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What did crossfire injection do to a corvette?

What did crossfire injection do to a corvette?

By 1984, Crossfire injection topped the Corvette’s engine horsepower at 205, a 10-hp increase. Also, the fuel injection was able to reduce the car’s emissions. Despite the Crossfire injection’s results, GM always felt it was capable of more than that.

What kind of fuel injection does a corvette use?

For 1985, Chevrolet replaced the Cross-Fire system with a new Tuned-Port Injection (TPI), a fancy way of saying port type fuel injection, on the Corvette’s 5.7 liter V8 thus changing the RPO code to L98.

How many horsepower does a C4 Corvette have?

In 1981 the 350-cubic-inch motor only made 190 horsepower, fueled by a computer-augmented Quadrajet carburetor. The hot, new C4 was already in the works, and with its sleeker hood-line, the carburetor and its big round air cleaner were not going to fit.

How many miles does a cross fire corvette get?

There are even several members with more than a quarter-million miles racked up on 1982 or 1984 (there are no 1983 Corvettes) Cross-Fire equipped Corvettes. Corvette Forum member toobroketoretire says “I have owned an ’82 for 23 years, and now have 275,000 miles on it.

By 1984, Crossfire injection topped the Corvette’s engine horsepower at 205, a 10-hp increase. Also, the fuel injection was able to reduce the car’s emissions. Despite the Crossfire injection’s results, GM always felt it was capable of more than that.

For 1985, Chevrolet replaced the Cross-Fire system with a new Tuned-Port Injection (TPI), a fancy way of saying port type fuel injection, on the Corvette’s 5.7 liter V8 thus changing the RPO code to L98.

There are even several members with more than a quarter-million miles racked up on 1982 or 1984 (there are no 1983 Corvettes) Cross-Fire equipped Corvettes. Corvette Forum member toobroketoretire says “I have owned an ’82 for 23 years, and now have 275,000 miles on it.

What kind of engine does a Chevy Corvette have?

While the frame was new and positioned the engine low and rearward, the suspension was made up of modified parts from Chevy’s super-dowdy sedan and never worked right. The engine was the old Blue Flame six with mechanical lifters and a compression ratio boost to 8.0:1 to produce a modest 150 hp.

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