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Bought the car in March 2016 for $34k. Got new tires, tune, and seats. Oil pump broke in June of 2016. Car ran for <1 minute without oil pressure. Replace oil pump and flushed oil several times. Car ran for 1000 more miles. Now there is a load noise caused by a collapsed lifter and metal chips in the oil. Engine needs to be reworked. Local shop (Stage 1 in Pompton Plains quoted me $1500 for new cam / lifters + parts). Great car for track build, return to its original configuration of LS3 with cam, or crate motor.
(Usual sob story, having a second kid in January and cannot invest time/money right now).
List of mods (list is from when I bought the car):
GM OEM Front and Rear Z06 Calipers, Performance Rotors, and Brake Pad Kit W/Brake Lines $3,105.98
GM OEM Carbon Fiber ZR1 Front Fenders (Actual ZR1 Carbon Fiber Takeoff Fenders) Widebody $3,999.99
GM OEM ZR1 Rear Fenders Widebody $1,843.98
GM OEM ZR1 Front Splitter (Painted Black Carbon) $1,995.00
GM OEM ZR1 Rear Spoiler (Painted Black Carbon) $499.99
GM OEM Z06 Brake Calipers Powder Coated Jet Stream Blue by Mike the powder coater $400.00
GM OEM Z06 Manifolds $499.99
GM OEM Z06 Stanless Steal Mufflers $1,039.99
New DBA Rotors and Carbotech Street Pads 949.99
GM OEM Blue Stiched Steering Wheel with Audio Controls $695.95
Thunder Racing Cheater Cam v3 with Gold Dual Springs $1,585.95
Cold Ram Air Intake $469.95
Heads reworked for cam $2,600.00
Stainless Steel Brake Lines 139.95
Mild to Wild Electronic Exhaust Controller with Wireless Remote Controller - Exhaust Commander 109.95
Extra Z06 Brake Pads 138.98
Michelin Pilot Super Sport 335/30/20 (Two Rear Tires) $1,078.00
Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP 285/30/19 (Two Front Tires) $822.80
GM OEM ZR1 Speedline Chrome Wheels (19 Front / 20 Rear) with new TPMS sensors $5,495.00
Tuning $750.00
GM OEM Corvette Transparent Roof Panel (see through from inside) $1,695.00
Paint & Body Work for Full ZR1 Wide Body + Miscellaneous Parts + Labor $14,000.00
GM OEM ZR1 Sway Bars & Bushings $499.99
GM OEM ZR1 Shocks $299.99
Plus things I did:
Corbeau Evolution X seats (black with white stitching) ($1100)
New front tires ~1500 miles
Tune from East Coast Supercharging: 430whp
New MSD spark plug wires
New plugs
New starter
New battery
New oil pressure sensor
New high pressure oil pump from Texas Speed
Please email me at brian.ippolitto@gmail.com. Leave a name, phone number, and time to call. Car is located in North NJ. It drives fine, just noisy. I am not willing to transport the car. Price is $27.5k firm. Anything less and I will fix and keep.
I think you should repair it if all that is bad is the lifter.I have an LS7 waiting for a project like this but, your is too nice and a little out of budget. Good Luck it's a beautiful car!
09-16-2016, 09:07 PM
2008 C6 LS3 $27.5 NJ: Needs engine work
