New2Vetteworld

HELP WANTED...

Need assistants who will willingly assist in spending copious amounts of hard earned money.

Task: Please identify hazards potentially buying attached vehicle.

References... Well, I have none. 46yo male, never owned a real toy. Wife wants a 911, I don't want the headache (and heartache) of paying Fritz an arm and my first born to fix it. ;-)

Looking for something a "little different"... Something happy on the track and the route to work.

Suggestions and comments most welcome..

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Chevrolet...&orup=27_15_51

I am not sure if the link will work directly. Please cut and paste otherwise.

raff

The car featured in the ad is an auto tranny. If you're intending to track the car, a manual trans might be a better fit.

Better deal--- later model with less mileage and cheaper though it's a convertible.
http://wwwb.autotrader.ca/a/Chevrole...PO&orup=1_15_3

Vetteman Jack

While it has Lingenfelter upgrades, that car still has 163K Kms on it. For $22K you should be able to find a much lower mileage car. That's what I would look for. You don't say what type of track you are talking about using the car for - autocross or 1/4 mile, but an automatic would work for both.

New2Vetteworld

Excellent catch on the transmission. Perhaps a track with no corners? ;-)

I was concerned about the engine. Have not been able to find any pictures of other Lingenfelter Vettes like this. Perhaps it is a bit of a Frankenstein?

New2Vetteworld

Yes, I should clarify the "track".

Wife and two adult sons want to take some performance driving instruction at Mosport. Doubt we would ever take it for laps. 1/4 mile action has some appeal for me though.

raff

You would need to get the paperwork describing exactly what was done, when it was done and by whom.

Like VJ mentioned --
you can find later models with lower mileage and then do whatever mods you prefer.

New2Vetteworld

Something like this perhaps?

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Chevrolet...&orup=10_15_19

raff

If it checks out fine -- an excellent choice
Good luck.

momo20

I thought all Lingenfelter cars had some sort of extra badging on the cars to signify that it was in fact a real Lingenfelter car..and the car has 101,664 miles on it...which is really not bad..but that intake is sure iteresting

PhysicsDude55

I'm not aware of Lingenfelters ever using the individual throttle bodies, and those individual throttlebodies are notoriously really hard to set up and tune correctly.

Also, the pic shows that it has a regular intake not hooked up? Something fishy about that.

The car does have a lot of really nice mods, and I mean a lot of good mods, but the car does seem to be a bit of a Frankenstein. Unless I saw some receipts, I don't think many or any of those mods were done by Lingenfelter.

zagger

You can always contact LPE directly. They have a record of almost every car they converted. The badging was only provided on cars that were modified at LPE facility. None of the satellite shops that installed their products included badging. The straight runner multi port manifold does not feed air through regular air intake and I'm surprised it's left behind. Very sloppy work not at all what you find from LPE. I would run from this car and find something closer to stock especially if it is to be driven regularly.

speedmaster64

Or, you could get a 2002 coupe, bone stock (no mods) from an original owner who never raced or abused the car, with around 50,000. - 70,000 miles for around $14,000 - $16,000 (which is what I did last fall), and then put a little money into some upgrades, and make the corvette uniquely your own...or leave it stock and enjoy the hell out of it for many years to come.

raff

Corvettes cost more up north --- Canadian Dollars.