corvette guys, i have a question

[serialkiller]

listing and pix

550 HORSE POWER CORVETTE- 1999 C5 Coupe for sale - $26000


I've decided to sell my C5, mostly cause I need to get rid of some debt before I close on my house in March.

MTI 383 stroker- 8K miles on the new motor (Stage IIR heads) all forged internals. 11.1:1 CR
Stage I Tranny - I've had for about 1.5 years (rated up to 600rwhp)
3:73 rear end
Yank 3200 stall
Ram air
Air bridge
LS6 intake
Cooks long tube headers 1 7/8ths
High flow cats
X pipe
Borla race pipes
Baer cross drilled rotors
Z06: front screens, side break ducts
Custom painted fuel rail covers
Chrome wheels and drag radials
Vette Essential leather accents
White face guages
Spectre Werkes rear fascia

Performace:
550/545 crank Hp/ TQ / 450rwhp/ 447rwtq

96K on the car as a whole
Good condition

Asking 26K OBO

seems a bit pricey to me.. what do you think?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

What is the blue book on it without modifications?

 

[atiyeh]

I'd be wary of the new engine. Do your homework on it. He didn't even spell Kooks right. I'd look for something else. For 26k you can get an 2005 GTO that will beat a stock c5 Corvette.

edit- realized the "new" engine only has 8k on it.

 

[serialkiller]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
What is the blue book on it without modifications?

www.nada.com says...

Average Trade-In = $18,075

Average Retail = $21,275

 

[serialkiller]

Originally posted by: atiyeh
Too many miles. I wouldn't get it. I can gaurantee you that thing has been beaten badly. Also he didn't even spell Kooks right. I'd look for something else. For 26k you can get an 2005 GTO that will beat a stock c5 Corvette.

yea, thats what I was thinking too... might as well get an 02-03 z06.... *sigh* back to searching for my dream vette...

 

[thedarkwolf]

Doesn't sound too high with the mods he has but its an automatic so bleh.

 

[serialkiller]

oh its an auto?... man nm then....

this is the email I got back from the seller...

Nope. No guessing, I have the actual dyno and head flow sheets. The car is in
good condition actually. If I had to say anything negitive it would be the driver
sheet is a bit warn and could stand to be replaced. Nothing major. The only
reason I'm selling it is because I need to get rid of one of my 2 cars before I
close on my house in March / April. Do you know much about Vettes or the LS1
motor? MTI (renown for their high power daily driver vettes) built the car
totally. When are you lookinhg to buy?

wtf?

 

[deadlyapp]

generally stroked engines are nowhere near as reliable as a stock one.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: deadlyapp
generally stroked engines are nowhere near as reliable as a stock one.

383 stroker has been around for a long long time I wouldn't worry about that. I am no chevy guy but I am pretty sure its just a 400 sbc crank in a 350 sbc block. Its not anything crazy.

 

[gsellis]

Don't get it. Get one that somebody drove like a eunuch. You don't know what has been 'stressed'. Admitted, what could break probably has and been fixed, but still. Keep looking and wait.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: gsellis
Don't get it. Get one that somebody drove like a eunuch. You don't know what has been 'stressed'. Admitted, what could break probably has and been fixed, but still. Keep looking and wait.

Agreed. I doubt he just stroked the engine at 80k+ miles, there was a problem and they stroked it during rebuild, I would be willing to bet.

 

[serialkiller]

thanks for the heads up guys... ill keep looking around for a low mile z06