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sold - Lingenfelter Twin Turbo C5 race car - $15.5K - California
SOLD to a happy buyer locally
Twin Turbo Lingenfelter 650hp Stage II C5 race car
15,067 miles
Clean carfax
No accidents
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Was $17.5k, NOW $15.5k firm
Price reduced by $2k to find a buyer who will treat it right and not waste my time.
$15.5k first come
Bring trailer
Want to sell to someone who will appreciate it
In case it's not clear, this car runs and runs well but it hasn't been raced since 2015. Shows no signs of needing anything. Little nicks and dings here and there from but for the price,
Last edited by karellan; 07-12-2017 at 02:26 PM.
Reason: sold
Forged pistons, rods, roller cam, ported heads from LPE
No details on transmission except for Tick performance quick bleed
Air/fuel gauge on dash
MSD 2-step ignition
Penske racing shocks fully adjustable
Baer brakes
Poly bushings
Cobra Monaco racing seats
Hoosier drag radials in back
Full NASA ST2 roll cage
Race fuel cell
5 point harness
Quick release steering wheel
Was certified in the past but nothing current
~2600 lbs race weight Lexan front windshield
Was 573hp to the wheels on 91 octane at mild 5-7lbs boost for previous owner on current tune
Original registration was in Decatur, Indiana "hmmm...."
The story I have is this is one of the original twin turbo c5 builds Lingenfelter did and it was his daughters car. Obviously I’m trying to verify that, just consider amusing with Decatur, IN registration at this point and part of the lore that I’ve been told). She sold it to a guy in Carson City, Nevada who used it for racing and installed the full race cage. Then another guy in Nevada who used it for mix of street ride and some hill climb races.
Shows no signs of drivetrain wear or needing any sort of rebuild
Well sorted and tough.
A previous owner talked with John Lingenfelter years back before he passed away about this kit some of you already know and love and John said it was capable of 700-750hp to the wheels if someone wanted to bump the power up
More misc:
Set to race or wild street/strip. Could be converted back if someone didn’t see value in the expensive $10k cage. At this price point, would be worth considering imo.
Was a mix of street car and did a few hill races in the past(Pikes Peak, Virginia City)
Was up to 213mph in the Pony Express Race by former owner
Had been sitting for around a year waiting to go to donor car slaughter house until I bought it
One of the early TT LPE stage II builds (could have forged crank, don’t know)
Borescope I had done shows the forged pistons
Can’t verify exact cam specs of course but idles like a gentleman until you get on it
What would be needed to make ‘normal street car’:
Front windshield if you wanted to get rid of the lexan - $600 (non-hud, with new moldings)
Black c5 interior carpet kit - $230 - OEM black c5 carpet kit for $180+50shipping (http://www.ebay.com/itm/97-04-C5-Cor...dYklQz&vxp=mtr)
Stock seats or other seats of your choice
Stock steering wheel
Included with sale:
Dashboard
All interior trim pieces
Windshield wipers
Full size stock c5 black doors with all the hardware etc
Not currently registered.
Still street legal.
Has a clean nevada title
Clearly not stock. If you want to remove the full ST2 roll cage that cost someone $XX,000 to install, you’re welcome to do that to get a cheap well sorted bulletproof street beast.
To someone asking if this is a true Lingenfelter twin turbo. Short answer: To the best of my knowledge it is but I priced it according to what if functionally is (very well sorted clean title twin turbo c5 with 15k miles) as I can't verify every detail
Long answer:
Q: Is it a true Lingenfelter twin turbo?
A: As far as I know it is but with these honest caveats which is also why the price is the low price. No paperwork from the last signed title owner in Nevada and we can’t get ahold of the guy who he bought it from in Carson City. My speedshop in LA American Heritage checked the race car out and gave it a thorough rundown. Borescope to check the pistons out in addition to looking over all the other specs without completely tearing down the entire engine and tranny. Looked good, runs good, matches all specs we can find on Lingenfelter TT650 build in addition to being sold to me as a Lingenfelter (although if I found out different I would be honest with the next owner)...
Original carfax shows car was registered in Decatur, IN. Gave Lingenfelter a call in Decatur, Indiana and their customer service guy doesn't have a record of doing this car (if it was truly one of the earliest kits Lingenfelter did in 2000-2002 when we was developing the kit , that could make sense that newbie customer service guy can’t find it imo).
//Note: I made this call before remembering that I had a car number from the underhood badge - will give them a call back with that new info.//
Annoying but is what it is... sending a fedex letter to Lingenfelter’s daughter at 21st century muscle cars to try to contact although when she had the car it had no cage, lexan, etc. so might be hard to verify unless she has old vin records or some secret etchings, etc on the body. I suppose she could at least remembering that she sold it and it went to a guy in nevada. If I get verification and paperwork, I’ll raise the price
I'm pricing the car according to what it visually and functionally is rather than the Lingenfelter name would carry as a pricetag premium due to the lack of paperwork. It runs like a beast and has low miles etc
More many more photos available for serious potential buyers. Don't want to bury this thread with them all though so I'll leave it at that.
Can setup appointments to view during business hours in LA area for serious buyers. My personal schedule is slammed going on more slammed though as a heads up.
04-08-2017, 04:02 PM
sold - Lingenfelter Twin Turbo C5 race car - $15.5K - California
