1974 Corvette

I have owned a very Rare LS4 4 sp Close Ratio for over 15 years now. This car is very fast, very powerful, and can be very scary. This is not a kiddy car. Since I live at altitude "6000-9000 feet and up here in Colorado " the humidity has an extreme effect on power. Typically humidity here is 5-12 percent. The 454 Big block stuffed into a corvette is rare. It weighs more than the small block, but, what it lacks in the turns because of the added weight, it more than makes up for in the straights with its awesomely powerful big block. I have grown up racing dirt bikes, and riding street bikes to include turbos. I must say.. This is the only car I have ever owned or driven that makes me smile, and... Makes me nervous with apprehension. Not knowing if I will be grown up and mature and not put my foot into it.. or not? To put your foot down is to light a cannon for sure !! It is a rush. IT handles well in the turns and can scrub tires with the best of them. IT is a blast to drive. Just be careful as it is not an easy car to drive fast. You have to be in control of both power and torque. Rated at 270 and 395 may not seem like much.. But.. To have 395 pound feet of axle twisting torque at the rear wheels is a thrill like no other. The LS4 motor shares a lot of part with the small block 350. A lot of the Tune up parts. They are inexpensive and can be found most anywhere. LS4 454 motor is bullet proof. Car is electronic free and never causes any problems. Engine and car can be fixed with Kitchen tools if something does go wrong. That is one of the many beauties of these old Big Block Corvettes. The cost of admission is not cheap being that LS4 Corvettes are rare and expensive. But..Once in, you will not regret it. Low Maintenance fun for sure !! There is just something that attracts me to the simplicity of the Cars of 1975 and older... They were so simple back then.. The only things that have been a problem for me have been the clock.. IT has never kept time since I have owned the car. And.. I had a serious problem with the Motor wanting to lay down when the ambient temperature got over 70 degrees. After much tinkering, testing and jetting with the carb, problem was solved completely by adding an electric pusher fuel pump near the tank. IT now can get to over 100 degrees outside and it no longer will lay down. Obviously a Fuel vapor locking problem with these new fuels. Also.. I can get away with burning mid grade fuel and I only hear some slight knocking on only the hottest of summer days.. There were not many LS4's made. Only 1,200 or so. Of which only 150 were 4 sp CR's and 2 were WR's or wide ratios. Must have shipped those to Europe for Auto Bhann runs.. So.. Out of the 150 Standards, and the others were autos.. No telling how many are left... IT would be safe to assume,, Not many.. Rare to be sure.. If you have a line on one and it is a stick, you have found a rare bird for sure. Enjoy the ride.. !!!