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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: MN
Posts: 72
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The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
I was at a local cruise in tonight and the ZR1 got a fair amount of attention. Here are some highlight comments:
Man to his female companion "This is the only Corvette they put a German engine in." Guy to his buddy "It has a Lingenfelter engine in it, that means it is a 383." (Mine is actually a 368.) Question to me, "Didn't Yamaha engineer this engine?" Question to me, "Does this have that 4+3 transmission?" Maybe we need that documentary after all. |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sparks, NV
Posts: 2,843
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
We are thinking about producing a generic car show placard for members with all the C4 ZR-1 basics on it. This way don’t have to guess. Stay tuned.
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 Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Dunbarton NH
Posts: 7,542
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
Hans, I've got copy of the Dave McLellan poster. It gets a lot of attention. People that stop to read it, read it all the way through. I think the above idea is a great idea.
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ledyard,CT
Posts: 8,301
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
I Usually stay away from my car at shows.
There are always the experts who tell their friends all about the car and get it all wrong even when the sign is up; or Everyone who comes along and will ask the same questions. |
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 Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 2,169
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
You meant ZR-1? LOL
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: TX
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
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Count me in for one.
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NJ
Posts: 70
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
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Sent from my SM-G950U using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app |
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mystic CT
Posts: 2,625
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
One expert (ex=has been, spurt=drip under pressure) at a Cruze-Nite
insisted the motor in my Z came out of a Mustang??? I guess all DOHC V8s sorta look alike.... I‘ve found that the tuner crowd is more informed about the ZR-1 than the usual Baby Boomer/know it all generation you see at car shows! All ya hear outa those guys is, Big Block, Big Block.... You could get a Big Block in a dump truck or school bus!!!! |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ledyard,CT
Posts: 8,301
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
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Yes isn’t that wonderful? If the trucks and buses had small blocks they would take forever going up that hill in front of you. 
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Seattle
Posts: 62
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Re: The General Public's wealth of ZR1 knowledge
At radwood last weekend I was surprised at how little most people knew about them. I left the hood up and lots of people would glance at it and than stop when they read the inscription on the valve covers. Than the questions would start.
A few people knew about it. Definitely more of a hit with the 30-40 crowd. Lots of people like me that had one on the wall when they were kids or read about them when they were new. The euro guys seem to have more knowledge and respect for them. |
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