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maximus maximus

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Just need a good idea as to what is a good price to pay for a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette?
The car has its engine and transmission restored. Bosy is in excellent shape (with racing stripes on it).

At what price would you buy this car?
Sorry. No pics. :(

Max.

Update 1: Owner says that engine was rebuilt by with over sized cam and 8:1 flat top pistons. I dont understand what it means... Anyone has any idea?
 
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AnyMal

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1984 was the year of the Crossfire engine. There's a good reason why that engine lasted only one year in production, stay far far away.
 
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maximus maximus

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Originally posted by: AnyMal
1984 was the year of the Crossfire engine. There's a good reason why that engine lasted only one year in production, stay far far away.
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Is that bad???
I guess... isnt this like a real classic car to own???
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maximus maximus

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Originally posted by: FoBoT
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my uncle bought a chevette about that time (new) , it was a total lemon, he had a crap load of problems with it

skip that junk and buy a '90s car for $500-$1000
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This car has aclear title
 
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jcovercash

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Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Originally posted by: FoBoT
$8

my uncle bought a chevette about that time (new) , it was a total lemon, he had a crap load of problems with it

skip that junk and buy a '90s car for $500-$1000
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This car has aclear title
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Having a clear title has nothing to do with a car being a lemon. And I think he mean 90's car from 5000-10000, even then that is farily cheap I would think for a early 90's vetter. I was thinking they where closer to 12-14k...?
 
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CVSiN

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bad year last year of the known defective "Cross Fire Injection" very bad year for vettes..

i'd steer very clear... the next year they brought out the Tuned Port Injection which was a very good system and had alot less issues.
 
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Heisenberg

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Does the car still have the Crossfire engine in it? If they restored it they might have put a better (read: TPI) motor in.
 
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Heisenberg

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The cam and pistons are internal parts of the motor. Upgrading them is good, but that doesn't tell you what injection system it uses. Ask the guy specifically what type of fuel injection it uses or if they maybe converted it to carbureted.
 
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maximus maximus

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Originally posted by: Heisenberg
The cam and pistons are internal parts of the motor. Upgrading them is good, but that doesn't tell you what injection system it uses. Ask the guy specifically what type of fuel injection it uses or if they maybe converted it to carbureted.
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Thanks for your tip. I will definitely ask him that...
 
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Electric Amish

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Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Originally posted by: AnyMal
1984 was the year of the Crossfire engine. There's a good reason why that engine lasted only one year in production, stay far far away.
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Is that bad???
I guess... isnt this like a real classic car to own???
:confused:
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There is nothing classic about the Corvette from the '80s.
 
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Heisenberg

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If they've converted the motor to some other kind of system like tuned port (especially tuned port), throttle body or even if they made it carbureted then there's no real reason to be afraid of buying as long as everything else is good.
 
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Brutuskend

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Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Just need a good idea as to what is a good price to pay for a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette?
The car has its engine and transmission restored. Bosy is in excellent shape (with racing stripes on it).

At what price would you buy this car?
Sorry. No pics. :(

Max.

Update 1: Owner says that engine was rebuilt by with over sized cam and 8:1 flat top pistons. I dont understand what it means... Anyone has any idea?
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If you don't know what that means, I suggest a Geo Metro for your driving needs. ;)
 
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RbSX

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Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Originally posted by: FoBoT
$8

my uncle bought a chevette about that time (new) , it was a total lemon, he had a crap load of problems with it

skip that junk and buy a '90s car for $500-$1000
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This car has aclear title
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Clear title only means no accidents, mid 80s cars will be remembered as tragic pieces of sh!t.

80s cars also aren't old enough to be 'classics', again, just as pieces of sh!t.
 
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Brutuskend

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BTW: Just so you know.

8:1 pistons means 8 to 1 compression ratio = HIGH octane fuel!

Larger cam means. There are two figures that make up a cam specs. Lift (the distance the cam opens the valve) and duration (The amount of time the valve stays open) A larger cam means one or both of these specs have been changed. Usually both.
 
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CVSiN

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Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Just need a good idea as to what is a good price to pay for a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette?
The car has its engine and transmission restored. Bosy is in excellent shape (with racing stripes on it).

At what price would you buy this car?
Sorry. No pics. :(

Max.

Update 1: Owner says that engine was rebuilt by with over sized cam and 8:1 flat top pistons. I dont understand what it means... Anyone has any idea?
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means its even more unreliable than it was stock..

cam will make it breath better by openign valves in the head for longer duration
this car was most likely dogged to hell if he made those mods... they are for performance only...

on top of it being the worst vette of the 80s this is really a stay the hell away from me or else car..
 
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CVSiN

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Originally posted by: maximus maximus
Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Does the car still have the Crossfire engine in it? If they restored it they might have put a better (read: TPI) motor in.
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Please read my update.
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that has nothing to do with the injection system..
those are internal motor parts the injection is how the engine gets air/fuel into the motor..
this was a horrid design by chevy for this year and it was replaced VERY quickly as it was a nightmare.
 
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PG

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Originally posted by: Brutuskend
BTW: Just so you know.

8:1 pistons means 8 to 1 compression ratio = HIGH octane fuel!

Larger cam means. There are two figures that make up a cam specs. Lift (the distance the cam opens the valve) and duration (The amount of time the valve stays open) A larger cam means one or both of these specs have been changed. Usually both.
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8:1 is not high compression in my opinion. I don't know the exact specs for that engine, but stock should be at least that high if not more. In the late 60's high compression meant 10:1 or 11:1. Some current performance cars near that too.

A big cam with low compression could mean worse performance, especially at lower RPM, but who knows what has been done with this car. Better check into the details more.



 
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CVSiN

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yeh 8:1 is pretty low compression... you can run a good amount of boost of NOS on an 8:1 car
 
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