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Welp, this arrived on Thursday as I got home from work. Its Asshansons old 2006 Corvette. Previous owner ended up dropping a valve and locking the motor after he only put around 3k miles on it over the last 3 years. I made the journey down to Iowa to look at it 2 weeks ago and debated what to do... After some heavy thinking and some negotiating, it's in the garage.

I will start to tear into after our wedding takes place mid July. Overall condition of the car when I looked at it a couple weeks back was rough. Once it was delivered I gave it a bath and an interior polish. It looks in much better shape than I though it would be. Still needs a good exterior detail, but that will come once the engine gets addressed.

Still has all the same mods Andrew left on it when he sold it, no changes. Once the engine comes out and I figure out what can be salvaged ill decide on what to do engine-wise. Thinking built shortblock with a mild cam for around 500whp.

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Very nice!!

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Nice! Congrats! I'm sure it feels good to have a fun car again, regardless of its current condition. :)

When does the bowtie tattoo get installed?

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Sweet! Can't wait to see the progress.

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Woot! Can't wait to see this beast back on the road!

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little elbow grease goes a long way.. :) in many ways
grats!!!

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You are gonna get rid of the supercharger?

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I still think you are nuts, but I am excited to see what you do to this beast.

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Haha thanks dudes, it is exciting to have something fun again. Supercharger will stay, stay tuned for updates!

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Awesome! Glad to see this car back in the family of sorts! How many miles are on the chassis?

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Badass!

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Sweet!

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Congrats, nice purchase!

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GMstyle! I think right around 57k, battery is dead so I have to charge that up tomorrow to double check it.

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Awesome to see, in for updates!

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Excited to see what you decide for the motor, a milder cam actually designed for a supercharger application instead of the stupid big one in there now haha.

It will definitely be over 500whp. Oh, and it's already setup for E85, run all of the boost!

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Thats what I told him! He keeps saying, eh. I dunno. I'm like well if it can make over 500whp easily and comfortably, why limit it at 500whp haha.

Honestly, I think you should get slicks and put a chute on it while your at it.

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Andrew put this in the SB

http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/...rivetrain.html

Incase it gets closed down for some reason:

2006 Corvette 3LT Black/Black/Black
44.5k Miles on the car
1200 miles on new engine, clutch/flywheel, transmission, and torque tube (just broken in)

Performance
- 427 forged stroked LS3 shortblock (Eagle rods/crank, Mahle pistons, details and receipts available), 11.5:1 cr
- FAST 102 intake
- LS3 heads
- PatrickG Custom grind cam (239/247, .610/.632, 114+2)
- Comp chrome moly 7.425 pushrods
- TEA dual valvesprings w/ ti retainers
- LS7 lifters
- SLP underdrive pulley
- Monster Stage 4 Clutch w/ Lightweight Billet Flywheel and Remote Bleeder
- Built T56 (Doug Rippie Motorsports, details and receipts available)
- Rebuilt torque tube
- Z06 engine oil cooler
- Dewitts heavy duty radiator
- OBX 1 3/4" stainless Headers/Midpipes
- Corsa Sport axleback
- K&N CAI
- Tuned by Carl @ CJ Tunes
- Z06 fuel pump assembly
- 57LB FAST injectors
- Planned to tune for E85, hence the fuel pump upgrade - haven't yet (weather's just getting warm here), but will soon unless buyer prefers otherwise
- Stainless brake lines (Doug Rippie Motorsports)
- Extra set of Hawk pads

Exterior
- IForged TE10 18x9.5, 19x11 wheels
- Nitto Invo 275 front, 305 rear
- 30% tint
- RPI Designs Taillight and Sidemarker blackout kit (can remove if buyer prefers)
- Extra set of 4 C5Z rear wheels w/ Pirelli slicks
- Lowering bolts installed front and rear, lowered a bit
- Transparent roof

Interior
- 3LT (dual zone climate, seat warmers, etc)
- HUD

It was built to be a rock solid daily driver and track day car. The new engine and drivetrain is just broken in, running fantastic. I will have exact dyno numbers soon (very soon if there's interest), but it should be a good bit over 500rwhp and around 500rwtq. I put a lot of time and money into the car, especially this past winter, and was looking forward to enjoying it, but the wife is looking at a career change, and this would facilitate her taking time off to study for a while.

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2500 horsepower, then hit up the guys from street outlawz and have them come up for racing
awesome dude

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I'd say do whatever you want to. 500hp is plenty to have fun with, and it'd probably give some nice peace of mind knowing that your not pushing the envelope with the setup which is a nice feeling.

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http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-conte...e-Z06-VTEC.jpg

Think about the mpg's you'd get when not driving the puppy haulin mobile.

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^LMAO.

I'll be surprised if you did the same motor on E85 and not be close to 450-470rwhp.

You will love it either way you go.

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Also make sure to get a racing suit and bring it to the track but never race it :rollinglaugh:

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Any idea how bad the engine is? It would be awesome if new pistons/heads and a rebuild would be all it needed! Nice pickup Peter, good luck with it!

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I can definitely be that one guy that talks a bunch of shit before the race, even though I don't own a car that would even catch the Vette's tail lights!

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Those LS's are badass. I have an older coworker with a cam and longtubes 2003 5.7 and it makes about 430whp at Doug Rippies. I've driven it, fun car with no headaches.

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A local 335i just hit 100k miles and is about to shoot for 700whp, it might enough.

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The previous owner had it at a Chevy dealer to get diagnosed before I went to look at it. They took both valve covers off, drivers side a valve dropped and they said the motor doesnt budge by hand. They also said the block is cracked but im not sure if thats true.

Will know more once I start dissecting in a few weeks. Would be nice if the block was okay! But im betting on a new shortblock and at least one new head.

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Do it cheap, used 4.8 for $200. :D

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Just saw this! I am glad somebody bought, I was thinking about it myself, congrats dude.

With that being said, any updates!?!

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Update!

Started to work on this beast after some long delays. Had some major issues getting the title transferred to me, but its finally in my name as of last month. Phew!

I told myself I wouldn't touch it anyway after I got married last July, until at least Nov, well the title thing kept me from touching it just for peace of mind. I had plenty of other projects on the table too, bathroom renovation was a big one that im almost done with.

With spring on the horizon now that its warming up, I decided its time to dig in.

Motor should be out int he next week or two. Started removing stuff yesterday, draining fluids, got the supercharger, alternator, radiator fan, belt, and wiring out so far.

I will post more updates as I have them.

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Nice, definitely interested in this one.

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Awww yeah, soon enough it'll be running and you'll have the roof off and drving with the wind blowing thru your... head.

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:lol:

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Arm and ear hair will be whipping for sure! hahah

Kracka can you rename my thread just "Project Corvette"? Thanks!

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Nice!
Project wind in ma arm/neck/ear hairs!!

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I can't wait to see this run

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YAY! excited to see this guy back on the road!

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Small update. Engine is ready to come out this week.

Removed the steering rack, PS, and other stuff, headers are loose but I need an 02 wrench, socket doesnt fit in that area.

Some carnage pics while engine is still together, eager to see more once the heads are removed.

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Crunchies
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In the words of GoatBlower, "put some 88's on it!"

Big Bang Theory
http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/...g-bang-theory/

Junk yard core. They thought it was a 5.3L truck block, but it was the 4.8L. Only mod was opening up the top ring gap, off the shelf Comp cam, parts upgrades and some work on the heads.
900hp @ 15psi
1203hp @ 26.8psi

Engine survived 60+ dyno runs at over 1000hp and stayed together with no issues.

Or you could put a big boost 4G64 in it, just saying,.....