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1990-1993 Corvette Service Manual Supplement: RPO LT5 5.7L V8 DOHC
This manual provides information on the service procedures, adjustments, dissasembly and specifications for the 1990 - 1993 Chevrolet RPO LT5 5.7L V* (VIN J) Engine.
This is the factory manual published by General Motors; the same information the mechanics use in the dealership!
Table of Contents:
● On Vehicle Service
● Engine Mounts and Brackets
● Oil Level Indicator and Guide Tube
● Throttle Body Extension
● Throttle Body
● Plenum Assembly
● Oil Pan
● Engine Oil Cooler
● Oil Cooler Lines
● Cylinder Case Ventilation Hoses
● Cylinder Case Ventilation Cover
● Cylinder Case Ventilation Baffle
● Injector Housings
● Exhaust Manifolds
● Oil Filter Housing
● Secondary Timing Chain Tensioners
● Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal
● Engine Assembly Replacement
● Specifications
● Sealant Application
● Engine Specifications
● Fastener Tightening
● Special Tools
C3 Corvette: How to Build & Modify 1968-1982
The C3 Corvette's swooping fenders and unmistakable body style capture the imagination and make it an enduring classic. About a half-million Corvettes were sold between 1968 and 1982, and the unique combination of Shark style, handling, and V-8 performance is revered. Some early C3s, built between 1968 and 1974, are simply too rare and valuable to be modified, particularly the big-block cars. The later Corvettes, built from 1975 to 1982, came with low-compression engines that produced anemic performance. The vast majority of these Corvettes are affordable, plentiful, and the ideal platform for a high-performance build.
Corvette expert, high-performance shop owner, and builder Chris Petris shows how to transform a mundane C3 into an outstanding high-performance car. Stock Corvettes of this generation carry antiquated brakes, steering, suspension, and anemic V-8 engines with 165 to 220 hp. He covers the installation of top-quality aftermarket suspension components, LS crate engines, big brakes, frame upgrades, and improved driveline parts. The book also includes popular upgrades to every component group, including engine, transmission, differential, suspension, steering, chassis, electrical system, interior, tires, wheels, and more.
Whether you are mildly modifying your Corvette for greater comfort and driveability or substantially modifying it for vastly improved acceleration, braking, and handling, this book has insightful instruction to help you reach your goals. No other book provides as many popular how-to projects to comprehensively transform the C3 Corvette into a 21st-century sports car.
Chevrolet Corvette: The First Four Decades of Racing Success 1956-1996
This revised reprint of a classic title covers the history and development of the racing Corvettes, from the car's beginnings in the 1950s with just 250 horsepower, through the Corvette GTP of the 1980s, with over 1000 horsepower, and on to 1996, when 4th generation cars give way to the 5th generation.
Included are many interviews with the drivers who raced these exciting, weighty and always fast cars, including John Greenwood, Dick Gulstrand, Jerry Grant and 'Fast' Phil Curring, amongst others. The book is illustrated with many quality photographs, supplied by General Motors and well-known motoring photographers; it also contains detailed specifications of the production cars, and road test reports.
Corvette (Enthusiast Color Series)
With more than 50 years of advanced design and adrenaline-rushing power, the Corvette holds a special place in many car enthusiasts' hearts. This revised edition of Corvette Milestones includes the milestones of Corvettes from the first generation to the newest C6 generation, including all of the Corvette models and years that have stood above the rest. Each model is profiled with information why it is set against the rest of the Corvette models, specifications, and photos.
Corvette 50th Anniversary
Few automobiles of any stripe have mustered enough appeal to survive 50 years of production. But only one sports car has endured for half a century. America's pride, the Chevrolet Corvette, marked its golden anniversary for 2003, desirable as ever and packed with more heart- pounding performance than at any point in its storied past. And what a past! Come along for the ride as Corvette: 50th Anniversary brings to life the adventure of a 1950s dream machine that grew into a world leader in speed, style, and sophistication.
More than 1,000 photographs, many never before published, follow every generation of Corvette from the secret studios of the designers to the world's most challenging roads. Fast- paced text illuminates the people, trends, and technology that shaped America's most-desired car. And lavish color sections celebrate in detail top examples of every important Corvette model. There's no more captivating automotive saga.
Corvette, surprisingly, nearly died of slow sales at the tender age of three. But a landmark V-8 engine and superb new styling saved it, while racing success proved it the equal of any rival. By 1962, it had secured its place in Chevrolet's lineup and in America's heart.
With a brilliant new chassis and futuristic styling, the 1963 Sting Ray turned up the heat. Improved each year through 1967, the Sting Ray is considered by many the most desirable Corvette of all.
Born of the Sting Ray in 1968 and plagued by teething troubles, the shark-inspired generation faced hazards unknown to its predecessors. But it soldiered on through a remarkable 15 years of tightening regulations and frustrating gas shortages. Along the way, Corvette matured into a well-balanced speed machine. Unveiled as a 1984 model, the sleek fourth-generation Corvette proved another tough survivor, enduring 13 years of unprecedented competition. It hosted the return of the Corvette convertible and the birth of a whole new legend—the mighty "King of the Hill" ZR-1.
A small-block Chevy V-8, two-seat cabin, and luscious fiberglass body secured the fifth-generation Corvette's role in a proud 50-year tradition. But the 'Vette introduced in 1997 was in reality so fresh it contained more new components than the original 1953 model. Its advanced chassis design and world-class powertrain rocketed the legend into the 21st Century. Its ultimate expression was the fire-breathing, 405-horsepower Z06.
No car's history is more stimulating, and it's all right here, in Corvette: 50th Anniversary. Dive into the engines and the advertising, the road tests and the engineering behind the world's best high-performance value. Get the inside story in exclusive interviews with towering figures in the annals of not only Corvette, but of the auto industry: Harley Earl, William "Bill" Mitchell, Zora Arkus-Duntov, and Chuck Jordan, among others.
A half-century of thrills is coming boldly to life, and anyone who has ever admired a Corvette plays a part!
Corvette's complete story, from 1953 to today, comes alive in a fascinating ride through automotive history!
More than 1,000 photographs, insightful analysis, detailed specifications, and rare advertising art help tell the tale.
Come along for the ride as Corvette: 50th Anniversary bring to life the adventure of a 1950's dream machine that grew into a world leader of speed, style and sophistication.
Corvette American Legend Vol. 1: The Beginning
Experience the beginnings of America's only true sports car, the Cheverolet Corvette, told through photographs of the early planning and production stages in 1953.
Corvette Black Book 1953-2015
After engineers and designers left nothing untouched in the 2014 Corvette, the first model of the icon's seventh generation, the big news for 2015 is the rebirth of the Z06 model. Supercharged with horsepower north of 600 and, for the first time in a modern Z06, a removable roof panel, it is the most track-capable Corvette in history. The 2015 Corvette Black Book summarizes the Z06''s features, covers 2015's other new offerings, and wraps up 2014 production with interim changes and production counts for models, options and colors.
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Corvette from the Inside
Celebrations begin this year to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Chevrolet Corvette. There's no one more qualified than Dave McLellan to reflect upon the remarkable endurance of this legendary American icon. Dave McLellan belongs to a select group by having been the second of only three Corvette Chief Engineers to date. He is also the very first Corvette Chief Engineer to sit down and write his view of the incredible story of America's foremost sports car.In Corvette from the Inside Dave McLellan talks about his years at the center of Corvette Engineering, his take on Corvette history and many of the details that have made the Corvette a perennial favorite with millions of Americans. As McLellan describes the incredible highs and lows in the life of the Corvette, he also paints the bigger picture of the American auto industry's ability to rebuild itself whenever its survival is threatened.McLellan uses every tool at his disposal to tell his story, including original sketches and charts drawn by him exclusively for this book, scores of archival photos from GM, photos from his personal collection, and of course his own first-hand memories of 32 years at General Motors. Whether you're interested in the Corvette from an engineering perspective or simply a fan of the celebrated sports car, you'll want to own a copy of Dave McLellan's Corvette from the Inside.
Corvette Odyssey: The True Story of One Man’s Path to Roadster Redemption
It was a car fanatic's nightmare. While Terry Berkson was visiting his newborn son at the hospital, his '63 Corvette--a gift from his father--was stolen off the streets of Brooklyn.
Berkson didn't have theft insurance, and he couldn't get over the loss. Detectives wrote his car off. It's been chopped up for parts, they told him. He would never find it. His wife and his sister-in-law told him he was crazy. But he didn't give in--he posted reward notices and cruised neighborhoods where he thought a stolen Corvette might pop up.
In his incredible search, he was aided by an unlikely coterie of understanding officials, sympathetic car thieves, as well as repo men, bus drivers on the lookout for him, and desperate cases who wanted to help him in unexpected ways, like the woman who claimed she had seen the car, and who was wearing almost nothing when he showed up to talk with her. He plunged into the secretive and dangerous world of "chop shops," where cars are cut down to nothing and sold for untraceable parts. He lurked in the dim corners of New York's most secluded hiding places, like "King Kong's Cave" in the Bronx, where stolen cars are abandoned and set on fire. He learned how professional thieves plan and pull off grand theft auto, and he finally located his car--but what happens when he does is both terrifying and exhilarating.
An original blend of philosophy--why do we love our cars the way we do?--the nuts and bolts of crime, urban adventure, and the underbelly of America's car-crazed culture, Corvette Odyssey is sure to find its place on the shelves of auto fans and lovers of a fine tale well told.
Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide: 1963-84
Chilton's Repair & Tune-Up Guides are written with you, the do-it-yourselfer, in mind. Detailed step-by-step instructions fill the gap between the owner's manual in the glove compartment and the factory service manual used by professional mechanics. Specifications, line drawings, and photographs pertaining specifically to your vehicle, tune-ups, brake jobs, general maintenance and hundreds of other repairs routine. With today's high cost for automotive repair work, this guide is the most important tool you could own.
Corvette Repair & Tune-Up Guide: 1984-86
Chilton's Repair & Tune-Up Guides are written with you, the do-it-yourselfer, in mind. Detailed step-by-step instructions fill the gap between the owner's manual in the glove compartment and the factory service manual used by professional mechanics. Specifications, line drawings, and photographs pertaining specifically to your vehicle, tune-ups, brake jobs, general maintenance and hundreds of other repairs routine. With today's high cost for automotive repair work, this guide is the most important tool you could own.
Corvette Special Editions: Includes Pace Cars, L88s, Callaways, Z06s and More
When the first Corvette was introduced to the public through the traveling caravan known as Motorama, everyone knew there was something special about it. Each subsequent model continued to strengthen that position. But how do you upgrade America's favorite sports car? Make it a special edition!
Special edition Corvettes are the tip of the spear when it comes to the American auto manufacturers' special models. Luminous cars such as the 1967 L88 convertible, 1969 aluminum block ZL1, and 2015 Z06 #001 have all commanded a million dollars or more. Modern dealer-tuned cars from Lingenfelter, Callaway, and Hennessey have carried the tradition of making a great Corvette even better. Extremely low mileage on 1978 Pace Cars indicate that people have thought of these cars as investments for nearly 40 years.
Keith Cornett of Corvetteblogger.com compiles a murderer's row of special-edition Corvettes in this first-ever compilation on the subject. This book is an encyclopedia of information, as you will learn about some of the rarest Corvettes on the planet. It will serve as a guide if you're looking to add one of these special machines to your collection. Everything you've ever wanted to learn about collectible Corvettes is in Corvette Special Editions.
Corvette Sting Ray: Genesis of an American Icon
Peter Brock's book "Corvette Sting Ray: Genesis of an American Icon" reveals the elaborate and complicated history and secret origins of the legendary "split window" 1963 Corvette Sting Ray.
In 1957 Brock was one of the youngest designers ever hired by GM Styling. In 2017 Brock was inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame. He gives automotive enthusiasts his revealing insider's look into what it was like working directly under GM's famed executive team of Bill Mitchell, Harley Earl, Zora Arkus-Duntov and Ed Cole, who risked their careers by flaunting corporate mandate to create one of America's most iconic designs.
This profusely illustrated book, with previously unseen sketches and rare studio photographs, covers the unknown Italian influence that primed Mitchell's design, right on through the many changes in direction, goals and sometimes outrageous political machinations that resulted in various full-scale models, racing prototypes, and even Mitchell's personal race program before the production version was finally refined and brought to market in 1963. It's a story not just for Sting Ray owners but all serious students of automotive history.
With a foreword by Ed Welburn, GM's current Director of Global Design, this special book will be a valuable asset to any library as well as a great read. More than 180 quality images, some 20 of which are Brock's original sketches from '57 and '58 in the search for the Sting Ray design.
Corvette: A Piece of the Action
A revved-up, flat-out, nostalgic, evocative tribute to America's favorite sports car, an epochal book about an epoch-making American adventure. Covering every production Corvette from 1953 to 1985, as well as the racing, experimental and custom models, this is an enthusiast's book-written, photographed and produced by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Above all, it captures the Corvette spirit.
Corvette: American Legend: 1956 Racing Success
In this third installment of the series, Corvette authority Noland Adams covers the smallest details of Corvette's fourth production year. Archival photography shows the 1956 model rolling down the production line at GM's top-secret St. Louis assembly plant, turning heads on American street corners, and taking on all comers at racing venues.
Corvette: American Legend: 1957 Fuel Injection 283 V-8
In this fourth installment of the series, Corvette authority Noland Adams covers the smallest details of Corvette's fifth production year, which included the introduction of fuel-injected models. An exhaustive text follows the automobile from the design table to the production line to the showroom floor. Filled with archival photography, much of it never-before-published, and period advertisements.
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Corvette: Seven Generations of American High Performance
Through hundreds of rare and unpublished photos from GM's media and design archives, special gatefolds and in-depth analysis from noted Corvette historian Randy Leffingwell, Corvette: Seven Generations of American High Performance celebrates six-plus decades of America's sports car, covering the revolution and evolution of America's longest continuously produced nameplate, from Harley Earl's initial concept to the latest seventh-generation car, 2014 Corvette Stingray.
Officially licensed and created in cooperation with General Motors, Corvette: Seven Generations of American High Performance focuses on the Corvette's place in popular culture as well the its engineering and design success. This book offers something for everyone who has ever lusted after a 'Vette. From the inaugural 1953 Corvette to today's stunning Stingray, this book touches on all aspects of Chevrolet's iconic sports car: history, racing, period ads, posters, memorabilia, key designers such as Bill Mitchell, engineers such as the fabled Zora Arkus-Duntov, celebrity 'Vette fans, and more. No Corvette fan will want to miss out on this ultimate history of America's first and foremost sports car.
Fuelies: Fuel Injected Corvettes 1957-1965
Simply titled Fuelies, this book celebrates the eight years of production of the Corvette, the Corvette engines, and the fuel-injection units that transformed the car into a performance icon. The book also covers passenger car installations (Chevrolets from 1957 to 1959) and other fuel-injection oddities. This hardcover book fills a very special niche appealing to those who covet some of the most desirable Corvettes ever built. No other book on Corvettes is devoted exclusively to the impressive fuel-injection models. It is filled with original color photography commissioned specifically for this volume.
General Motors Corvette Repair Manual: 1963-82
Chilton's Repair & Tune-Up Guides are written with you, the do-it-yourselfer, in mind. Detailed step-by-step instructions fill the gap between the owner's manual in the glove compartment and the factory service manual used by professional mechanics. Specifications, line drawings, and photographs pertaining specifically to your vehicle, tune-ups, brake jobs, general maintenance and hundreds of other repairs routine. With today's high cost for automotive repair work, this guide is the most important tool you could own.
How to Restore Your C3 Corvette: 1968-1982
The Corvette is in a league of its own. As the all-American V-8 sports car, no other high-performance American car can match it for enthusiast interest, collectability, and in many cases, performance. GM has cranked out model after memorable model continuously from 1953 to present, with the only exception being 1983. During this time, the Corvette earned a fanatical following and iconic status. Over the course of 14-year production run of the third generation, more than a half-million Corvettes were built.
Many Corvettes have been driven aggressively during their lifetime while others have not been properly stored nor maintained. Whether it's hard use, neglect or just elapsed time, often these 30-years-old or older cars require a major restoration and not just simple repair. Through the pages of this book, you are expertly guided through each crucial stage of the restoration process from disassembly to inspection and parts selection to assembly. The hands-on restoration techniques for all major component groups are explained in exceptional detail for professional results, including suspension, engine, interior, body, paint, brakes, steering, electrical, and interior. Special coverage is devoted to restoring the birdcage frame and the fiberglass body. These restoration procedures are explained with extensive step-by-step captions and brilliant full-color photos so you confidently complete each step and ultimately the restoration of an entire car. In addition, the author addresses the real-world benefits and drawbacks of doing the work yourself. In addition, it will contain essential model information, VIN identification, powertrain and interior options and more. If you've been looking for the authoritative guide for restoring your 1968-1982 Stingray, then you've found it.
There has been and will be a strong and flourishing restoration industry for the third-generation Corvette. Whether you're an informed owner or skilled enthusiast, this book will provide an essential information source for those who want to restore this affordable Corvette model at home.
How to Restore Your Corvette 1963-1967
The Corvette is in a league of its own. With a fanatical following and legendary performance reputation, GM has continuously produced model after memorable model starting in 1953 and continuing today. As long as there is a car culture, the Corvette will continue to appeal to legions of enthusiasts. As such, these most of these cars will require a restoration during their lifetime, and that's where this book comes in. While some Corvette concourse restorations will be entrusted to professional restoration shops, many knowledgeable and skilled owners take pride in performing restoration work on their own.
The Corvette C2, or second generation Corvette, is among the most popular of all Corvettes ever built. This book offers an ample amount of step-by-step information in color and focus on real-world restoration techniques. In addition, it contains essential authenticity information and key considerations involved in the restoration process. This guide will cover all aspects of the restoration process, including engines and drivelines, bodywork, paint, interior and trim, suspension, brakes, chassis, and steering.
Author Chris Petris owns and runs Petris Enterprises, a respected Corvette restoration and parts supply business and has been a Bloomington Gold School Technical Instructor for 9 years. Corvette owners are a discriminating group and you are shown how to restore your car and retain the originality of the car within practical budgets. Whether you would like to try and tackle your own restoration, or simply want to know how the successful pros like Petris do it, this Restoration Series title has you covered.
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Legendary Corvettes: ‘Vettes Made Famous on Track and Screen
Chevrolet has never built an ordinary Corvette. Even the most mundane coupe draws a crowd everywhere it goes. But through victory at racetracks, exposure in film and television, or other notable achievements, a select few Corvettes have attained mythic status. Twenty of the most legendary Corvettes of all time --- from the first Corvette ever built for the 1953 model year to the late first generation Corvettes used in the classic television series Route 66 to the five Grand Sport racers built by Zora Arkus Duntov, the Godfather of the Corvette, to the fifth generation Corvette raced by the father and son team of Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. just before the elder Earnhardt's tragic death --- are featured in this book.
Steve Magnante’s 1001 Corvette Facts
Whether you're an avid fan of all Corvettes, a trivia buff who wants to stump your friends, or have a particular affinity for a certain era of Corvettes, this book is an informative and entertaining collection of facts from one of the industry's most beloved and respected sources.
Author Steve Magnante is well known for his encyclopedia-like knowledge of automotive facts. The details he regularly shares, both in the pages of national magazines and as a contributing host and tech expert at the popular Barrett-Jackson Auctions on television, are the kinds of details that car fanatics love to hear. Many feel that these facts are among the highlights of television auction coverage, much more interesting than other aspects of the coverage.
In this latest volume of the popular 1001 Facts series, Magnante turns his attention to the most popular American sports car ever built, the Chevrolet Corvette. During more than 60 years of production, the Corvette has changed immensely, from the original Motorama cars turned into production cars, to the beautiful and popular mid-year cars, to the rakish lines of the Sting Ray designs, through the revolution turned evolution of the C4 through C7 models. Magnante covers them all here, generation by generation. Corvette fans of any generation are sure to love this collection.