Trayack

Year: 2001
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Corvette
Price: $45000
Mileage: 17000
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): MA
Color: Silver
Transmission: Automatic
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

I’m honestly going to try and keep this as short as I can, but at this point a novel length post is the only thing what would do this car justice…


First, I guess I’ll start with a bit of the car’s history. The car is an original Lingenfelter car, and in the LPE world is known as “Greg’s Car” after the original owner. The car was originally built with a 417ci and a 6spd along with the LPE Stage 2 turbo system. The first owner had the car up here in the north east for roughly 6 years and it became very well known. The car has always been a drive it to the track, run the number, and drive it home type of race car. After a while the car was sold to “Chad” down in MS where it also stayed for roughly 6 years. During that time Chad made numerous changes to the car including the currently engine as well as swapping the trans out for a 4L80e conversion. Chad primarily used the car for grudge racing at Gulfport MS. After a while, the car again garnered quite the reputation and it got to the point where no one would race it and its money making ability stopped. It was at that point that I became the third owner. When I bought the car it had 14,600 miles on the chassis.


Over the past 3 years of ownership I’ve done quite a bit to the car with one goal in mind…completing Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week. I wanted a car that could run bottom 9’s on pump gas, get off the track then make a 7 hour drive…without touching it, ever. This year, I was finally able to realize that goal. My 5 day average with the car was a 9.33 at 149mph. Again, this is on pump gas, without make any changes to the tune…ever. Literally the only changes made between street/race were changing to the drag pack wheels and putting in the swing out door bars. I babied the car off the line at each track so the 60ft times were a lazy 1.48 leaving around 2000rpm off the foot brake. The best ET for drag week was 9.29 (x2) and the best MPH was 151mph. In its “race” trim the car weighs 3450lbs without me.

You simply will not find a more consistent, well mannered, well sorted car on this site…let alone one that will run 9.29’s all over the country on 93 pump. In the past year the car has been featured prominently on companies’/automotive sites and as a full feature in the November issue of Vette Magazine.

Below you’ll find a breakdown on what’s currently in the car. You’ll see that no expense has been spared, and frankly…there’s a disgusting amount of money in it.

Trayack

CHASSIS –

2001 Corvette Z06, Quicksilver. (17,000 miles)

LPE Mini-Tub Kit

DMC Racing 8.50 cert Chromoly Cage w/swing out door bars and custom window net. Carbon fiber tube protectors as well as carbon fiber chute handle. I challenge you to find a nicer fitting 8.50 cage in a full interior’d vette.

DMC Racing interchangeable parachute mount and trailer ball. DJ’s Safety Parachute, and custom DJ's window net

Rear of trans tunnel enlarged for 4L80e swap

Sparco Pro 2000 Driver and Passenger seat, both with G-Force Racing 5pt Harnesses

Entire interior coated in DynaMat Extreme

Still retains full heat/AC

EGT and AEM Fail Safe AFR/Boost Gauges on the A-pillar

Pioneer Flip out HU/Alpine DPX 4 Channel Amp/Pioneer 6.75 separate’s in the doors.


MOTOR-

434ci – (Under 4000 miles)

ERL Superdeck 1 block with the 6 head bolt option built 03/12

Callies Dragon Slayer Crank / Wiseco Billet Steal Rods/ Wiseco Pistons 9.5:1, Bearings coated.

GM LSX Heads / GM LS9 Cam / 1.7 ratio rockers / LS7 Intake

C6 Oil Pump / C6 Oil Pan / LPE Catch can

Stock coils / Iridium Plugs / Firecore50 plug wires

GM water pump, LPE Aluminum Radiator/w AN lines and fittings


FORCED INDUCTION / EXHAUST

LPE Stage 2 Turbo Kit

Garrett GT30 Turbos (60mm) – Low mount, not visible from engine bay.

LPE twin A/A intercoolers and LPE intake/compressor piping. Filter location is different than most LPE cars for increased flow.

DMC Racing custom 3 inch stainless exhaust – v-band’d and completely modular.

DMC Racing muffler delete pipes exit in factory location

Borla custom one off Titanium mufflers (car is almost stock quiet with these installed)

Alky Control Methanol injection (twin nozzle) – New pump in 2016, uses washer tank for meth


TUNING

Tuned by Don at SlowHawk Performance in Bridgewater MA. As stated above it runs on 93 pump gas and is currently running 16psi of boost on the street and the track. Current tune is good until 18psi. Car currently runs the stock C5 computer.


FUEL SYSTEM

Stock C5 tanks so the pumps are located in the lower driver’s side tank and easily accessible.

Lonnies Performance duel internal pump setup with brand new Aeromotive 340’s.

Lonnies Performance fuel pump wiring. 2nd pump turns on at 2psi of boost via a Hobbs switch.

Fuel Lab external filter

8AN feed line to an Aeromotive Pro Regulator, then into the stock fuel rails.

Fuel returns to the tank via the stock feed hardline.

All AN fuel lines coated in DEI Fire Sleeve

Fast 85lb injectors


DRIVETRAIN

Car has been converted to auto using a 4L80e. To accomplish this, the tunnel was enlarged at the rear bulkhead and the torque tub has been shortened. All interior pieces still fit as normal.

RPM Transmissions Level 5 4L80e with trans brake installed (never used) Just freshened.

http://www.rpmtransmissions.com/page77.html

Billet rail’d aluminum deep sump trans pan modified to accommodate the 3 inch exhaust

Pro Torque 3000rpm stall converter with electronic lockup

Quicktime SFI Bellhousing

B&M large trans cooler with fan mounted in front of the radiator.

All trans lines are coated in DEI Fire Sleeve front to rear

Stock GM Auto shifter in stock location

Trans is controlled by a TCI trans controller. Laptop will be included with the programing and current trans tune installed.

RPM Transmissions built C6Z rear end with 3.42 gearing.

Trans/Rear end braced using the ECS brace

DSS 2000hp axle upgrade


SUSPENSION

Stock C5 front cradle/arms/leaf spring/front sway bar removed

C6Z rear cradle/arms/leaf spring/ rear sway bar to accommodate the trans/rear swap. This swap moves the centerline of the wheel backwards 1 inch allowing the use of larger tires.

Penske adjustable remote reservoir shocks on all 4 corners. Shocks were completely rebuilt in 2016 and also have new bump stops installed.

Stock C5Z brakes front and rear. Calipers coated red.


WHEELS/TIRES

Street Setup
Front - CCW Classics 18x9 with Continental 265/35/18s

Rear – CCW Classics 18x13 (widened for mini-tub) Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial 345/35/18



Strip Setup

Front – Polished Weld Full Throttle 17x4.5 with new M&H Front Runners. This is the very first set of Full Throttle wheels sold to the public, in fact these are the actual wheels used in the initial advertisements. It took 5 months to get these

Rear – CCW 3pc Classics with a custom outer Ultra Lite beadlocks by Beadlock Conversions. 16x10, New Hoosier Drag Radials 295/50/16



BODY

As stated before, there is actually only 17,000 miles on the body/chassis. The car has lived in climate controlled garages and race shops for its entire life. There are a few blemish’s (paint chips ect.) but that’s to be expected from a car this age, and one that’s actually used as opposed to a show queen.

The rear brake cooling vents have been blocked off as a result of the LPE mini-tub kit.

A 5th Gen ZL1 Camaro hood vent has been added. The car will normally run in the 190-198 range all day long during the warm months and never has any cooling issues. The vent was added purely as a “just in case” mod for this year’s Drag Week. We often run for 7 hours plus worth of street driving in the middle of the country in 90+ degree temps so anything you can do to ensure the car stays happy is time well spent. As a side note, this single mod dropped the car’s highway cruising temp by a full 10 degrees.

OTHER

The car drives and handles like a stock corvette, though the adjustable Penske shocks make it even better.

With the stock ZR1 cam there’s no surge at idle or light throttle cruise. The trans is controlled electronically as is the lock up converter, so you simply put the car in DRIVE and go. The exhaust is very quiet, basically stock sounding so there’s no issues there either. The car looks very plain, but lots of time and money have gone into making it look and drive like just a normal corvette. If ever you could call any corvette a “sleeper” mine would be that car. Keep in mind that it also has the full vette suspension and brakes so it stops and turns just as well as it goes.

On the track the car is the easiest thing in the world to drive. Complete the burn out in 3rd gear, shift into DRIVE and stage. Apply the brake pressure and light throttle until the car starts to push through the brakes around 2300rpm. Once it starts to creep forward, simply let off the brakes and push your foot to the floor and hold on. The car goes LASER straight every single time. It doesn’t really start to get moving until just after 60ft but when it does it plants you in the seat. The trans shifts automatically at 5200rpm, so it’s really just a point and shoot driving experience.

When we race we run the same tune that’s in the car for the street. The ONLY changes I make to the car before a run are to change the wheels over to the drag setup and install the door bars into the cage. Literally ZERO other changes are made. Honestly, if you don’t 9.30’s in this car on your first time out, you’re doing something wrong. This car truly is THAT sorted….

Included with the car will be the trailer we use for Drag Week. This trailer has been used for all three of this car’s Drag Week appearances with zero issues. It holds the complete “drag pack” wheels and tires, two 5 gallon jerry cans of fuel and has an enclosed large tool box that will fit just about whatever you need for a week long drag racing event. With this trailer, the only thing we’ve had to actually put in the trunk of the car has been a small bag of clothes for one of us for the week. The trailer started out as a Harbor Freight 4x4 trailer but we’ve extended the tongue an additional 10 inches to help with tongue weight as well as backing up.

CLOSING

The ONLY reason I’m selling the car is to use the money for a down payment on a home. Hard to admit, but I guess everyone has to be an adult sometime, and my time has come. The car truly is everything I say it is and more. The hard part for me is once it’s gone; I know I’ll never own anything quite like it again. The car is well documented, with its performance at Drag Week and otherwise. I have any number of in car videos of the various runs and can also point you to the exact run times during the live Drag Week footage. I also have tons of pictures and also have a lift in my garage so if you want pictures of anything you don’t see, just ask and I’ll get them to you. To really appreciate this car you have to see it up close and in person, so I welcome you to make the trip. You won’t be disappointed. When I bought it, I drove to Mississippi (solo) and back to get it, and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Even if you don’t buy my car….I will say, don’t be afraid to travel for the RIGHT car. You’ll thank yourself later.



ASKING PRICE (includes trailer/wheels/any and all bits and pieces)

- $60K


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01SSRMS

iTrader: (7)

Nice car and good story behind it. That makes 9's look too easy!

Trayack

You can drive to the track, run bottom 9's while eating a sandwich, then drive home 3 states away.....

You aren't going to find a more well sorted, consistent, and quality collection of components....period.

I'd also be willing to take a cash/vehicle trade as long as the majority of the total value is cash...Like I said, the ONLY reason this is for sale is that some I can purchase something with 4 walls, as opposed to 4 wheels.

- Travis

Smitty's05gto

iTrader: (9)

best selling point to a car ever.

free bump.

JakeFusion

iTrader: (7)

That's an awesome car. And I think what everyone dreams of. A car you could drive to work and then drive 9s in...

Trayack

You mean BOTTOM 9s with out even working at it. There's a HUGE difference between 9.99 and bottom 9's, but yes you are totally correct. With this car you can truely have your cake and eat it too....it's a 🦄.

- Travis

Trayack

Here's the link to the Super Chevy online article that has some more pics as well...

http://www.superchevy.com/features/1...uns-drag-week/

- Travis

Trayack

The car is currently at SlowHawk Performance in Bridgewater MA for some maintenance as well a cam swap. Time to put something a bit bigger in it, as the ZR1 cam was holding it back. Should be interesting to see what the new ET's are.

If you're interested, nows the time to go look at it while its all apart. You won't be disappointed.....

- Travis

Trayack

New cam is in, but I'll keep the numbers update to myself for now.

- Travis

RealQuick

iTrader: (14)

Beautiful car! You Have a pic of the dyno #s with the zr1 cam?

Trayack

I don't no. To be honest I never really cared enough about the dyno numbers to have my tuner (Slowhawk Performance) print them out. I care about ET and MPH. Also, my car is just about the worst combo for dyno numbers if you're into bragging rights. Don uses a Mustang Dyno, and with the 4L80e and unlocked converter it eats numbers for breakfast. At this point we have the trans programmed to keep the converter unlocked in 3rd during full throttle.

- Travis

RealQuick

iTrader: (14)

i was just curious as to why your shift pints are so low with that setup, that's why I was interested to see where peak power was. I would expect it to be between 5800-6000rpm.

dark_02wrx

heard you talk about this car on power and speed podcast. awesome deal and badass car.

Trayack

For those that don't know during another magazine's photo shoot the car decided to have the passenger headgasket let go. Luckily I was able to catch it very early and shut things down before any real damage occurred to any of the hard parts. The car was immediately shipped off to SlowHawk Performance for repairs, and I pulled it off the market until everything was back to 100%.

During the complete teardown it was discovered that the several of the cylinder sleeves in the ERL Superdeck block had shifted thus allowing coolant past the head gasket. The motor was then sent out to Precision Racing Technologies for a full rebuild. There it was torn down completely and the block was re-sleeved with new sleeves. Several other ERL machining mistakes were located and corrected at this time too. While everything was apart new rings and bearings were installed. The motor then came back to SlowHawk were it was reassembled with a new BTR custom turbo cam as it had been running a factory ZR1 cam which was clearly holding the car back.

As the car went back together it also received new drive shaft couplers as well as a new meth pump, and a fresh tune from Don.

At this point the car now makes 821whp and 731trq at 19psi on the 93 pump gas street tune and 732whp/671trq at 15psi where it is set currently. (Mustang Dyno/unlocked converter) Basically, with the cam change the car has picked up over 100whp at every boost level as compared to the last cam yet still maintains extremely docile street manors.

It should be noted that the car's previous best/constant 9.29's with the old cam were run on 16psi of boost and in the mid 600's for HP on Don's dyno.

With the power increase the car should easily be in the 8.90s still running pump gas, using the foot brake, and not even on the 19psi setting.

The cost of these repairs/upgrades/labor has been north of $15,000 (receipts to interested parties). I will not be raising the price of the car, as I'm not that type of person. I'll just eat it and be quiet.

At this time the car is now back on the market and the asking price remains at $60,000 for EVERYTHING...car/drag pack/DW trailer ect. ect. ......

The car was one hell of a deal for the money before the all happened.....now, its even sweeter (for you...I get royally F'd)



Below is the latest dyno sheet....

Dunn

iTrader: (20)

Crappy to hear that happen, but now the new owner should be more then comforted knowing this work was done. GLWTS, I miss mine every day.

Trayack

Been way from the site for a bit with Drag Week and all.

BUMP

- Travis

Trayack

Here's the difference in sound between the mufflers and the delete pipes.


- Travis

Trayack

BUMP

- Travis