99 T/A M6 - lots of mods
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99 T/A M6 - lots of mods Black with Dark Gray leather
T-Tops
17" WS6 Wheels - need to be repainted
legal tint
Car has 91k Miles, motor has approx 20,000k.
I bought the car in Sept 2006 with approx 4k on motor and 74,000 on car.
Prevoius owner built the motor and did all the mods. He spenty a pile of money on this car. Never got the dyno sheet for car but was told it makes approx 410 RWHP. Sure drives like it has at least that. Car was tuned and Dyno'd at a local shop, but I never contacted them to try to get the documents and now I can;t remeber the shops name.
All the following were on the car when I bought it :
LQ9 6.0 Iron block, .030 over
LS6 CNC ported heads from SDPC
LS6 Intake
Stock Crank
Diamond Pistons LS1 Forged Flat Top Piston set w/ -2cc Valve Reliefs, 4.030" BORE / 3.622" Stroke / 6.125" Rods / 1.340" Comp Height / .927 x 2.500
Manley Performance Pro Series Connecting Rods, , 6.125" Rod Length, .927 Wrist Pin, (Includes ARP 2000 Series Connecting Rod Bolts),
Approx 9.1 - built for boost
228/228 588/588 114LSA cam
Thunder Racing oil ported pump
ARP head studs
ARP main studs
UD Pulley
Long tube headers (unkown brand)
ORY (homemade)- no cats - passed TX inspection last year without a second look
Borla Cat Back - adjustable sound level
McLeod Twin Disc clutch with Steel Flywheel
McLeod Adjustable master
Rebuildt 6spd - car was originally an auto, previous owner converted
Pro 5.0 shifter
Steel Driveshaft
8.8" Ford Rear Axle - 3.70 - yeah it whines! Never got around to fixing that...
Tubular subframe connectors - weld in
BMR torque arm
Boxed Stock LCA's
stock rear coils
QA1's int he front with stock coils
Tubular K-Member
Eclipse head unit, Rockford Amp, Sub box
Probably has more stuff I'm forgetting.
Since I've owned it I have added or replaced the following:
Put a Strano front sway bar on - original bar had been removed
Edelbrock rear shocks
Short stick for the shifter
4 Goodrich tires- good tread left
A/C compressor / dryer / orifice tube
Alternator
Serpentine belt
Car has been a fast and reliable daily driver and I've always enjoyed it.
It's been sitting since April when I bought my Vette, so I charged the battery yesterday and It fired right up today. Ran out of inspection the end of September. I didn't have any problem getting it inspected last year even though it has no cats.
Now the bad parts. Right before I quit driving it I started getting an intermitent ABS/Traction control inoperable light. Hopefully it is just a wheel sensor or a wire.
Also, the car has always used some oil between changes, even though the motor is fresh. I suspect valve seals, but never pulled a valve cover to look. It has excellent oil pressure with the ported oil pumpand I believe it is plenty healthy. I pulled a plug once when I saw the oil was low and the plug looked clean. I did not pull all of them or do a compression test though.
The trans was rebuilt when I got it, but I got it stuck in reverse so yanked it out and went through it again. The parts I replaced were all brand new. I did not find what the problem was. It is always hard to get into reverse.
I have no idea what it is worth now . I paid $12k for it two years ago in September. I hope it's worth something or I'll keep the motor and part the rest out.
Any input you guys have would be appreciated!
T-Tops
17" WS6 Wheels - need to be repainted
legal tint
Car has 91k Miles, motor has approx 20,000k.
I bought the car in Sept 2006 with approx 4k on motor and 74,000 on car.
Prevoius owner built the motor and did all the mods. He spenty a pile of money on this car. Never got the dyno sheet for car but was told it makes approx 410 RWHP. Sure drives like it has at least that. Car was tuned and Dyno'd at a local shop, but I never contacted them to try to get the documents and now I can;t remeber the shops name.
All the following were on the car when I bought it :
LQ9 6.0 Iron block, .030 over
LS6 CNC ported heads from SDPC
LS6 Intake
Stock Crank
Diamond Pistons LS1 Forged Flat Top Piston set w/ -2cc Valve Reliefs, 4.030" BORE / 3.622" Stroke / 6.125" Rods / 1.340" Comp Height / .927 x 2.500
Manley Performance Pro Series Connecting Rods, , 6.125" Rod Length, .927 Wrist Pin, (Includes ARP 2000 Series Connecting Rod Bolts),
Approx 9.1 - built for boost
228/228 588/588 114LSA cam
Thunder Racing oil ported pump
ARP head studs
ARP main studs
UD Pulley
Long tube headers (unkown brand)
ORY (homemade)- no cats - passed TX inspection last year without a second look
Borla Cat Back - adjustable sound level
McLeod Twin Disc clutch with Steel Flywheel
McLeod Adjustable master
Rebuildt 6spd - car was originally an auto, previous owner converted
Pro 5.0 shifter
Steel Driveshaft
8.8" Ford Rear Axle - 3.70 - yeah it whines! Never got around to fixing that...
Tubular subframe connectors - weld in
BMR torque arm
Boxed Stock LCA's
stock rear coils
QA1's int he front with stock coils
Tubular K-Member
Eclipse head unit, Rockford Amp, Sub box
Probably has more stuff I'm forgetting.
Since I've owned it I have added or replaced the following:
Put a Strano front sway bar on - original bar had been removed
Edelbrock rear shocks
Short stick for the shifter
4 Goodrich tires- good tread left
A/C compressor / dryer / orifice tube
Alternator
Serpentine belt
Car has been a fast and reliable daily driver and I've always enjoyed it.
It's been sitting since April when I bought my Vette, so I charged the battery yesterday and It fired right up today. Ran out of inspection the end of September. I didn't have any problem getting it inspected last year even though it has no cats.
Now the bad parts. Right before I quit driving it I started getting an intermitent ABS/Traction control inoperable light. Hopefully it is just a wheel sensor or a wire.
Also, the car has always used some oil between changes, even though the motor is fresh. I suspect valve seals, but never pulled a valve cover to look. It has excellent oil pressure with the ported oil pumpand I believe it is plenty healthy. I pulled a plug once when I saw the oil was low and the plug looked clean. I did not pull all of them or do a compression test though.
The trans was rebuilt when I got it, but I got it stuck in reverse so yanked it out and went through it again. The parts I replaced were all brand new. I did not find what the problem was. It is always hard to get into reverse.
I have no idea what it is worth now . I paid $12k for it two years ago in September. I hope it's worth something or I'll keep the motor and part the rest out.
Any input you guys have would be appreciated!
