If you have a 1996 Caprice or Roadmaster with the LT-1 with the F-41 Sport Suspension package, it's basically an undercover Impala SS. The difference between the L99 and the LT-1 is the Pistons in the L99 are smaller. The F-41 Sport Suspension had been a Caprice option since 1977. For the 1992 and 1993 model years there was the Caprice Classic LTZ, with the 5.7 V8, sport Suspension package, 15 inch black wall tires and a flat hood emblem. Caprices sales took off for the 1993 model year with the opening of the rear wheel wells. Police departments complained about the Caprice brakes in 1991 and the problem was that cops were not used to ABS.
Just an FYI, The headlights aren't the same, there is a black strip on the top of the Impala SS's very slight difference, also the tail lights are different they have black surround rings and black stripes Some other things to note, the chassis shares the HD components of the 9C1 Caprices and the Impala SS's has a thin/short lower body mounts, and suspension such as springs, sway bars, and shocks. The Impala SS had so many little changes they could easily been missed, like the rear axle being wider. I miss my 96 DCM Impala SS.
I had 94 ss impala and yes the tape on top of the ss is diff from caprice and yest thos sexy ass tail lights are way netter looking than the caprice cuz its longer with blocks with that sexy logo, and i had a all black on with 70k miles in 2019
You missed a few other differences, like suspension, ride height, gear ratio, pcm programming and there still a few other things... good video btw... I love these cars. I'm on number 7...
@Beardio I've got told I looked 2 young 2 be driving such a nice car then they didn't find anything in my car & still gave me a ticket for having my license plate on my dashboard instead of on the bumper
@@tristaintrevino5972 if you don't want to make holes on your bumper, you can put your license plate on back of sun visor on passenger side, just make sure you lower it when driving, so it can be seen ,state trooper told me that, when he gave verbal warning
Very informative for ones who like to argue those minor details. I have a 92 caprice skirt n love it more than my new cars i actually started a caprice/impala club here in Pittsburgh and eventually joined with INC NATION. Only 15 of us so far. Not many of em around here. It takes a different kind of person to really respect these cars not alot of people are interested in these my way
I honestly think that you could fit an S-10 pick-up in the trunk of one of these cars!!! To say that the trunk area was “large” in size would be a bit of an understatement, as they are ginormous, to say the least!!!
YOU CAN STILL FIND "ROUGH" CARS FOR WELL BELOW 5K (MORE CAPRICES THEN IMPALA'S). GOOD EXAMPLE'S ARE GOING FOR MUCH MORE. FINDING AN IMPALA THAT HAS BEEN BABIED IS NOT A HARD TASK, HOWEVER FINDING A CAPRICE, ROADMASTER, FLEETWOOD AND OR A WAGON THAT HAD BEEN LOVED AND CARED FOR, IS A LOT MORE TOUGH. THANKS FOR WATCHING.
Believe it or not i bought mine for $200. Sure i put alot of work in it and still have more to do but it still runs n drives with only 155,??? miles! Today im bypassing the vats system since i had to replace my lock cylinder and it went into anti theft mode.
i wanted to purchase a 1:18 scale version of the caprice for my collection, but judging by your video alone, the impala ss looks a hell of a lot better - and isn't too much different from the caprice anyway, so i might hunt down an ss somewhere. good vid.
I had a 1994 9C1 and the mirrors were in the same as a 1996 9C1 I had ...Did the local department change them? It had been a marked car and then the local Sheriff to it to Maco and painted for the detectives to drive unmarked.
So basically the impala is just heavier and more sporty 🤷♂️I’ve been saying this for months now , only sad part is that they didn’t have an optional for cloth seats which is really sorry , I like both but probably get an caprice and build it up
I has caprice 94 ltz and 96 impala cherry and both i slod befor good time & now i have impala 96 ss green jast like that 95 on the vid it is amazing cars i traying my best to keept it on good condation jast like factory . Nice reveiew bro
Like a Volkswagen they were colored all colors many more like you said black or bluish hey in 1936 and up looked still like Herbie love bug fenders rear engines headlights on fenders wheels like 60s and seventies but more primitive ones but no inner tubes like in today's bikes and cars but air valve connected to rim other regular cars valve attached to inner tubes old trucks too
There's a little difference they are like fraternal twin cars little difference like ornaments tail lights like white in middle but body are same shape engines gear boxes ujoints etc mostly vast look alikes couple of very little differences like a Volkswagen very very little difference split pice windows Jetson like tail lights but vast majority was identical to Herbie of hippie days
Just as an aside, before 1994 the Caprice had a base 5.0 liter with 170 hp which had been used for a long time. There was a 5.7 liter option but it was not the LT1, it was a 180 hp version but it had a heck of a lot of torque like you would expect.
GOOD POINT YEAH (5.0) 305 WERE LO3'S & (5.7) 350 WERE LO5'S. I HAVE AN LO5 IN MY 93 FLEETWOOD. THEY USED LO3'S AND 5'S IN ALOT OF GM CARS LIKE FULL SIZE TRUCKS, ROADMASTERS, B BODY WAGONS, AND AS MENTIONED CADILLAC FLEETWOOD AND FLEETWOOD BROUGHAMS (FULL SIZE) JUST TO NAME A FEW.
MY BOSS AT MY WORK HAD VERY RARE GM LT4 HEADS AND GAVE THEM TO ME. I BOUGHT THE LT4 INTAKE ONLINE & THEN FROM THERE BOUGHT A COMP CAM &.....YADA YADA YADA.
No I am not saying that. Did I make it sound like I did say that? Externally they are similar but internally (were it counts) they are very different. 60hp difference alone. Thanks for watching.
LT4 is Corvette only and was called the LT4 cause it was a 4 bolt main block. I did not know this until I started searching for a spare block and found pics of a LT4 bottom end with 4 bolt mains. Hard to come by and most people are asking about 1000$-3000$ for one.
forgot the lower suspension about impala,3.42 rear end gear gear VS 3.08 on caprice also 9c1 has all silicone green hoses that are good life,you never have to change them unless it get cut, impala must have WX3 on SPID sticker on inside of the trunk on the left side of the trunk since the vin number of caprice and impala are the same there is no indication on the VIN to differentiate the two
Not so on every car.ived driven police cars for many years.if the cars are well taken,cared of ..there won't be any major problems.im retired now& drive a 4.3 classic Chevy,well taken care all the time
I think the caprice is better looking.that is why the 9c1 is better it's stripped down lighter but has all the performance of the impala.disc in rear eat with out cruise control and power seats ect
If I’m correct Police mainly used the Caprice not really Impala I play Midnight Club LA a lot and I can tell the difference between the Caprice and Impala in the game including I own the LAPD one and CHP one
Yes that is correct the Caprice police package was called the 9C1. Not all of them where LT-1 powered though. The 9C1's were a completely different animal when it comes to suspension & cooling components.
Floor shifter and analog gauge cluster in 96 only. The interior door panels are the similar minus wood trim. The impalas Seats are completely different.
@@ryanscarobsessions4629 thanks for replying man that’s awesome lol I got a caprice I got a impala grill also and want the spoiler too I got the sickest 2 tone paint job concept coming soon too 🔥
The LT4 is what came in all manual Corvettes in 1996 and a 100 Camaro SS and Firebird Firehawk in 97. The short answer is stock Corvette LT1 vs stock LT4 for Corvette is 30 hp more and 10 more foot pounds of torque. The LT4 had a unique Intake, heads,and cam that could rev higher then a stock LT1 as well.
@@josepena5462 suspension, floor shifter, trim is blacked out, seats are leather. It might be other things i left out but the main thing is the suspension so the impala ss can hug corners more tighter.
@@josepena5462 the only thing as far as I know is nothing mechanically but the ECM programming is different between the two cars. For an example I had a stock ECM for my 94 Caprice and it had 108MPH governor where the stock ECM out of Impala didn't have that governor I could do 120+. I'm sure there was more differences than as far as programming but that's what I know for sure.
Bryan Rothe I caught a 94 SS from a Hamilton, Ohio police impound for $1400. It’s pretty solid. Needs front seats reupholstered, headliner, and another trunk lid spoiler. Other than that it looks solid. I have a spare 96 LT1 engine and 96 4l60e trans if it needs, should be here in Atlanta by this Wednesday. The only sad part is I get a salvage title. It’s ok I plan on keeping it passing it down to my 13yr old son. I can’t wait till it gets here.😁😜😁😜😁
Gas mileage,The impala. Which car is heavier, Probably The Caprice...... The Caprice was quicker because of the LT4 Heads, the Cam and the tune. Thanks for Watching 👀.
Correct as an option. The Caprice could have with an LT1 from 94-96 the standard engine was a L99 4.3 V8 on the Sedans, the Wagons came with the LT1 as standard.
RYAN'S OBSESSIONS it's normal for the first few videos but you won't care later and just upload the videos... that are really good by the way. I saw more Bugattis in Germany than impala's and I saw only one impala in real life and that was on my Miami vacation. That's my dream car and I want to import one from the states as my first car 🙏🙏🙏
@@iamzennon5196 nice... I just sold my 96 imp.. but I wanna get another one with less miles.my imp had over 200xxx and had a salvage title..... If u see anything out there let me know bro....
Basically you want to look under the trunk lid for the WX3 code for the impala. if WX3 is not present then it is a Caprice. Plus look on the B-pillar for 17 inch wheel info. Of course the 96 has a floor shifter and analog gauges. IMPALA IS A SEPERATE MODEL THEN THE CAPRICE EVEN THOUGH THEY SHARE THE SAME SHEET METAL. IT IS NOT LIKE THE CAR IS CALLED "CAPRICE IMPALA SS" LIKE IN THE 60'S WHERE YOU COULD HAVE A CHEVY CHEVELLE OR A CHEVELLE MALIBU SS BEFORE THE CHEVELLE AND THE MALIBU BECAME TWO DIFFERENT CARS.
@@ryanscarobsessions4629 I'm just curious because my trunk says Wx3 and seat belts. My sticker also says 17 inch wheels but when I got an oil change and the vin came up a caprice.
The fourth and fifth position in the VIN for 95 and 96 Vin is BL which is the same for the Impala and Caprice. So I guess the VIN by itself will not tell you. You have to add up the clues, the same Clues I told you about earlier. That is interesting I did not know that thank you for bringing it to my attention.
@@ryanscarobsessions4629 the only thing I have not matched is the sticker under the hood. Cant see it. No problem. I also didnt want to argue with the people at jiffy lube when told them it's an Impala. Didnt have time to explain. Lol
Yeah I was under the impression that even itself had a designator to tell the difference between a Caprice and Impala but that was just in 94 I just assumed that it continued to 95 and 96. Nice talking with you thanks for watching
Beardio “Your people” wtf....... You and this so called police that have no reason to pull people over have the same narrow mindset. People are all colors and we all as people do weird stuff. Get over yourself. No license...... sounds like a personal issue... get your ish together!!!
