97 Camaro Anniv. Edition Dispute

NYSpeed Automotive
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My friend just bought a '97 Camaro 30th Anniv. Edition. Its the white with orange striped one.
Now he’s not a “car guy” so, I cant only argue with him for so long. He claims that the anniversary edition came with the Corvette LT1/LT4. Most times I would pass it off as no car guy trying to sound fast, but since its an anniv. edition I’m thinking it could be true.
So, pleeeease help me clear this up. The more technical the better.

Thanks :slight_smile:

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The commonly published quantity of SS with 30th Anniversary has previously been 979, but the actual number is now believed to be 957. Of these, 100 were built with the LT4, Corvette’s 1996 Grand Sport V8 engine.

http://www.camarosource.ca/php/camaro_info_db/index.php?year=1997

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I believe the LT4 engine was an option that was available in a few Anniversary model cars

LT4

The LT4 was a special high-performance version of the new-generation LT1. With the addition of a slightly more aggressive camshaft profile, 1.6:1 full roller bearing Aluminum rocker arms and better-flowing intake manifold (painted red) and cylinder heads, it was specified to produce 330 hp (243 kW) and 340 ft.lbf. (459 Nm) of torque (although these numbers were likely underrated in order to “protect” the upcoming LS1’s power rating). It was introduced in the 1996 model year, for the last year of the C4 Corvette, and came standard on all manual transmission (ZF 6-speed equipped) C4 Corvettes. The engine was passed down to special versions of the Camaro and Firebird the next model year.

The LT4 was available on the following vehicles:

* 1996 Chevrolet Corvette when equipped with 6-speed manual transmission (includes all Grand Sports) (Production: 6,359)
* 1997 Chevrolet Camaro SLP/LT4 SS 6-speed (Production: 100 for the U.S. and 6 for Canada)
* 1997 Pontiac Firebird SLP/LT4 Firehawk 6-speed (Production: 29)

All 135 production engines for the Firehawks and Camaro SS were completely disassembled, balanced, blueprinted and honed with stress plates. One in 5 engines was tested on a Superflow engine dyno and every car was tested on a chassis dyno in addition to performing a short 6 mile road test.

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is his name john? the guy who bought the car.

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thread was done by the second sentence of the second post

You both can move on with yr lives now

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thread was done by the second sentence of the second post

You both can move on with yr lives now

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i cant, i wanna know if this is my old car haha :eekdance:

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No, his name is not John. He bought it from out of state. Super clean.

You both can move on with yr lives now
Oh, ok thanks…prick :roll2:

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there were only 100 97 30th Aniiversary SS with teh LT4

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:thankyou:

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If the intake manifold is red (original) it’s the LT4 motor, very rare.

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OK, I thought maybe GM gave it a rare option thing since it was an anv. edition. His intake is a reg. LT1. Thanks guys…I didnt know what to do, I stopped going out, I stopped talking to people, I havent showered since this dispute began… but, thanks to the fellow member above, I realize I can get on with my life. :wink: