I Think I Want a C4 ZR-1

[Norwegianmopar]

Having had mostly musclecars thru the years, and considered myself a Mopar guy, we ended up buying our very first Corvette the spring of 2018. It was a whithe on red 91 ZR-1.

I had spent a few months on this forum, googling all I could find, looking at youtube videos etc etc. The ZR-1 sounded very exciting and completely different from everything I had driven previously. And boy was it something else.

The car had 4.10 gears and a Haibeck chip, otherwise mostly original.

We, my wife and I, drove the car thru Denmark and Sweden for 3 weeks that summer, a bit over 2000 miles in total. It was a blast I can tell you. It is a fantastic car for longer trips, very comfy and fun to drive, and boy it hauls *** with those 4.10 gears.

The car was a lot of fun, but our dream was to get an Admiral Blue 94 or 95. We wanted dual airbags since we usually both ride in it, and safety is very important to us. We (well mostly me) also wanted a few mods (4.10 gears being one since it's way quicker thru the gears than stock 3.45), and we got a deal on the car we now will ship over to Norway. The 91 was sold to help fund the 94.

It's 94 #112 in Admiral Blue/black and it has 4.10 gears, lightweight flywheel, Watson headers and Corsa exhaust. It also got new tires and 4 wheel alignment before we shipped it to Marc Haibeck (ZR-1 Specialist) for a full service and tune-up.

Haibeck fixed everything that wasn't working as it should, replaced some nuts and bolts, and changed all and every fluid and filter on the car as well as adding a performance calibration chip.

He said we now can expect it to produce 470 HP (399 RWHP) and it's all sound and ready for new adventures.

We will drive it as much as we can and hopefully keep it for a long time (got a lot of $$$ into it already). We also plan a few cosmetic upgrades like painting the engine, getting some aftermarket wheels, maybe 18/19's etc.

My point here is that the ZR-1 is a very special car, and we got totally hooked after a short time. The sound and feeel behind the wheel is like nothing else, the power band and effect curve is addictive. Once you drive one there is no going back.

Good luck in your hunt, you have something to look forward to!