Is a c4 corvette engine faster than a 1995 z28 camaro?

[portland5]

My friend knows someone who installed a c4 corvette engine in there 1995 z28 camaro, does this mean it has more horsepower and is faster than it was before?

[ZL1power69]

only major differences between the vette and f-body LT1 (someone correct me if im wrong) are the mains and the heads. The vette engine has 4 bolt mains while the f-body engine has 2 bolt mains. The heads on the vette engine are made of alluminum vs. the f-body's iron. The f-body got the different components to help keep the cost down. I believe the LT1 made more power in the vette because of a less restrictive exhaust system. Putting a vette engine in an f-body chassis eliminates that gain. the cam in the vette version may be different but im not sure. i don't think putting a vette LT1 into a LT1 f-body would make it faster, just maybe more durable with the 4 bolt mains and a tad lighter with the alluminum heads. Also remember that GM always lets the vette have top advertized HP honors when in reality, the f-body makes close to the same amount of power with the same engine.

[Morley]

Your biggest differences in the 2 vehicles are 1). weight, Corvette is lighter. 2) heads, alum. vs iron 3) the air inlet tube in the F body is restrictive (done on purpose to keep the F body slower than the Vette)

[poormillionaire2]

Correction, the LT1 heads for the f-bodies are also aluminum. Iron block, aluminum heads. I believe the heads for the LT1 Impalas were iron though.

And one of the biggest differences is the exhaust from the factory. The vette came with true-dual exhaust while the f-bodies came with a y-pipe setup.

[ZL1power69]

anyone know if the vette had a different cam than the f-body?

[philly rs]

yes the cam is different.... if im not going retarded.... but im close to sure they have a better cam than we got...

[ZL1power69]

thats what i thought.

[stieh2000]

Cam size, intake and exhaust aside, the Vette only made 25hp more than the Z28.

[philly rs]

damn was that it?

[ikeyballz]

sick. now all we gotta do is lose the back hatch, the windshield, and take off our two doors and we're almost as light as the corvette. who wants to go corvette killing ;D

[philly rs]

ooh ooh ohh me me me me...im down for that!!!

[stieh2000]

Me two, but It might take awile, I'm gonna take out my 3800 and put in a Twin Turbo Alky LS7 first.

[Savage Messiah]

Originally Posted by stieh2000

Me two, but It might take awile, I'm gonna take out my 3800 and put in a Twin Turbo Alky LS7 first.

give me say... 3 grand and I'll make my 3800 beat the crap out of them vettes

[philly rs]

just 3k huh??? i wanna know what the hell u gonna do to make your car smoke a vette with just 3k...hell because i wanna do it to so i can go viper hunting

[ZL1power69]

my uncle has a 94 rt/10 and its a blast to drive but seeing the look on a viper owner's face when you kick his ass with a car at 1/4 the cost.......priceless