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I take issue with some of this......
Posted by zeke (more from zeke) on Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:53:46
In Reply to: Depends on your goals for the car...., George, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:32:43
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IIRC, C&D listed the CS vehicles as being lighter than the CC's - the '93 Aero was about 60 lbs lighter than the '91 CC, IIRC. Also, the '93 sales brochure lists the CSE at 3190 lbs, whereas the '92 is 3203. So, I don't know where this "they gained 400 pounds" is coming from. I agree that the B234R is one of the best production engines, but I don't buy the "CC bodies are lighter" theory. I've done what you're contemplating - put a B234R engine in a clean '92. The engine in my present '94 was once in a '92, and before that, in a '98 CSE. This may sound absurd, but I can feel a difference in the engine response between the two bodies - the '94 feels lighter, faster, and more structurallly rigid. And I also take issue with the misconception that the suspension was designed by GM engineers. The suspension design of the 9000 has roots that go deeper than when GM decided it was a good investment. Besides, Joe Dille works for GM and I think he seems to know what he's talking about and designing. And GM builds the Z06 C5 'Vette - what's wrong with that suspension? Lastly, I really don't think the braking is underwhelming on a 9000 - in fact, with decent pads (I love Ferodo DS2500's) and good rubber, the brakes are more than sufficient, unless one is racing on a track. And it's been my experience that the later models' braking was better than the earlier ones. In fact, I prefer the brakes on a later model, non-TCS (ATE Mark IV) to the TCS (ATE Mark II), or any of the earlier versions with the accumulator arrangement......just my $.02.
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Posts in this Thread:
- thoughts on replacing my 92 9000T, Shaun
, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:50:36- Found a 97 Aero with salvage title, Shaun
, Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:08:36 - Stop blaming GM and go for the newer (better) models!, David Ingram, Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:08:49
- Re: thoughts on replacing my 92 9000T, Christophe, Wed, 17 Dec 2003 13:12:42
- Depends on your goals for the car...., George, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:32:43
- I take issue with some of this......, zeke, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:53:46 <-- Viewing This Message
- You can take issue with this...but;, George, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:40:00
- LOL!, AdamB
, Sun, 21 Dec 2003 12:45:26 - Re: You can take issue with this...but;, MTAERO
, Wed, 17 Dec 2003 22:57:32 - Let's be consistent, and fair......, zeke, Wed, 17 Dec 2003 03:31:07
- not fair...!, dim33, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 23:11:31
- In terms of profile/rear its a very tough replacement, Hatch_929KAT, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:29:13
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