WA 2 FST

Really didn't anticipate putting this car up for sale
...and since everyone will ask, "why are you selling?"... here's the short version:
1) recently purchased a C6ZR1 that gets driven more, even though it is not as fast as this car
2) at age 50, I just cannot and do not drive this car remotely near its potential. Really I never have. No its not the fastest thing out there, but it is faster than the dyno #s will show (years ago, ran 10.6 @ 138.7), and its much faster than I can safely drive it. 650+rwhp/3100lbs is nothing to sneeze at, regardless of the horsepower wars we are in today.
3) lifestyle changes... I've had multiple hot-rods in my garage at the same time for the last 25 years. I've just got other things to do (good things), and the car just doesn't get driven much.

No stories here. Original owner with _complete_ documentation from purchase + modifications. <26k miles. Car has been stored in garage all its life. Mods are listed below... professionally installed and tuned. Complete maintenance record history. $32,000.

**Please no low-ball offers. If my price isn't worth it to you, please just move to something else. I realize this is a niche-market car. It will take a specific buyer...someone like me when I was 15 years younger than I am now.**

Questions are certainly welcome! Ask away... I'm an open book, and want a new owner to be 100% satisfied.

This is the same package LPE went 225mph with. Runs perfectly on 93 octane (I've never had anything else in it).

Vette Essentials interior is in "as new" condition. I am 5'6"/155lbs, so there is just not any wear on the interior. The leather is 100x better than OEM stuff.

Only thing that does not work on the car is the passenger side door lock automatic actuator/solenoid. So it just gets operated by hand.

This is an extremely well-sorted, turnkey car, ready to go. It is not a museum piece, but it has been extremely well-cared for, and I have all service and maintenance records down to every oil change since it was new.

Forged motor installed 11/2004 and at 10k miles on the car. Meticulously serviced at 21st Century Musclecars (Addison, TX), except for minor things which I've done myself (tires, brakes, oil changes). Last oil change 7/2017... zero oil consumption.

2002 Chevy Corvette Z06
Lingenfelter Stage 2+ Twin-Turbo

Engine: LPE forged 346ci LS1 engine, ported heads, turbo cam
Package includes:

• Two true ball bearing turbochargers
• Two high efficiency air to air chargecoolers
• Custom molded silicone air ducts
• Custom stainless steel exhaust manifolds
• Two stainless steel turbo outlet adapters
• Turbocharger scavenge pump
• Turbo oil drain reservoir
• Two K&N 360 degree conical air filters
• Heat shields and stainless clamps
• Professional installation, testing and tuning
• Turbocharger water feed and return hoses
• Turbocharger oil feed and return hoses
• Gaskets, spark plugs and fluids
• Lingenfelter CNC Porting & polishing cylinder heads
• Billet steel connecting rods
• Forged 4340 crankshaft
• Forged aluminum pistons
• Custom hydraulic roller camshaft
• High performance valve springs
• Stainless steel one piece heavy duty intake valves
• Inconel one piece heavy duty exhaust valves
• Three angle valve job, checking of spring tensions & heights
• Computer balanced rotating assembly
• Reassembly and blueprinting of engine
• Properly sized fuel injectors and high capacity fuel system
• Professional installation, testing and PCM recalibration

Installed and Dyno tested at 21st Century Musclecars… 654rwhp/620rwtq SAE corrected

Exhaust: Hi-flow cats, Borla S-type cat-back
Transmission: RPM Level 4 trans w/ C6ZR1 ratios (tall, long gearing for all the power), DYAD dual-disc clutch
Rear end: RPM Level 3 rear diff, 3.42 gearing
Brakes: upgraded cross-drilled rotors
Suspension: 2004 Z06 shocks, LPE mini-tub kit (allows for 12" wide rear wheels with NO flares)
Wheels: Fikse Profil 5, 18x9.5 front, 19x12 rear
Tires: Nitto NT05 275/35-18f, Nitto NT05R 345/30-19r...75+% on both front and rear
Interior: Custom boost gauge (21CMC)
Vette Essentials Leather C5 Sport seat covers, console lid, shifter boot, shifter ****
Exterior: original paint, garage kept since new



Best contact is wa2fst@att.net

IMXCITD

One of my favorite vettes of all time! GLWS!

meadowz06

The C5 to have folks. The pinnacle!

WayneCar

Extremely nice.
Wayne

G8Pumpkin

That is a seriously good looking C5

vrybad

Wow, all these Lingenfelter TT's on the forum of late.
I bought a nice one here last September.
Very nice car, this should sell quickly.
GLWS.

JUST TRY 03

possible trade for a C7 Z06/Z07?

WA 2 FST

My car isn't worth as much as yours, and I'm not interested in putting $$ into another car. I'm trying to trim my stable, and i'm keeping my C6 ZR1.

Thanks for the interest!

Lloyd Smale

should be called Michael. the angel sent to earth by God to slay hell cats and demons!

WayneCar

Would you mind listing the progression from stage1/stage2+/drivetrain upgrades as far as a timeline and reasons for the upgrades? You are probably already doing this for members who are contacting you, but it
would be great if you could list that information here.
Also, how much, if any, issue is there with ground clearance for the turbos and associated hardware?
I swore that I was done with modified C5Zs, but your car is very close to my idea of perfection.
Thanks for any insights you can provide,
Wayne

Too Slow '90

As I recall you were done with them as recently as yesterday. . Bump for a beautiful car.

WayneCar

Yes, but that was prior to this car coming up for sale.
Thanks Roy.
Wayne

WA 2 FST

I did indeed do this in stages. Many people just jump right to Stage 2. My car only had 6800 miles on it, so I did not have the motor built right away. Stage 1 is just the turbo set up and 6-7psi of boost. I don't have the dyno sheet anymore, but it was ~535rwhp on the stock LS6. A year later (11/2004) went with the motor build (and used my good, OEM LS6 as collateral) and it made 605rwhp or so with the new engine/cam and boost bumped up a little. New, forged motor was done at 10,142 miles on the car.

I honestly don't recall when I bumped the boost to Stage 2+. And that is what it is... basically, you void the LPE warranty (which was gone by then anyway) and run more boost, and retune it. That put me at 654rwhp/621rwtq, running through the _stock_ cats. In effect, this maxxes out the small T28 turbos.

Only very recently did I replace the stock cats with hi-flows...and the stockers weren't breaking up... I just felt like it should be done with 15yr old cats having seen as much fuel as they have over the years.

I did the driveline "just because." Nothing broke. I had been running a Spec 2/3 clutch which was fine for my type of driving. Car had never been, and has never been, run on drag slicks. Honestly, the primary reason for upgrading the driveline was to make it more of what I want... a _real_ street car that can use all the power. The stock MN12 trans for the Z06 is geared very short, as you know, so this made 3rd useless at times, even with drag radials. Now... with the long-legged ratios from the C6ZR1 in there... it hooks well from a 2nd gear punch, and will even accelerate through some spin in 1st. It's just _easier to drive_. So, mission accomplished! Since the trans was getting new gearing, I went with upgraded internals. Since the diff was out, same thing. At this time, I also had a DYAD clutch installed which handles more power and was easier on the leg than the Spec. This was done at 5/8/13 with 21,380 miles on the ticker.

Ok... think I answered everything.

Oh... ground clearance... I haven't had any problems with the turbos or oil feed lines, and the car is lowered on stock bolts. These cars do sit low. There is some rubbing every now and then on the plastic housings that mate the silicone turbo piping to the dual intercoolers that are mounted in front of the front wheel wells.

WayneCar

Thanks for providing those extra details. Your car really has been
done the right way.
Wayne

DoctorV8

Yes, Wes did it right. I almost bought this one 5 years ago. Hmmmm....

Scarlett-73

Fabulous car, GLWS

WA 2 FST

Yeah, and I decided to keep it then... which is when I did the trans/diff and more recently the mini-tub.

So I wonder what I do if I decide to keep it again... stays another decade in the family. Honestly, my son is almost to a point where he can buy it from me...may just do that anyway.

Vetteman Jack

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