth no flattery of thy Z, for thou shalt also never let thy neighbor see thee sweat.

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Thou shalt not overreact when thy C5/C6 neighbor giveth no flattery of thy Z, for thou shalt also never let thy neighbor see thee sweat.

indeed .... thou shalt not give a Shi#!

Two 12 yr old kids walking past my car......One says

''WOW! look its a corvette''....Other one says

"Yea... its an old one tho"