Is this even possible
07-30-2013, 08:49 PM
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Is this even possible
http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/3926832656.html
Saw this a couple weeks ago and wondering if the 5 speed with 5.7 slipped through or if this guy is just blowing smoke?
Saw this a couple weeks ago and wondering if the 5 speed with 5.7 slipped through or if this guy is just blowing smoke?
07-30-2013, 09:54 PM
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Re: Is this even possuble
LOL, all original....
07-31-2013, 08:52 AM
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Oh man, it's got the "full corvette race package"! I wonder what the RPO is for that.
If it does have a 5.7L, it's been swapped in. No B2L on the RPO sticker.
If it does have a 5.7L, it's been swapped in. No B2L on the RPO sticker.
07-31-2013, 09:05 AM
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Re: Is this even possuble
The "Full Corvette Race Package" LOL!
For the man that wants a Corvette, but forgot to buy one and bought a Camaro instead.
For the man that wants a Corvette, but forgot to buy one and bought a Camaro instead.
07-31-2013, 09:12 AM
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Re: Is this even possuble
Bet you some sucker will actually believe it and end up buying it for what it's proclaimed
07-31-2013, 03:53 PM
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Re: Is this even possible
I've read so many times there never was a 5 speed with a 5.7 that I originally thought smoke. The one that makes me think though is the pre-87 350 ones that are rumored to be built.
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07-31-2013, 08:21 PM
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Re: Is this even possible
It is not only possible, but probable that pre-87's were built with 5 speeds behind both TPI 305's and 350's.
But test mules aren't cars. They don't have VIN #'s and they cannot be purchased, not even by accideant. After they accomplish their mission, they are crushed.
But test mules aren't cars. They don't have VIN #'s and they cannot be purchased, not even by accideant. After they accomplish their mission, they are crushed.
07-31-2013, 08:59 PM
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Re: Is this even possible
The "LB9" code on the far left on the 3rd row confirms it's a 5.0L. Probably IS original engine/trans combo, but someone apparently put a 5.7L badge on the rear bumper at some point during its lifetime. 
He probably is unaware it's a 5.0L, otherwise he wouldn't have included the RPO sticker for people to prove him wrong. (Or he was just trying to provide "evidence" for the uneducated.)
He probably is unaware it's a 5.0L, otherwise he wouldn't have included the RPO sticker for people to prove him wrong. (Or he was just trying to provide "evidence" for the uneducated.)
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Re: Is this even possible
Or who knows, maybe somebody has swapped a 350 into it at some point.
Block casting # DOES NOT LIE. Everything else, including craiglist ads, .... well,,,, ... ...,,, ,,..... yeah.
But one thing is CERTAIN: regardless of what it or isn't in it NOW, it didn't COME WITH a 350.
Block casting # DOES NOT LIE. Everything else, including craiglist ads, .... well,,,, ... ...,,, ,,..... yeah.
But one thing is CERTAIN: regardless of what it or isn't in it NOW, it didn't COME WITH a 350.
08-01-2013, 02:16 PM
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Re: Is this even possible
Question has been answered so to keep things clean. I'm going to lock this. Plus, any future references will be lost when the craigslist ad is deleted.