Florida Members - Had a ZR1 come in yesterday....

A friend of ours brings his ZR1 by which is killer, so I ask for a ride (of course).

After a few WOT pulls around town, smoke starts to fill the cabin. We immediately pull over to the side of the road and find that a trans cooler line has popped apart and is spewing ATF all over the headers (thank god it didn't catch fire).

So we take it back to the shop very carefully, throw her up on the 4 post and notice that the previous shop to work on the car did not do a very good job securing the lines and those small "jesus" clips that GM thinks is adequate enough to keep a line attached under extreme pressure.

So, like the professionals that we are, we replaced the clips and safety wired them in place. We also refilled his trans which had about .5 of a quart left in it! That stuff was everywhere!

Anyway, just a cool story I thought I would share. Not something that happens everyday you know?

Erik@Lashway

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ide be pissed as fuck if i had a 100k super car now with burned atf all over my exhaust and underbody lol.

Yes, I would too...that's why we cleaned the PISS out of it - could have eaten off of that car.

that atf shit burns quick.

i would be pissed. thats one hell of a car.

oh. and u r doing something right when customers trust you with there 100,000 dollar vehicles.

i believe thats the blue orgasm paint correct? :D

i would be pissed. thats one hell of a car.

Yeah man, he was actually really cool about it. He knew he was in good hands. We're trying to convince him to do some more work and let Lashway work some magic.

that atf shit burns quick.

Yeah, I thought I was going to tell a different story, but this worked out. I once saw a truck at another shop that burned to a crisp for the same reason...ATF his exhaust and burst into flames....

oh. and u r doing something right when customers trust you with there 100,000 dollar vehicles.

thanks

i believe thats the blue orgasm paint correct? :D

Yes, I believe so. The whole car is orgasmic...at this one was modded so I really shit myself when he hit it...stupid fast comes to mind.

I want one

very nice sir, awesome car

I see the 2009 ZR1s starting to drop in the mid to upper $70's now. In 2-3 more years, Ill have to grab one.

I should just sell my car now, put the money in bank of america stock, and in two years, Ill pay cash.

Sick car! Hopefully, I'll have one some day!

badass ride, i saw one awhile back pulled over on the highway lol, they look killer though

i work on these corvettes all the time .and the lack of proper installation.and not pulling on those lines to make sure they are connected.can cause a big mess.as u seen.some people just need to pay attension to there job.like they guys at lashway and myself....must have been done recently because those lines come apart quickley after you through some line pressure to them if they are not properly sucured.good jobs guys .keep up good work .

I'll race it, I ain't scared ;)

ide be pissed as fuck if i had a 100k super car now with burned atf all over my exhaust and underbody lol.

I'd be pissed to have a 100k supercar that had an auto trans to begin with :nono:

I'd be pissed to have a 100k supercar that had an auto trans to begin with :nono:

who said it had an auto? zr1's are all sticks and atf is whats used as the fluid for the tranny

I'd be pissed to have a 100k supercar that had an auto trans to begin with :nono:

wow your dumb. Why would you need a auto when its no lift shifting?

Owner wasn't too pissed about it.. "Yeah that stuff happens with all this horsepower" haha.

That's one beef I have with that car, they went from a screw-type flare connection on the C5, to the "Jesus clips" pieces of junk.

It really sucks watching the love of your life drive away ;)



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who said it had an auto? zr1's are all sticks and atf is whats used as the fluid for the tranny

really? so they have high pressure cooler lines? because that's what blew apart. btw looking at the pic of under the car, looks like a pan on the trans to me

really? so they have high pressure cooler lines? because that's what blew apart. btw looking at the pic of under the car, looks like a pan on the trans to me

That's an oil pan. Corvettes have a transaxle in the rear.

really? so they have high pressure cooler lines? because that's what blew apart. btw looking at the pic of under the car, looks like a pan on the trans to me

just stop talking:bang:

really? so they have high pressure cooler lines? because that's what blew apart. btw looking at the pic of under the car, looks like a pan on the trans to me
Yes I would give you 100 bucks to find me a zr1 that came with an auto from the factory....
That's an oil pan. Corvettes have a transaxle in the rear.

This^ is 100% correct.

just stop talking:bang:

what I was seriously asking? I have never seen a manual trans with cooler lines. high pressure ones at that. must be some new shit exclusive to zr1's or something. is it like a dry sump system? no need to be a dick

what I was seriously asking? I have never seen a manual trans with cooler lines. high pressure ones at that. must be some new shit exclusive to zr1's or something. is it like a dry sump system? no need to be a dick

5th gen camaros, c5's have them as well. It has a pump in the transmission, that pumps fluid to a front-mounted cooler, similar to an automatic, but the transmission does not rely on the pump to function, just to cool and lubricate.

5th gen camaros, c5's have them as well. It has a pump in the transmission, that pumps fluid to a front-mounted cooler, similar to an automatic, but the transmission does not rely on the pump to function, just to cool and lubricate.

thank you for the useful post. I have never seen this, thusly why I was asking. I have seen my t56 from every possible angle and knew it didn't have anything like that

Exact same thing happened to me. Supersoaked my radiator. I was dripping excess ATF for a week later even after I sprayed it down. Thought the worst when under my hood started smoking >.< .... hate the smell of burnt ATF!

That's an oil pan. Corvettes have a transaxle in the rear.

Yeah, trans in in the rear of vehicle...clutch and shit is up front...

Erik

Exact same thing happened to me. Supersoaked my radiator. I was dripping excess ATF for a week later even after I sprayed it down. Thought the worst when under my hood started smoking >.< .... hate the smell of burnt ATF!


WOW....yeah man the smell is very distinctive...

Just glad it didn't burn down man