[Z06] sold my 06 z today before it blows
09-21-2011, 05:17 PM
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sold my 06 z today before it blows
Sold my 06 z06 today with 32k total miles 1500 on the new motor.....to many motors letting go....talked to jermey formato in tampa...ls7 tunner...he said in the last 10 months 10 motor have let go....thats to much for me was gonna cam the car....but i got offered 40k for the car and figured it was better to get out of it.....anyone here that thinks these motors have no problems,,,well give me what ur smoking, it must be good stuff
09-21-2011, 05:21 PM
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Not worried. Got rid of my hollow-stem valves a long time ago.
I'll have the guides checked next month. Car is going in for some minor surgery again. Fast intake and possibly a different cam.
I'll have the guides checked next month. Car is going in for some minor surgery again. Fast intake and possibly a different cam.
09-21-2011, 05:25 PM
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Sold my 06 z06 today with 32k total miles 1500 on the new motor.....to many motors letting go....talked to jermey formato in tampa...ls7 tunner...he said in the last 10 months 10 motor have let go....thats to much for me was gonna cam the car....but i got offered 40k for the car and figured it was better to get out of it.....anyone here that thinks these motors have no problems,,,well give me what ur smoking, it must be good stuff
that there is definitely something going on with some of them.BTW, what are you going to get now Chad? Another Vette or something else?
Some things sooner than others.Hearts break, backs break, wills break, coffee breaks, datsda breaks.
Yep, you're right. Everything breaks.
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09-21-2011, 05:31 PM
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Yes this is true but I have had fast cars since I was 18...never dropped a valve on any of them....and these cars are dropping valves left and right....somthing is wrong....not saying somthing is wrong with all of them....but I'm not taking any chances when the motors on these car are 15k and I might have a good or bad one....thats my take
09-21-2011, 05:35 PM
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Yes this is true but I have had fast cars since I was 18...never dropped a valve on any of them....and these cars are dropping valves left and right....somthing is wrong....not saying somthing is wrong with all of them....but I'm not taking any chances when the motors on these car are 15k and I might have a good or bad one....thats my take
I intend to keep driving it like I always have. But I'm looking for the exit ramp too. Doing my due diligence now
09-21-2011, 05:44 PM
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quick you have deff done ur homework on this issue....sad wasn't easy to watch it go...loved the car....just scared to drive it....I thought this issue was bs to when first started seeing this happen....after it happend to me changed my tune on this issue....hope other ppl have better luck than I did
09-21-2011, 05:47 PM
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St. Jude Donor '12
I'm in it for the long haul. Before my b2b expiires I plan to buy extened and keep it until 5-6 years and then have a new one built.
The factory one will become a deco in my man cave (on a engine stand)....
The factory one will become a deco in my man cave (on a engine stand)....
09-21-2011, 05:50 PM
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I dunno to me there is no other car I could imagine driving for the money. I just pulled the heads and fixed the possible problem so I dont have to worry and while i was in there added some power.
Ta DAaa Im not worried! The car is amazing if the motor goes I'll just build save up my pennies and build a motor even more badass
Ta DAaa Im not worried! The car is amazing if the motor goes I'll just build save up my pennies and build a motor even more badass
09-21-2011, 05:57 PM
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No manufacturer builds a bullet proof engine and if you check warranty history they are all replacing an engine or two and that includes the luxury manufacturers. The forum likely represents the top couple of percent of Corvette owners who are most vocal etc. If you also take a look at the % of those cars that were modified or tracked extensively the ratio increases for failures. Selling the car is only selling yourself short of an amazing vehicle. The Camaro is nice but a long ways off from a C6Z. Would it not have been easier just to buy a C6Z with powertrain warranty and then not have to worry about it? Either way good luck with the new Chevy!
09-21-2011, 05:57 PM
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I dunno to me there is no other car I could imagine driving for the money. I just pulled the heads and fixed the possible problem so I dont have to worry and while i was in there added some power.
Ta DAaa Im not worried! The car is amazing if the motor goes I'll just build save up my pennies and build a motor even more badass
Ta DAaa Im not worried! The car is amazing if the motor goes I'll just build save up my pennies and build a motor even more badass
09-21-2011, 06:03 PM
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Welp after this motor work I do not lmao however if the motor let go due to something like that then thats what they have credit for lmao
As of now I am going on faith in my engine guy to now have me a stoudt reliable LS7.....Fingers crossed lmao cause I am going to drive it like I stole it! Well not quite that hard lol.
As of now I am going on faith in my engine guy to now have me a stoudt reliable LS7.....Fingers crossed lmao cause I am going to drive it like I stole it! Well not quite that hard lol.
09-21-2011, 06:06 PM
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Sorry that things didn't work out for your Z and for the woes you endured. I was going to suggest the ZR1 until I learned you had a Camaro SS to carry you through. Good luck, Chad 
09-21-2011, 06:07 PM
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No manufacturer builds a bullet proof engine and if you check warranty history they are all replacing an engine or two and that includes the luxury manufacturers. The forum likely represents the top couple of percent of Corvette owners who are most vocal etc. If you also take a look at the % of those cars that were modified or tracked extensively the ratio increases for failures. Selling the car is only selling yourself short of an amazing vehicle. The Camaro is nice but a long ways off from a C6Z. Would it not have been easier just to buy a C6Z with powertrain warranty and then not have to worry about it? Either way good luck with the new Chevy!
09-21-2011, 06:07 PM
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quick you have deff done ur homework on this issue....sad wasn't easy to watch it go...loved the car....just scared to drive it....I thought this issue was bs to when first started seeing this happen....after it happend to me changed my tune on this issue....hope other ppl have better luck than I didWhether this issue is real or bogus, it still comes down to that, and that's what a lot of people are not understanding. The owner has to trust his equipment.
Once you reached the point to where you felt that you could no longer trust it, then you had no choice but to hat up.
I have never kept a car for long which I did not have 100% confidence in.
And a few things I have read and seen in here, have shaken my confidence in the stock LS7, and apparently, I am not alone in that assessment.
Were it only "home brew" modded cars popping, it wouldn't faze me.
But bone stock cars, which have never had a "shade tree" mechanic's wrench on them, a getting hit with this issue
And before anyone comes in saying that they eliminate tracked cars from the sample pool, I don't.
The car was sold touting it's ability to perform on the track "bone stock".
Thus if it fails there, bone stock, then I want to know the circumstances.
09-21-2011, 06:12 PM
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True. You have to trust your equipment.
Whether this issue is real or bogus, it still comes down to that, and that's what a lot of people are not understanding. The owner has to trust his equipment.
Once you reached the point to where you felt that you could no longer trust it, then you had no choice but to hat up.
I have never kept a car for long which I did not have 100% confidence in.
And a few things I have read and seen in here, have shaken my confidence in the stock LS7, and apparently, I am not alone in that assessment.
Were it only "home brew" modded cars popping, it wouldn't faze me.
But bone stock cars, which have never had a "shade tree" mechanic's wrench on them, a getting hit with this issue
And before anyone comes in saying that they eliminate tracked cars from the sample pool, I don't.
The car was sold touting it's ability to perform on the track "bone stock".
Thus if it fails there, bone stock, then I want to know the circumstances.
Whether this issue is real or bogus, it still comes down to that, and that's what a lot of people are not understanding. The owner has to trust his equipment.
Once you reached the point to where you felt that you could no longer trust it, then you had no choice but to hat up.
I have never kept a car for long which I did not have 100% confidence in.
And a few things I have read and seen in here, have shaken my confidence in the stock LS7, and apparently, I am not alone in that assessment.
Were it only "home brew" modded cars popping, it wouldn't faze me.
But bone stock cars, which have never had a "shade tree" mechanic's wrench on them, a getting hit with this issue
And before anyone comes in saying that they eliminate tracked cars from the sample pool, I don't.
The car was sold touting it's ability to perform on the track "bone stock".
Thus if it fails there, bone stock, then I want to know the circumstances.
100%
09-21-2011, 06:12 PM
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Did GM give you any hassle about claiming that? I have headers as well and I have always been curious. But I have never even thought about selling the car because they blow up. I watched an LS2 blow, get replaced, blow another two days later. Watched another LS2 break a spring. Watched an LS1 break a spring. etc etc. It happens, it's life.