I remember their was a long thread created a while ago that covered this but I can't find it. If anyone can do a search and find it please let me know.

Until then, what are your opinions? In the last thread the year 95 won but I can't remember why.

 

Didn't 95 get the vented opti? I personally think the 97 would of won. Better dash design, better looking tail lights, 30th aniv. edition.

 

Yes.

I just noticed I posted this in the wrong form too. Could a mod maybe move this to the LT1 form please?

 

People are going to argue this until they are blue in the face...

Most will say 199X, because that happens to be the year they own.

I have owned both a 93 & 95 Z28.
From personal experience I can say the 93's have always seemed like strong cars to me, but not strong enough that they will smoke all other LT1s... I think it realy comes down to the driver and the car. As far as 96 + 97 Most disagree with them becuase they are OBD II, and harder to manage computer wise.

As far as what year is best I would say 95.
The reasons for this are:
Still OBD I
Has a Vented Opti
Flashable PCM (93 needs chips replaced.. this sucks for wheel/tire swaps, gear swaps fixing Speedo: you need to replace speedo gears in trans tail housing, etc...)
T-Tops aren't as rare as 93
6 speeds aren't as rare as 93
Leather is an option (Camaro)
Convertible is an option
3.42 for 6 speeds (93 6 speeds had 3.23)
95 had hardened push rods
95 had 24lb/hr injectors, 93 had 22 lb/hr
Front brake rotors on 93 LT1 are smaller than 94+ if I remeber right...
95 had the LT1 intake used from 94 ~ 97... Although it doesn't flow any different that I know of, it does make it easier for getting a spare for porting purposes, or if you plan to convert to a LT4 setup, etc...

I'm sure I have left of a few reasons, but those are why my vote goes for 95...

 

I'd say a 95 was probably the best as it had vented opti with obd1, Although 97's were nice due to the new dash !

 

Also the '95 might have been voted #1 b/c they can be had for a cheaper price than the '97's Although I do like the '97 dash better.

 

95 (vented opti, obd1) or 97 (better interior, SS model available).

How come nobody ever asks what the worst year is?

I would have to say 93 or 94.

The 93 needs a chip burned for tuning, but then again it doesn't have a maf sensor. And both have unvented optis...

 

I own a 95, couldnt be more happy. But I do like the 97+ models because of the interior. I'd like to convert mine

 

I've thought about upgrading my Z to LS1 console, tail lights and such. After thinking about it for awhile I just decided, I have a 94Z Conv. and in 20 years I want it to look like a 94Z Conv.. Not some hybrid. Same reason for keeping the stock hood and spoiler.

 

i had a 95 it seemed alot stronger, i think i had a factory freak! now i have 97 and yes the interior and dash are alot better!

 

I honestly don't care for the 97 dash. I really don't think either the the "old" or "new" dash is anything to write home about to tell you the truth. I think they could have come up with something better. That's not an issue of better or not though, it has nothing more to do than preference.

I think the best Lt1's are 95 and up...they(95-97) all have their "things" that may be slightly better than the other... so it evens it out!

I suggest getting a shovel and burying this dead horse already.

 

In 20 years these cars may be the muscle cars, lol.

Then you'll see people paying top dollar for original equipment, or others with custom dashes made up mostly of autometer gauges.

The most valuable LT1 of the future would most likely be a 96 SS, since they're the most rare.

 

No way man, everyone is going to want my sweet 94!
I would have to say 95 too, mainly because of the vented opti and its still OBDI.

 

I like my 97 because it's the last year for the LT1 front end and the first year for the new dash and tail lights.

 

'95