1984 Corvette -

[EPA2]

Chevrolet had a success run with the Corvette since its introduction in 1953. Chevrolet changed things with the introduction in March of 1983 of a new 4th generation Corvette which began a new strategy of taking on the European sports cars - a strategy we still see successfully put in practice with the current line of mega fast Corvettes. Here's an article about where it all started...




1984 Corvette - the Reborn Corvette

http://www.oldcarmemories.com/content/view/40/113/




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[F14CRAZY]

Never, Before!

[tom3]

That 84 was a real radical improvement for GM. Pretty exotic stuff in that car at the time and a good looking car to boot.

[LeSabre]

Though unfortunately the C5 & C6 have the same basic exterior design formula.
This was a bad move/decision. One gen. of Corvette should not even basically look like another.
This adoption of slow evolution like Porsche has done w/the 911 is a very bad idea for the Corvette.

I am hoping for the C7 to look nothing like any other generation of Corvette & something beyond the Continental/Stingray Corvette concept(Sideswipe in the 2nd TransFormers movie)!!

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[tom3]

Originally Posted by LeSabre

Though unfortunately the C5 & C6 have the same basic exterior design formula.
This was a bad move/decision. One gen. of Corvette should not even basically look like another.
This adoption of slow evolution like Porsche has done w/the 911 is a very bad idea for the Corvette.

I am hoping for the C7 to look nothing like any other generation of Corvette & something beyond the Continental/Stingray Corvette concept(Sideswipe in the 2nd TransFormers movie)!!

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Certainly agree with that! The current Vette is not a very good looking sports car by any measure, by my measure anyway. But I wonder if GM now has the resources to do a redesign for the low volume car?

[prowlerjc]

I think the C6 is the best looking 'vette ever. Wasn't much of a fan of the C5.

Regarding the C4, the 1984 model, while revolutionary, was a peice of crud from the standpoint of quality control. And the Crossfire Injection was...horrid to be nice. The 85 with TPI was leaps and bounds better. The 86 with ABS was better still.

[LeSabre]

Originally Posted by tom3

Certainly agree with that! The current Vette is not a very good looking sports car by any measure, by my measure anyway. But I wonder if GM now has the resources to do a redesign for the low volume car?

Thank you Tom3!




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[2002 Caddy]

Originally Posted by prowlerjc

I think the C6 is the best looking 'vette ever. Wasn't much of a fan of the C5.

Regarding the C4, the 1984 model, while revolutionary, was a piece of crud from the standpoint of quality control. And the Crossfire Injection was...horrid to be nice.

Ah, the voice of reason... All I can add that fair price for a "running" 1984 CrossFire Vette is around $3,000..I've seen them for as low as $2000... You will have to look hard to find a cheaper running Vette in any year. The 84 Vette will never find its way into any museum or collection... it was the lost year... a "turd"

[EPA2]

Originally Posted by LeSabre

Though unfortunately the C5 & C6 have the same basic exterior design formula.
This was a bad move/decision. One gen. of Corvette should not even basically look like another.
This adoption of slow evolution like Porsche has done w/the 911 is a very bad idea for the Corvette.

I am hoping for the C7 to look nothing like any other generation of Corvette & something beyond the Continental/Stingray Corvette concept(Sideswipe in the 2nd TransFormers movie)!!

!!!!

I agree! With the success of the new Camaro, a semi-retro '63-'67 Corvette C7 would be a big hit in my opinion.

You are right the current style is a evolution rather than a revolution.


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[EPA2]

Originally Posted by 2002 Caddy

Ah, the voice of reason... All I can add that fair price for a "running" 1984 CrossFire Vette is around $3,000..I've seen them for as low as $2000... You will have to look hard to find a cheaper running Vette in any year. The 84 Vette will never find its way into any museum or collection... it was the lost year... a "turd"

Cross-fire is very reliable system, it required a lot less maintenance than the 4 bbl carb it replaced. Its main problem was the low CFM flow through the intake manifold, once this problem is solved it's actually quite a good performer. With that being said the 1984 Corvette was the fastest production American car made back in 1983 and 1984. You have to put this into context, for this reason these cars will increase in value as the years progress.

Usually a nice conditioned '84 Cross-fire Vette in my area is $10,000+. This is an example of a nice low mileage 1984 for sale for $12,990:

http://www.corvettetraderonline.com/...ale/l1453.html


And 1982 Collector Edition Corvettes with the same L83 Cross-fire motor are going for close to $20,000 for mint conditioned examples:

http://www.vettefinders.com/index.cf...e-for-sale.htm

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[MCGARRETT]

The 84 Vette will never find its way into any museum or collection... it was the lost year... a "turd"

Except of course for the ones at the Corvette Museum and all the other Corvette collections.

[prowlerjc]

Originally Posted by EPA2

Cross-fire is very reliable system, it required a lot less maintenance than the 4 bbl carb it replaced.

Then why were so many Crossfires yoinked and replaced with four barrels? That was really common back in the eighties.

[2002 Caddy]

Originally Posted by EPA2

Cross-fire is very reliable system, it required a lot less maintenance than the 4 bbl carb it replaced. Its main problem was the low CFM flow through the intake manifold, once this problem is solved it's actually quite a good performer. With that being said the 1984 Corvette was the fastest production American car made back in 1983 and 1984. You have to put this into context, for this reason these cars will increase in value as the years progress.

Usually a nice conditioned '84 Cross-fire Vette in my area is $10,000+. This is an example of a nice low mileage 1984 for sale for $12,990:

http://www.corvettetraderonline.com/...ale/l1453.html


And 1982 Collector Edition Corvettes with the same L83 Cross-fire motor are going for close to $20,000 for mint conditioned examples:

http://www.vettefinders.com/index.cf...e-for-sale.htm

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Take a look on just about ANY Craigs list for 1984 Cross Fire Vettes... They are a dime a dozen... If you paid $10,000 that about $7000 too much... Even Car Craft ran an article about how cheap these cars can be got for... It was there number one pick for "Cool cheap ride"

Well that took all of 30 seconds worth of searching...

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...380936465.html

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/1359211355.html

[EPA2]

Originally Posted by 2002 Caddy

Take a look on just about ANY Craigs list for 1984 Cross Fire Vettes... They are a dime a dozen... If you paid $10,000 that about $7000 too much... Even Car Craft ran an article about how cheap these cars can be got for... It was there number one pick for "Cool cheap ride"

Well that took all of 30 seconds worth of searching...

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...380936465.html

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/1359211355.html

Notice how I said "nice conditioned". The first car has a late C4 front clip on it so it's a molested car. The second ad says it needs paint. Both of these cars I would not even look at if I was in the market for a used "nice conditioned" 1984 Corvette. If you want a nice conditioned (not ragged out) 1984 Corvette you will have to pay over $10,000 for it.

[EPA2]

Originally Posted by prowlerjc

Then why were so many Crossfires yoinked and replaced with four barrels? That was really common back in the eighties.

When cross-fire owners yanked off the system it was because they could get more horsepower from a 4 bbl carb since they could swap out the restrictive (cross-fire) intake manifold with a free-flow 4 bbl intake. I currently own a cross-fire Trans Am which has been in my family since new (it's 27 years old). Never had to touch or adjust the TBI system, it runs just as good as new.

Below is a video of my cross-fire T/A:

You Tube

All the quadrajet 4 bbl equipped GM cars I have owned in the past I have had to have the quadrajets rebuilt or adjusted on a regular basis.

The main problem with cross-fire was the restrictive intake manifold as I mentioned before. The TPI system that replaced the Cross-fire system was far superior since it was a more free flow system and a rail type fuel injection system with individual fuel injectors per cylinder verses a trottle body fuel injection system which works similar to a carb.