dwright said: Congrats on the new purchase. You will love the CE. Several members here have one.
I have owned my '82 for 10 years now (time flies when you're having fun).
The odometer turned 45K last summer. Of course it turned 100K a few years before that.
Some owners have problems with the throttle bodies and a "searching idle", but when they are balanced correctly, it idles very smooth and the response is instantaneous.
I have a stock fuel pump and it runs fine. It's not a race car; it's a luxury sports car that is 30+ years old.
You may want to check those tires. If they are more than 10 years old, there may be some serious cracks.
Last summer traveling on I70 between Moab and Las Vegas, the Garmin registered 115 mph and the speedo is still operating fine.
You will probably want to change all the fluids, belts and hoses just for peace of mind.
Good luck with it and we'll see you in BG. Hopefully, we'll have pizza Friday night in Cave City.
Dwight,
You hear a lot of bad things about the '82 and the Cross Fire Injection, but as some one said, "Nothing was fast in 1982" and to the point did you know: "The 1982 Corvette went 0-60 mph in about 8.1 seconds and performed the 1/4 mile in 15.9 seconds at 86 mph. This 1/4 mile time made it the fastest production American car for 1982."? You just had to be there back then to hear the raves I guess
I found a great article about the '82 CE and I recommend all '82 owners or anyone considering getting a '82 CE read it. I did and I feel so much better about my purchase. I don't have it yet as the title has to come from CA but after reading the article I can hardly wait to get my hands on it, wax it, drive it and get that first double take, Thumbs up or question....."What year is it?"
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