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Ccmano · 01-24-2020

Welcome to the addiction, Looks like you have already been busy. There is a wealth of information both here on the Corvette forums. The search feature is your friend. It is unlikely there is anything that has not previously been covered. In particular look for the “solutions” sticky at the top tech sections. Member “Dynomite” has done spectacular job of compiling and indexing just about everything. Parts wise you probably already know that Www.JerrysGaskets.com is our go to place for parts of all kinds.
Good luck and see you in BG.
H

2ljd · 01-24-2020

Welcome!

32valvZ · 01-24-2020

Hello from Colorado!

Curtis · 01-24-2020

Well thank God for fender badges....that was clue one
Car showed up at the dealer on Tuesday, owner traded for a ragtop caddy corvette and was listed late Friday on the web with just a few pictures.
Cargurus said 1991 corvette coupe then there dealer website said the same but true car had it pop up as a ZR-1 because of the 8 in the vin that I had just read about on anther ad.

Now as asked earlier failures
Don’t waste money on cheap *** emission solenoids for the secondaries they leak and system didn’t work after wasting 50 dollars.
300zx tt boost solenoid did but requires a t and a small bleed at the map under the ecu....
Radiator install did with friends at his garage so a out of my element and 2am .
So bad things happened with the last bolt.
Last bolt was the air box hold down thumb screws .... plastic has shifted up allowing the bolt to go deeper ....yep stabbed ac condenser...... hissing followed by a lot of adjectives.....
Besides that car really is easy and figuring out as I go....
did discover magic erasers cleaning pads work wonderfully on glass....

I did see where you guys are going to the mountains of North Carolina
Actually that’s where I grew up so you guys want normal cruising roads that’s easy and you can figure it out but if you want technical hang it all out decreasing radius off camber roads the local bike guys use that have never made it to the web I got that covered...drivers beware nc road dept are cheap asses if the sign says 15 it’s not a typo..... seen a lot of bad crashes as a kid....

EvanZR1 · 01-25-2020

Always interested to see someone try something new, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to sacrifice a pair of LT5 heads for what is effectively an experiment. Haibeck (zr1specialist.com), Pete and others have really perfected the porting of the LT5 where it's very achievable to get 500+HP out of a stock cube, stock cams LT5. If there was more power to be had by an alternate head porting style, I would be they would have already found it. I'd strongly advise you to talk to Marc (Haibeck) or Pete (Polatsidis) before doing something that may cost you big $$.

If you really want more power than just the standard mod path, PM Pete and talk to him about his 391cid closed desk, or even his 441cid. I've got his 391 with stage 2 cams and full porting, and it's all I want for street use at 600HP. Pretty sure he's still got a 391 engine for sale, so you wouldn't even have to wait for the normal build time.

01-24-2020	#1
Ccmano Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 2,843	Re: Hi from TN Welcome to the addiction, Looks like you have already been busy. There is a wealth of information both here on the Corvette forums. The search feature is your friend. It is unlikely there is anything that has not previously been covered. In particular look for the “solutions” sticky at the top tech sections. Member “Dynomite” has done spectacular job of compiling and indexing just about everything. Parts wise you probably already know that Www.JerrysGaskets.com is our go to place for parts of all kinds. Good luck and see you in BG. H

01-24-2020	#2
2ljd Join Date: May 2016 Location: Hawaii Posts: 124	Re: Hi from TN Welcome!

01-24-2020	#3
32valvZ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,061	Re: Hi from TN Hello from Colorado!

01-24-2020	#4
Curtis Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Clarksville,TN Posts: 33	Re: Hi from TN Well thank God for fender badges....that was clue one Car showed up at the dealer on Tuesday, owner traded for a ragtop caddy corvette and was listed late Friday on the web with just a few pictures. Cargurus said 1991 corvette coupe then there dealer website said the same but true car had it pop up as a ZR-1 because of the 8 in the vin that I had just read about on anther ad. Now as asked earlier failures Don’t waste money on cheap *** emission solenoids for the secondaries they leak and system didn’t work after wasting 50 dollars. 300zx tt boost solenoid did but requires a t and a small bleed at the map under the ecu.... Radiator install did with friends at his garage so a out of my element and 2am . So bad things happened with the last bolt. Last bolt was the air box hold down thumb screws .... plastic has shifted up allowing the bolt to go deeper ....yep stabbed ac condenser...... hissing followed by a lot of adjectives..... Besides that car really is easy and figuring out as I go.... did discover magic erasers cleaning pads work wonderfully on glass.... I did see where you guys are going to the mountains of North Carolina Actually that’s where I grew up so you guys want normal cruising roads that’s easy and you can figure it out but if you want technical hang it all out decreasing radius off camber roads the local bike guys use that have never made it to the web I got that covered...drivers beware nc road dept are cheap asses if the sign says 15 it’s not a typo..... seen a lot of bad crashes as a kid....

01-25-2020	#5
EvanZR1 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Omaha Posts: 404	Re: Hi from TN Always interested to see someone try something new, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to sacrifice a pair of LT5 heads for what is effectively an experiment. Haibeck (zr1specialist.com), Pete and others have really perfected the porting of the LT5 where it's very achievable to get 500+HP out of a stock cube, stock cams LT5. If there was more power to be had by an alternate head porting style, I would be they would have already found it. I'd strongly advise you to talk to Marc (Haibeck) or Pete (Polatsidis) before doing something that may cost you big $$. If you really want more power than just the standard mod path, PM Pete and talk to him about his 391cid closed desk, or even his 441cid. I've got his 391 with stage 2 cams and full porting, and it's all I want for street use at 600HP. Pretty sure he's still got a 391 engine for sale, so you wouldn't even have to wait for the normal build time.