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mount airy, MD - USA
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Vette(s): 1981 Charcoal Met., Silver Interior, Gymkhana Suspension, 27K original miles. It's my daily driver.
Started looking around under the air cleaner and cleaning up after the leaves fell this fall and noticed on my 81 it looks as though it has an aluminum manifold on it. Either that or it's just painted silver. Did any or all come with aluminum intakes or painted silver? I know my other 81 didn't look like this one. car has 27K original miles. Thanks, Tom
1981 Corvette, 26K original miles, charcoal gray, gymkhana suspension, AM/FM/8 track.
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
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It should be 'luminuminum. They used the L82 intake on all Corvette engines for '80-'81. 
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight"
#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
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Well...sorta. It's basically the same, with some minor calibration changes...cam, intake, exhaust, etc. It also has the ECM controlling the timing and idle fuel mixture. The actual engine hardware is pretty much the same as an L48, but there's enough difference to warrant the nomenclature change. Adams' Apple 2008-12-18 11:13:55
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Vette(s): 1980 Frame Off Restore, Gun Metal Grey with Dark Red interior. 350 four bolt with forged pistons, Crane Cam, 1990 Tuned Port Injection System, Headman Elite Headers. Fairbanks Automatics, Detroit Locker Rear, High Performance Suspension.
My 80 came with the origanal California 305 and it had a steel intake. Oviously at 180 HP it all had to go.
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Vette(s): 1978,two tone,Metalic Rootbeer & gold
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The L81 has an aluminum manifold, painted silver from the factory (
looks terrible).
looks terrible).Jimmy B.
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