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Forum: C6 Parts for Sale/Wanted
07-25-2012, 08:48 PM
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Forum: C6 Parts for Sale/Wanted
07-11-2012, 12:43 PM
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Forum: C6 Parts for Sale/Wanted
04-23-2012, 10:06 PM
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Views: 507
Posted By jtearp

LS7 Crank and Texas Speed Cam

Left overs from my motor rebuild

Stock LS7 crank 13k miles on it - $500 plus shipping obo

Texas Speed cam 248/260 .658/.662 114 in the car for <3k miles - $200 plus shipping obo. The cam was in...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-22-2012, 03:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

So i bleed out the clutch from the bleeder on the...

So i bleed out the clutch from the bleeder on the slave cylinder. It is still turning the tires over with the clutch on the floor. Is there anyway to determine if this is a master or slave issue?
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-22-2012, 02:06 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,197
Posted By jtearp

Bleed clutch, fluid dripping from bell housing

As a last resort before trying more expensive and time consuming things i bleed my clutch from the slave cylinder. I put a rubber elbow on the bleed screw to drain the fluid to a bottle, but a lot...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-14-2012, 05:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

I got the car up on jack stands. I can start the...

I got the car up on jack stands. I can start the car in first with the clutch full depressed the rear wheels spin at a decent rate. Thought I would start by trying to bleed the system really well. ...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-09-2012, 10:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

Also, I did on occasion have a little difficulty...

Also, I did on occasion have a little difficulty shifting into reverse or first. More often reverse than first. However, the car went from shifting fine while driving to extremely hard to get into...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-09-2012, 10:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

Hey guys, sorry I went out of town mid last week...

Hey guys, sorry I went out of town mid last week and I just got back. To update my situation, I tried to realign the shifter and bleed the hydraulics 8 times via the ranger method (the fluid was a...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-01-2012, 07:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

when I am shifting it in and out of gear in the...

when I am shifting it in and out of gear in the garage with the car not running it sounds like it has a slight rattle (1 to 3 light knocks when I put it in gear or take it out). I also check the...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-01-2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

Thanks for posting the quick how to. It came out...

Thanks for posting the quick how to. It came out really easy with your instructions. The unfortunate thing is it was tight and appreared to be correct. How is it connected on the other end at the...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
04-01-2012, 10:30 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

Thanks for the info. What is the easiest way to...

Thanks for the info. What is the easiest way to access this? I assume by taking the center console out but wanted to make sure before wasting a bunch of time.
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
03-31-2012, 12:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,254
Posted By jtearp

Very hard to shift want go into reverse

I was driving home last night and after i got on it a few time the car became very hard to shift. I was less than a quarter mile from home so I got it to go into second and limped it home. Sitting...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
02-01-2012, 06:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,079
Posted By jtearp

Boosted - any updates? Also, has anyone been...

Boosted - any updates?

Also, has anyone been able to identify the other pieces of metal that I unbent to make the circular piece of metal?

I am going to try to put new seals on this weekend. I...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
01-26-2012, 09:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,079
Posted By jtearp

The work was done by a reputable motor builder. ...

The work was done by a reputable motor builder. The heads were done before I bought the car though. When the motor was built I had new springs installed and one valve was replaced (piece of piston...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
01-25-2012, 11:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,079
Posted By jtearp

Jedblanks - I am assuming this was not left in...

Jedblanks - I am assuming this was not left in the motor from the rebuild since the driver side is missing the springs.
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
01-25-2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,079
Posted By jtearp

Valve stem seal spring and metal in oil, help

During my last oil change I put in magnetic drain plugs. When I pulled one of them out I found several valve stem seal spring pieces and some other metal on the plug (pictures are posted on my...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
12-23-2011, 12:34 AM
Replies: 366
Views: 163,267
Posted By jtearp

Very good thread. I have learned a lot after...

Very good thread. I have learned a lot after reading through all the post. However I wanted to see if anyone could help me. I never had any issues with my clutch, but started following these...
Forum: C6 Parts for Sale/Wanted
11-20-2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 257
Posted By jtearp

LS7 Crank and Texas Speed Cam

Left overs from my motor rebuild

Stock LS7 crank 13k miles on it - $500 plus shipping obo

Texas Speed cam 248/260 .658/.662 114 in the car for <3k miles - $200 plus shipping obo. The cam was...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
10-15-2011, 09:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,275
Posted By jtearp

I have been out of town for a few days, but last...

I have been out of town for a few days, but last night I tightened the crank pully bolt until I was turning the motor over. Everything appeared to be good so went crusing around with no issue for...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
10-12-2011, 09:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,275
Posted By jtearp

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. To answer the...

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. To answer the questions and reply to comment

The car is an 06 z06 with a fully forged bottom end, cam, ported heads, fast 102 intake, ported throttle body, and...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
10-11-2011, 09:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,275
Posted By jtearp

2 broken/shredded belts

A few weeks ago I broke/shredded the belt on my car. The car only has 15k miles so I checked all the pullies and they spun freely, and I didn't see any burs. The crank pully bolt was not real tight...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
07-23-2011, 04:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 24,075
Posted By jtearp

I took the alternator off the car and took it to...

I took the alternator off the car and took it to 2 different places. It was tested mulitple times at each place and passed everytime. Although I suspect the rpm of the tester was above the idle rpm...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
07-23-2011, 01:40 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 24,075
Posted By jtearp

My car has been displaying the same message the...

My car has been displaying the same message the past week. However under throttle the voltage stays in the mid 13 to 14.1 range but at idle sometimes it will stay in the 13s but sometimes it will...
Forum: C6 Parts for Sale/Wanted
06-21-2011, 09:21 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 403
Posted By jtearp

FS LS7 stock crank & rods and texas speed cam

I recently rebuilt my motor and have some parts for sale. I broke two pistons and went an all forged route. Crank and rods have just over 13k miles on them and the cam had less than 1k miles. ...
Forum: C6 Corvette ZR1 & Z06
05-10-2011, 11:24 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,144
Posted By jtearp

Congrats, I did the same with the rods and crank....

Congrats, I did the same with the rods and crank. I am going with wiseco pistons and staying with 427cid. Thought about going a little bigger but its my understanding the cylinder walls are...
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