08 May 2015, 22:53
jens poulsen1982 Corvette.
Hey all-knowledgeable-folks..
I have thought about in the years to come to get an 1982 Corvette which was the last year of the C3s.
I know is was the first year GM used EFI(Crossfire) in these Corvettes. Was that generally considered a good system or a is the old carburetor models still to be preferred?.
09 May 2015, 01:20
Idaho Sharpshooterthink of it as a throttle body, but actually closer in operation to a one-barrel carburetor.
I think you would be happier for a daily driver with a year or two older four barrel car.
The 1982 and more specifically the crossfire engine was a dog. These were about the slowest vets ever with a 0-60 time measured in days. Ok not really, but if you are after performance, you will need to consider a serious rebuild. The 3C's were not my favorite vet...
09 May 2015, 12:06
jens poulsenThe C3 Corvette that would be happy with is just a stabil cruisin car that will crank and run every day..atleast during the summer.
I was also thinking about a 1980 or 1981 model.
I know the later models of the C3s were more or less of familycar performance. For me a Vet with 350-400HP would be more than enough but that wouldn´t be so hard to get out of a 350 motor. I could be looking for a rebuild late model were someone have put a 454 displacement into it.