[TJay74]

Originally Posted by RollaMo

Nothing really "special" about the '96 LT4

In 1996
All Corvettes with the 6-speed manual transmission got the LT4
All Corvettes with the automatic transmission got the LT1

The LT4 was just a factory hopped up version.
Different heads, intake, roller rockers, and higher compression.

And as iPODFAN11 notes below, they were just RPO option code names, same as GM has always done.



Yep, GM has always reused option code name after enough years have passed.

The new ZR1 Corvette has the new LT5 engine in it.

The C4 Corvette ZR1 also used an engine with the LT5 RPO Code.
But it was a completely different double overhead cam engine.

Just RPO code names.
Just as the Z/28 and ZR1 names are also RPO option code names.

Originally Posted by Dustinmaro

Lt4 might not have been special in a vette. But get one in a camaro from factory was. With the orange block on that. Lt4 z28 with low miles is worth a few bucks now.

Actually the LT4 was a little more special. The C4 Vette LT1 was rated at 300hp, the LT4 was rated at 330hp. Most of the LT4 Corvettes were the anniversary model for that year.

Also, very few 4th gen Camaro's got the LT4 with somewhere around 100 nuits made thru SLP.

So I would say the LT4 cars are pertty special for their time frame.

[nicktechla]

It probably wouldn't sound as cool as an LT14 haha. It would be like Apple and Samsung, they are getting too high in the numbers.. Nobody wants an iPhone 14. Or a Galaxy Note 15

[wwiiavfan]

The SS model had an RPO of Z27 back in the day. Glad marketing didn’t use that one.

[RollaMo]

Originally Posted by Memphis SS

I guessing here but he may be talking about the C4 Collector Edition with the LT4 Motor

There were more 1996 Collector Edition Corvettes built that year than any other model.
The Collector Edition could had with either the LT1 or LT4 engine.

As I stated above, all 1996 Corvettes with a manual transmission got the LT4 engine.
All automatic transmissions got the LT1.


Although the LT4 accounted for fewer of them than the LT1, they were not that rare.
And the only difference between a regular LT4 Corvette and a "Collector Edition" was the Silver paint.

I have a 1996 LT4 Corvette.

The Grand Sport is a little more rare, as they only built 1,000 of them.
And they got their own special VIN, which has over the years helped greatly in keeping some of their value.

Originally Posted by TJay74

Actually the LT4 was a little more special. The C4 Vette LT1 was rated at 300hp, the LT4 was rated at 330hp. Most of the LT4 Corvettes were the anniversary model for that year.

Also, very few 4th gen Camaro's got the LT4 with somewhere around 100 nuits made thru SLP.

So I would say the LT4 cars are pertty special for their time frame.

The only real "special" LT4 that year was the Grand Sport.
They ALL had the LT4, and they only built 1,000 of them.

And yes, the 1997 Camaro's with the LT4 are quite a bit more rare.
They only built 108 of them (100 for the US and 8 for Canada)

I have a 1996 LT4 Corvette.

[gringo]

Originally Posted by RollaMo

There were more 1996 Collector Edition Corvettes built that year than any other model.
The Collector Edition could had with either the LT1 or LT4 engine.

As I stated above, all 1996 Corvettes with a manual transmission got the LT4 engine.
All automatic transmissions got the LT1.


Although the LT4 accounted for fewer of them than the LT1, they were not that rare.
And the only difference between a regular LT4 Corvette and a "Collector Edition" was the Silver paint.

Actually, the Collector's Edition only accounted for less than 20% of total Corvettes built that year, Then, you take away how many LT4 CE's were built compared to LT1 CE's and I'd say that's fairly rare, relatively speaking.

Since GM made less convertibles that year than coupes, the LT4 convertible would be the rarest model both in CE and non CE except for the Grand Sport model.

[RollaMo]

Originally Posted by gringo

Actually, the Collector's Edition only accounted for less than 20% of total Corvettes built that year

RPO Code Z15 (Collector Edition) = 5,412

So, 25.13% of total production

[gringo]

Originally Posted by RollaMo

RPO Code Z15 (Collector Edition) = 5,412

So, 25.13% of total production

Thanks. I knew it was either 1 in 4 or 1 in 5. I had one for a few months many years ago. Triple black coupe. Nice cars!

[Memphis SS]

Originally Posted by RollaMo

There were more 1996 Collector Edition Corvettes built that year than any other model.
The Collector Edition could had with either the LT1 or LT4 engine.

As I stated above, all 1996 Corvettes with a manual transmission got the LT4 engine.
All automatic transmissions got the LT1.


Although the LT4 accounted for fewer of them than the LT1, they were not that rare.
And the only difference between a regular LT4 Corvette and a "Collector Edition" was the Silver paint.

I have a 1996 LT4 Corvette.

The Grand Sport is a little more rare, as they only built 1,000 of them.
And they got their own special VIN, which has over the years helped greatly in keeping some of their value.




The only real "special" LT4 that year was the Grand Sport.
They ALL had the LT4, and they only built 1,000 of them.

And yes, the 1997 Camaro's with the LT4 are quite a bit more rare.
They only built 108 of them (100 for the US and 8 for Canada)

I have a 1996 LT4 Corvette.

Agreed I was just stating when he said special edition he might be referring to the Collectors Edition

By the way nice looking C4

I owned a 1996 C4 Corvette as well. I use to show it. Few pictures below

[Laststandard]

Wet sump has a really big oil pan...

The crank snout on the dry sump version is longer.

[Chevmaro]

Originally Posted by Marty McFlew

Do you have anyone on the inside who can leak some future product info?

[Deputy Dog]

The new LT1s seemed to be nice performance engines stock, but how many miles can we expect to get out of them?

[Navigator]

Chevy is incapable of naming anything other than some variant of "LT" or "LS"

[SSDan]

Originally Posted by Navigator

Chevy is incapable of naming anything other than some variant of "LT" or "LS"

Now - Now! You are forgetting all the Z's!