Blown Engine
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From: Chesapeake VA
Some of the replies in this thread are pretty retarded. The car has a 5 year 100k powertrain warranty. Of course they'll be replacing the engine and anything else damaged as a result of the failure.
Not sure why he'd get a new car... they come with a warranty for a reason.
Not sure why he'd get a new car... they come with a warranty for a reason.
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man , THAT SUCK'S, thank god both a drivers are ok, could you imagine if GM said sorry, you have a aftermarket filter, kind of make's you think about mods when stuff like this happens. I hope gm makes this right for you, I would be P!ssed.........
I have a strange ticking sound ,and my local corvette Tech is 70 yrs old so he can't hear it...... I will be watching this Thread... good luck with everything 
I have a strange ticking sound ,and my local corvette Tech is 70 yrs old so he can't hear it...... I will be watching this Thread... good luck with everything
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man , THAT SUCK'S, thank god both a drivers are ok, could you imagine if GM said sorry, you have a aftermarket filter, kind of make's you think about mods when stuff like this happens. I hope gm makes this right for you, I would be P!ssed......... I have a strange ticking sound ,and my local corvette Tech is 70 yrs old so he can't hear it...... I will be watching this Thread... good luck with everything
I have a strange ticking sound ,and my local corvette Tech is 70 yrs old so he can't hear it...... I will be watching this Thread... good luck with everything 
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From: Tampa Florida
man , THAT SUCK'S, thank god both a drivers are ok, could you imagine if GM said sorry, you have a aftermarket filter, kind of make's you think about mods when stuff like this happens. I hope gm makes this right for you, I would be P!ssed......... I have a strange ticking sound ,and my local corvette Tech is 70 yrs old so he can't hear it...... I will be watching this Thread... good luck with everything
I have a strange ticking sound ,and my local corvette Tech is 70 yrs old so he can't hear it...... I will be watching this Thread... good luck with everything
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Drifting
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Perhaps I missed the answer, but there was a question whether this car was totally stock or was there an after market tune on it?
A hypothetical question: Let's say this incident had happened to a car which had been re-tuned because it had a new CAI or LTH. Is the owner totally out of luck, because the tune was modified?
A hypothetical question: Let's say this incident had happened to a car which had been re-tuned because it had a new CAI or LTH. Is the owner totally out of luck, because the tune was modified?
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Perhaps I missed the answer, but there was a question whether this car was totally stock or was there an after market tune on it?
A hypothetical question: Let's say this incident had happened to a car which had been re-tuned because it had a new CAI or LTH. Is the owner totally out of luck, because the tune was modified?
A hypothetical question: Let's say this incident had happened to a car which had been re-tuned because it had a new CAI or LTH. Is the owner totally out of luck, because the tune was modified?
On a blown engine, I'm almost certain GM would look for any evidence of a tune ever existing on the car other than OEM. If the car simply had a CAI, etc and no tune, the owner should be good IMO. The tune is what GM would look for to deny warranty coverage. If the car was tuned, the owner would need to try to flash it back to OEM (if possible) and then pray that GM could not detect it was ever there in any way.
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Last edited by gthal; Jun 8, 2014 at 05:02 PM.