Lt4

[RadRacer]

I came across a 1995 Z-28 Camaro today. Whenever I see another Camaro, I have to flag the guy down and talk to him about it. Well, I got talking to this guy, and he said he had a LT4 out of a Vette in there. He had Heads, Cam, full exhaust and intake. The thing sounded like a freaking beast. He said he should have about 350RWHP right now, cuz he hasn't gotten it tuned yet. If any of ya'll know me, you know I tried to race him. Here's the crazy part. From a stop, my 3.8 kept up with him till about 85, then he started pulling away (and not very quickly either). From a rolling start (bough 50ish), it was the same way. I'm not saying I beat a LT4, I'm just surprised I kept up with him for as long as I did. After he finished saying everything he's got done to his, he asked me what I had in mine. His reply was, and I quote, "That's Bull****!!!" He was amazed that my little 6er hung with him the way it did. I was too, I actually didn't believe him about his LT4. I took a look in his engine bay, and it didn't look like a LT1 under there, but I'm not sure if it was a LT4. What do you guys think?!? Truth or BS?

[UDLOSE98]

Re: Lt4

if you were asking about his car, and you knew yours well, im sure he wouldnt pop the hood unless he really had it in there, im guessing its possible.

how you kept up with it tho, i dont know?

are you modded?

[vanbibber]

Re: Lt4

well, did it have a red intake manifold? the only differences between the lt1 and lt4(the real one not just a H/C/I conversoin kit) is

lt4s are 4 bolt mains
better flowing red intake mani
better flowing heads
larger cam
lt4 roller rockers (cant remember the ratio, but i want to 1.7 or 1.6)
lt4 knock module

thats pretty much it. IMO... the lt4 cam is "ok" but far from being light years ahead of the lt1s stocker, the heads and intake are nice with some good porting. i dont know why people leg hump about the lt4 honestly, its not that special.

as for him pulling slowly, he must suck then, i can pull a bolt on v6 a hell of alot better than that stock, and if he has "somewhere" in the 350rwhp i garuantee he'd pull you pretty quick. back when i had my old 3.4 i raced a lt4 vette, before i hit 30, he had a good 8 cars on me.

[flyfrito_SS]

Re: Lt4

Maybe he ran our of Nawzzzz

[Vanquish]

Re: Lt4

Maybe he was granny shifting and not double-clutching like you're supposed to. :banana:

[RadRacer]

Re: Lt4

well, did it have a red intake manifold? the only differences between the lt1 and lt4(the real one not just a H/C/I conversoin kit) is

lt4s are 4 bolt mains
better flowing red intake mani
better flowing heads
larger cam
lt4 roller rockers (cant remember the ratio, but i want to 1.7 or 1.6)
lt4 knock module

thats pretty much it. IMO... the lt4 cam is "ok" but far from being light years ahead of the lt1s stocker, the heads and intake are nice with some good porting. i dont know why people leg hump about the lt4 honestly, its not that special.

as for him pulling slowly, he must suck then, i can pull a bolt on v6 a hell of alot better than that stock, and if he has "somewhere" in the 350rwhp i garuantee he'd pull you pretty quick. back when i had my old 3.4 i raced a lt4 vette, before i hit 30, he had a good 8 cars on me.

Well, he said it was P&P'd and had a cam in it. And I don't remember the IM being red, but I tend to forget stuff like that, so.....

[RadRacer]

Re: Lt4

Maybe he was granny shifting and not double-clutching like you're supposed to. :banana:

I guess not

And I am modded, but very little. Magnaflow Cat-Back, Moroso LT1 CAI, and Aluminum DS. All on open 3.23's in a 1997 3.8L V6 M5 Camaro.

[vanbibber]

Re: Lt4

Well, he said it was P&P'd and had a cam in it. And I don't remember the IM being red, but I tend to forget stuff like that, so.....

must not be much of a port job or cam then. h/c lt1s pull like a mother.

[Vanquish]

Re: Lt4

I guess not

And I am modded, but very little. Magnaflow Cat-Back, Moroso LT1 CAI, and Aluminum DS. All on open 3.23's in a 1997 3.8L V6 M5 Camaro.

So you are pushing like 195hp to the wheels? Any weight reduction?

I think he was definately granny shifting. Or maybe his intercooler was cooling and not intering.

[4thgenowner]

Re: Lt4

Old tired motor, ****ty rebuild or he sucked.

[StrtRacer98]

Re: Lt4

I guess I'll be the @sshole to call :bs:

you also say your car has 250 horse :bs:, you don't gain 50+ hp from an exhaust and intake.

Sorry.

[Nikos95]

Re: Lt4

Maybe he was granny shifting and not double-clutching like you're supposed to. :banana:

Double clutching huh... Not really required so much with a good transmission these days...

[RadRacer]

Re: Lt4

I've aleady been over this with you man. Don't start on here :P . I'm just going by what the manufacturer claims. All the ricers do it now-a-days :P

[96greenmachine]

Re: Lt4

i had a race from a rolling start with a 95 formula with the lt4 upgrade and i kept up with him till around 80 and then my car stopped at 118 cuz of the limiter so he eventaully got away but its not imposible for a 6 to "keep up" with a lt1 or lt4

[Jameson]

Re: Lt4

Maybe he was granny shifting and not double-clutching like you're supposed to.